Archive for February 17th, 2016
ICTA to tackle network weaknesses
(CNS Business): The managing director of the telecoms regulator has revealed that his agency will be forming a working group to tackle weaknesses in the local telecommunications network after a lightning strike in Miami on Tuesday had a serious impact on local phones and internet. The major hardware failure that affected the MAYA-1 submarine cable […]
Two Cuban escapees recaptured
(CNS): Two Cuban men who disappeared after a group of migrants landed at Beach Bay last month have been recaptured, officials have confirmed. The men are now back in the custody of the immigration department after they were apprehended Tuesday (16 February) around 3:00pm in the vicinity of Lantern Point on the outskirts of George Town.
Cayman still Zika-free as virus spreads across region
(CNS): The mosquito-borne Zika virus has now been recorded in 34 countries around the Americas and beyond, including in the United States, but so far the Cayman Islands has kept the illness at bay. The acting medical officer of health said that as of Tuesday, 16 February, no cases or suspected cases of Zika have […]
ACC finally meets with new face on board
(CNS): Well-known local businessman and one time politician, Norman Bodden OBE, has been appointed as the newest private sector member of the Anti-Corruption Commission, officials have told CNS. He joined the police commissioner, the acting auditor general and acting complaints commissioner at a meeting on Monday, the first time the ACC has met for some time. A […]
New light on Bridger probe
(CNS): The decision from the Information Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday ordering the release of reports relating to Operation Tempura shed some new light on the ongoing RCIPS investigation into Martin Bridger, the former head of the discredited and controversial internal police probe. The details of why he has been on the RCIPS radar for more than […]
Road safety urged as roadworks spread
(CNS): With new roads and road repair work going on all over Grand Cayman, the National Roads Authority (NRA) is making safety a priority and has planned specialised training this month for road workers. The authority is also urging drivers to play their part and pay close attention to signs and cones in construction zones. […]
CONCACAF drops legal action against hospitality firms
(CNS): As the corruption scandals plaguing the football world continue, the regional governing body CONCACAF has dropped its legal action against a group of hospitality companies that it had accused of defrauding the organisation and colluding with corrupt officials, including Cayman’s Jeffrey Webb. CONCACAF and Cartan Tours filed a motion Monday to dismiss the $50 million case […]
Local activists take on jobless challenge
(CNS): A group of local activists concerned about what they see as the increasing marginalisation of Caymanians from the job market have taken on the challenge of trying to match unemployed locals with existing vacancies. A registration drive on Thursday and Friday organised by Caymanians Against Economic Injustice (CAEI) saw almost 200 people sign up […]
Operators raise a stink over sewage works
(CNS): Local heavy equipment operators are complaining about a Water Authority project to lay a new pipeline and say it’s more than the sewage that stinks. Caymanian subcontractors claim that, despite the availability of local machinery and operators, the US firm which secured the work was given the green light by government to bring in its […]
ICTA to become utilities regulator
(CNS Business): The Information and Communications Technology Authority is in the process of transitioning into a new Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which will see the electricity, telecommunications, water and fuel regulators come under one umbrella. Among its goals is to provide a way for consumers to complain about their utility service providers, the authority said. […]
Lightning strike in US disrupts local telecoms
(CNS): A telecommunications outage on Tuesday evening impacted a number of different communication firms as operator services struggled to connect to other providers. According to the ICTA Facebook page, a lightning strike at Cable & Wireless’ MAYA1 cable terminal in Florida “linked to hardware failure” was to blame for the impact on Cayman telecoms providers, […]
