Archive for October 17th, 2016
MLAs back bill to tighten public procurement
(CNS): A bill designed to remove political interference, create transparency, improve efficiency, get better value for money and generally tighten up the entire process around government procurement was backed by the parliament Monday, with no opposition, following its second reading. Government hopes that the legislation, which has been a long time coming and inspired by […]
TV news off-air as station moves to Camana Bay
(CNS): The local television news was off-air Monday night as Hurley’s Entertainment and Cayman 27 made the move to new studios in Camana Bay. Officials said they expect the move will be completed in time for the Wednesday night’s news programme, which will be broadcast from the new studios. The local television channel was purchased […]
Cayman overcomes fears of official surveys
(CNS): Once reluctant to reveal information to government officials for statistical surveys, the public in Cayman has become much more willing to respond to important socio-economic surveys, and is also embracing the resulting statistics in a variety of ways. Finance Minister Marco Archer, who has responsibility for the Economics and Statistics Office, has said that local […]
Over 30 Caymanians apply for job at prison
(CNS): Prison officials said that 128 people, including 32 Caymanians, have begun the three-step process to secure one of seven vacancies in the Cayman Islands Prison Service after a recruitment drive that began in August. Testing began last week with a written entrance exam, which tests the candidates maths and English standards. For those who […]
Dart digs up sand to transfer to Kimpton
(CNS): A huge hole has appeared on land owned by Dart along the old West Bay Road after excavation work began to transfer sand to the Kimpton Hotel area. The developer told CNS that the company was in the process of moving sand on land it owns to the public areas around the new hotel. Although the […]
Witness wrote to Bush over status scam
(CNS): A key prosecution witness giving evidence in a trial against a local man accused of conning more than two dozen people out of over CI$167,000 in a Caymanian status grant scam told the court Friday that she and two other women allegedly roped into the con, believing it to be a legitimate scheme, wrote […]
Robbers admit cash-transfer stick-up
(CNS): Two Jamaican men pleaded guilty Friday to an armed robbery at a cash transfer office at a general store in Savannah in which they made off with over $2,100. Romario Codner (28) and Paul Martin (21), who were said to be in Cayman illegally at the time they held up the store and cash […]
Suspect to face trial over $7 machete robbery
(CNS): A local man accused of stealing seven dollars from a man during a street robbery in which he threatened his victim with a machete will face trial next April after pleading not guilty on Friday. Charged with one count of robbery, James Andy Myles (30), from George Town, was arrested just hours after taking […]
