Archive for January 13th, 2016
Change of plan sees Alden lead work task force
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has said that he will be taking the lead himself of a task force t0 spearhead a new government work-placement programme to tackle the conundrum of high local unemployment in the face of increasing work permits. The premier told CNS that there had been a change of plan and Winston Connolly, […]
Succession plan works at 911 as local set to take reins
(CNS): After seven years heading up the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) ,which manages the 911 call centre, Brent Finster will be handing over the reins to a Caymanian when he leaves at the end of next month. Julian D. Lewis will take over as the new director after his successful application for the […]
Sub-tropical storm forms in Atlantic 5 months ahead of season
(CNS): An out of season subtropical storm has formed over the far eastern Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The rare emergence of a storm this early in the year, only the fourth time a storm has formed in January since 1851, according to the NHC, serves as an illustration of the […]
Police charge George Town man with GBH
(CNS): A 34-year-old man from George Town has been charged with wounding (inflicting grievous bodily harm) following his arrest in the wake of an altercation in School Road in the early morning hours of 11 January. He is accused of stabbing another man during the incident. The victim, who was stabbed in the stomach, has undergone […]
Watson says Webb was AIS owner
(CNS): Former chair of the Health Services Authority, Canover Watson, has pointed to his close friend and business partner, Jeffrey Webb, as the real beneficial owner of AIS Cayman Ltd, which secured the lucrative contract for the hospital payment and verification system, but has denied having any interest himself in the business. Trevor Burke QC made […]
Discrimination against gay couples wrong, admits premier
(CNS): The Cayman Islands premier has admitted that it is wrong for government to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. Regardless of the political fallout, Alden McLaughlin has said it is the right thing to do to amend the immigration legislation to accommodate the dependents of those in same-sex partnerships. However, there seems to […]
DoT boss assures tourists Cayman is safe
(CNS): Director of the Department of Tourism Rosa Harris has issued a formal statement following the robbery of an elderly couple visiting their holiday home in North Side and their helper on Monday evening. “This unfortunate incident is contrary to the usual Caymankind experience of our valued guests as the Cayman Islands has a reputation for […]
