Archive for June 10th, 2016
Royal gong for businessman, CIFA auditor gets local badge
(CNS): Local business man Charles Wesley Watler has been awarded an MBE for services to the community for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations this Saturday. Described as the “Father of the Immigration Board”, Watler donated countless hours of personal time over the years to meeting the islands’ growing labour needs, officials said, while also pursuing […]
Police round up car thief suspect after high-speed chase
(CNS): A police pursuit of what was suspected to be a rogue driver ended up with officers bagging a suspected car thief on Thursday night. Just before midnight, officers on radar patrol stopped a red Honda Civic driving along the West Bay Road using lights and siren. The driver was alone in the car but […]
CIG-Dart deal adds $13M to duty cap
(CNS): Government has agreed to increase the cap on duty and other concessions for Dart’s development projects falling within the so-called NRA deal by $13 million to replace the original 50% hotel accommodation tax concession. Premier Alden McLaughlin said this cap increase was preferable to the accommodation tax rebate as that would not only have cost […]
Boobies at heart of new seabird research project
(CNS): Biologists have begun an important conservation project in the Cayman Islands to study regionally and globally important seabird populations. Over the next two years, the Department of Environment, in partnership with the National Trust and seabird experts from the Universities of Liverpool and Exeter in the UK, will collect urgently needed information on the […]
Lawyer seeks details on officials dodging duty
(CNS): A local attorney on a mission to seek out and expose senior law enforcement officials who are not meeting their obligations under the law stepped up the pressure this week with a very specific request. Peter Polack has asked the Lands and Survey Department if Attorney General Samuel Bulgin, who owns a number of […]
‘Cealt’ complaints remain public mystery
(CNS): The outcome of the spin-off enquiry of Operation Tempura, dubbed Operation Cealt, remains a public mystery but Premier Alden McLaughlin said this week that he had “never heard such a fantastical tale”, as he suggested the related enquiry had no substance. Over 60 separate individuals recalled different cases of police and official corruption to the […]
