Archive for December, 2015
Urgency increases to address same-sex discrimination
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has revealed an urgency by the government to address discrimination in immigration legislation impacting same-sex couples but he said the goal was to stave off the need to recognise same-sex unions rather than a step towards them. He said that the British government has been approached by Argentina’s ambassador to the […]
In support of the Turtle Farm
David Miller writes: We constantly hear that the Cayman Turtle Farm is barbaric, against the environment, evil, stupid, costs too much, etc, etc, but one would agree that in the past people near the coast caught turtles and ate them all over the world. Turtles have existed for hundreds of millions of years. They existed […]
Baby hospitalised in major road smash
(CNS): Six people, including an infant, were all taken to hospital on Tuesday night after a crash in West Bay involving a car, a motorbike and a pedestrian family. The collision happened around 8pm close to Super C’s Restaurant on Watercourse Road. One man, who was the pillion passenger on the motorbike, is currently in […]
Premier ‘scared’ by rhetoric
(CNS): Rhetoric in the Legislative Assembly last week during a debate about the lack of advancement by locals, particularly in the offshore sector, has concerned and even “scared” the country’s leader. But much of what Premier Alden McLaughlin described as “anti-foreign and anti-business” sentiment was coming not just from government opponents but his own backbenchers […]
JMC opens but no word on sideline discussions
(CNS): During this year’s Joint Ministerial Council with the UK and the British overseas territories, leaders have been discussing climate change and energy, education and skills, health and sports. But there is no news yet from London regarding Premier Alden McLaughlin’s discussions with the British government over beneficial ownership and the pressure for Cayman and other […]
Cayman’s poor road safety record exposed in film
(CNS): A documentary film about the poor standard of road safety, a joint production of the RCIPS and local TV news station Cayman27, is now available online to watch. “Road Impact Cayman” exposes the poor level of driving and high number of accidents, as well as the emotional consequences of serious road accidents in the Cayman […]
Baines admits inside job in locker break-in
(CNS): The police are currently conducting internal as well as external investigations into a burglary at the police evidence locker, in which more than 57 kilos of drugs were stolen. Police Commissioner David Baines has admitted that the break-in had to involve corrupt police officers, given the circumstances of the crime, and a probe is […]
Cayman joins in fight to end spread of AIDS by 2030
(CNS): After more than three decades of fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the world is witnessing signs that the spread of the disease is in real decline. The Cayman Islands is joining the rest of the world in marking World AIDS Day, which has the theme this year ‘On the Fast-Track to end AIDS by 2030’, by offering […]
District council law changes shelved until after election
(CNS): The government plans to amend the district councils law to make the process more democratic but will not get to the amendments during this term. Premier Alden McLaughlin supported a motion in the Legislative Assembly brought by the independent member Ezzard Miller about revising the legislation passed by the UDP administration to introduce some […]
Hospital boss ‘shocked’ by email revelations
(CNS): Seeing emails for the first time showing Canover Watson planned to set up a pharmacy company with bidders on hospital contracts while he was sitting as chair of the Health Services Authority, Lizette Yearwood, the HSA’s chief executive, said she was shocked by the revelations. The first witness in the CarePay corruption trial when it […]
Marine parks input needed now
(CNS): As experts at the Department of Environment move towards the much-needed enhancement of the country’s marine parks, officials are making a final call for submissions from the public as the consultation period ends Friday. The DoE said many people have spoken to them at the district meetings. but they want to make sure that everyone […]
