Archive for June, 2016
CIG plans post office investment for future viability
(CNS): Government has released a strategic assessment document looking at ways to reduce the Cayman Islands Postal Service’s dependence on public subsidies and find ways it can make money. The report found that personnel at the post office present “one of its main challenges”, with some workers being resistant to change. But ruling out privatisation, government officials […]
Cayman’s coral nurseries begin to flourish
(CNS): A project to grow new coral in local waters in an effort to replenish the increasingly depleted local reefs is doing well, according to experts working on the nurseries. Reefs around the Cayman Islands have been impacted by over-fishing, coastal development and climate change issues, such as bleaching. Marine scientists say it will prove […]
Alden calls out deserting MLAs
(CNS): The premier has criticised the former government MLAs who crossed the floor at the beginning of this year for trying to distance themselves from his government’s policies, saying they were all part of the discussions that created the Progressive administration’s agenda. Alden McLaughlin said he was “disappointed” by the things the MLAs had said […]
Gay marriage here to stay, says bishop
(CNS): An Anglican bishop has pointed out that nothing bad happened in the UK after the introduction of same-sex marriage two years ago and that the Church of England is slowly accepting the concept. Delivering a keynote speech at the ‘Queering Paradigms’ conference on Sunday evening, the Rt Rev Alan Wilson used the Bible and […]
Premier: No same-sex union poll
(CNS): Government has no plans to hold a referendum on the question of either same-sex unions or gay marriage, Premier Alden McLaughlin told the Legislative Assembly Friday. However, he asked his political colleagues, especially those on the opposition benches, to be more tolerant towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as he raised concerns […]
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 […]
