Archive for October 11th, 2016

Holes remain in FOI tracking for public authorities

Holes remain in FOI tracking for public authorities

| 11/10/2016 | 5 Comments

(CNS): Ten public entities out of ninety (11%) are not using the central government tracking system for freedom of information requests because they cannot access it or because of insufficient training for their information managers, which means the government is still not able to keep track of all the FOI requests being made. But there have […]

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Police appeal for witnesses to nightclub violence

Police appeal for witnesses to nightclub violence

| 11/10/2016 | 9 Comments

(CNS): With the victim of an assault in the early hours of Saturday morning still in hospital with serious injuries, the police are appealing for witnesses to what they believe was a fight between three men, which happened outside the Cotton Club on Shedden Road, George Town, around 4am. A 19-year-old man from Bodden Town […]

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Volunteer shortage spells end for Pink Ladies hospital café

Volunteer shortage spells end for Pink Ladies hospital café

| 11/10/2016 | 19 Comments

(CNS): The challenge of running the George Town hospital coffee shop as a volunteer organisation has proved too much for a local charity, as the number of volunteers over the last few years has fallen sharply. This December, the Pink Ladies will be brewing up their final cups of coffee at the café, which has […]

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Suspects bailed in Manderson murder enquiry

Suspects bailed in Manderson murder enquiry

| 11/10/2016 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Two men who were arrested in a West Bay operation last week on suspicion of killing Justin Manderson have been released on bail, the RCIPS has confirmed. Ten days after the 24-year-old West Bay man was gunned down on the pavement close to Seven Mile Shops in the early hours of 1 October, the […]

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Seafront project rolls on despite ‘error in law’

Seafront project rolls on despite ‘error in law’

| 11/10/2016 | 66 Comments

(CNS): The development of a tourism office and food truck on the George Town waterfront is continuing despite the fact that the attorney general has already advised the Planning Appeals Tribunal that the project should not have been granted permission and the Central Planning Authority had conceded to an objection by a neighbouring land owner. […]

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Police workload eased by change in crime law

Police workload eased by change in crime law

| 11/10/2016 | 2 Comments

(CNS): A small change to the criminal procedure code will free up police officers to concentrate on fighting crime by allowing court bailiffs and other public servants to serve witness summons for court cases. Before the amendment made by the Legislative Assembly on Friday, police officers were the only officials who could deliver summons to […]

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Spear-gun licences still challenging NCC

Spear-gun licences still challenging NCC

| 11/10/2016 | 28 Comments

(CNS): The environment minister said he is expecting the National Conservation Council to present their recommendations to Cabinet regarding the problem over spear-gun licensing. Wayne Panton said that as a result of the “poorly drafted amendment” made to the National Conservation Law when it was passed, a conflict has been created that the council is […]

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Archer bags award for hitting financial targets

Archer bags award for hitting financial targets

| 11/10/2016 | 35 Comments

(CNS): Cayman’s minister of finance, Marco Archer, has been lauded by an international news organisation after bagging the Caribbean Finance Minister of the Year award. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, Premier Alden McLaughlin congratulated the man he called the “financial sheriff”, saying the award was significant for him, his family and government. According […]

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