Archive for February, 2016
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, […]
CoP blocked ICO probe into Tempura report
(CNS): The acting information commissioner has once again ordered a redacted release of the infamous Tempura report after reviewing the objections of the governor’s office, which has refused to release the documents for four years. In his latest ruling Jan Liebaers revealed further twists and turns by the authorities, including a U-turn by the police commissioner […]
Woman admits stealing $26k of jewels
(CNS): A 37-year-old woman has admitted stealing four pieces of jewellery worth around $26,000 from a store on the West Bay Road in November last year. Madeiny Rodrigues-Ebanks pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a diamond ring, a gold necklace, a diamond pendent and a charm bracelet from Mitzi’s Fine Jewellery. Ebanks was bailed to return […]
Boys arrested for burglary after cop chase
(CNS): Two male juveniles have been arrested on suspicion of burglary, while a third suspect remains on the run after a foot chase with police yesterday afternoon. Just after 12:30pm on Monday, officers on patrol in South Sound were flagged down by a man who told them about a burglary that had just happened at his […]
Former supermarket boss appears in court
(CNS): Craig Gaskill (45), the former general manager of Kirk’s Supermarket, appeared in court Tuesday morning charged with two counts of fraud against the store. The US national was bailed to return to Summary Court on Thursday for a hearing to vary his bail conditions. Gaskill was the general manger during the turn around of […]
Telecoms industry under pressure to shape up
(CNS Business): The Information & Communications Technology Authority has announced that it will be prioritizing quality of service standards in the local telecoms sector, specifically ensuring that broadband customers get what they pay for, as well as improving access and competition for everyone living in the Cayman Islands, regardless of the district.
