Archive for October, 2016
Lawyers’ law delayed as small firms ask for time
(CNS Business): The financial services minister has postponed the debate on the still controversial Legal Practitioners bill until the next meeting of the Legislative Assembly because of a request by some small and sole practitioners who want more time to submit suggestions that specifically impact their sector of the profession. Wayne Panton, who was hoping […]
Three car smash lands kids and adults in hospital
(CNS): Six people, including three children, were treated for minor injuries in hospital Tuesday morning following an early morning collision in the South Sound area of George Town during rush hour. Police said that no one suffered any serious injuries in the three car crash, which happened at around 7:30am on 18 October, close to […]
West Bay man denies machete attack
(CNS): James Douglas Ebanks (58) has pleaded not guilty to wounding Elvis Presley Ebanks during a machete attack in August in West Bay. Ebanks (58) was arrested after the victim, who was bleeding profusely from a wound in his arm, left a trail of blood from the crime scene to the police station, which officers […]
Rivers takes aim at Anglin over contracts
(CNS): The education minister slipped into campaign mode on the floor of the Legislative Assembly Monday, as she launched an attack on her predecessor in the education ministry, Rolston Anglin. During the debate on the Procurement Bill, Tara Rivers made thinly veiled allegations of corruption and accused him of direct inappropriate political interference in the contracts […]
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 […]
