Archive for November 9th, 2016
Legal ganja ‘grows’ in US down ballot vote
(CNS): All eyes were on the results for the top of the ballot in Tuesday’s elections in the US, but in several states there were some significant developments in the campaign to legalise marijuana use much further down the ticket. Eight out of the nine states that had the issue on the ballot sheet voted for […]
Fire-fighters ocean test run turns into real rescue
(CNS): As the Cayman Islands Fire Service was testing out its new rescue boat last week, the drill quickly turned into a rescue mission for three fire officers. Last Wednesday (2 November) Acting Sub Officer Wayne Whitelocke (captain), Acting Sub Officer Carson McField and Leading Fire Officer Duronnie Myles had been at sea for less […]
Premier releases very short message on Trump
(CNS): The Cayman Islands premier’s office released a 56-word statement Wednesday congratulating US President Elect Donald Trump. As Cayman and countries all over the world were considering the implications of Trump’s unexpected election win, Premier Alden McLaughlin joined international leaders in releasing public comment. But in possibly the shortest statement from him on any topic […]
CIG offers three weeks of clean-up work
(CNS) UPDATED: The government has announced plans to repeat the seasonal clean-up, offering work to the unemployed for just three weeks to Caymanians before Christmas. Officials said the project will cover repairs and maintenance, gardening and cleaning parks, beaches and roadsides. The programme will run from 28 November to 16 December and is open to […]
Appeal court acquits woman in status scam case
(CNS): Just days before a jury convicted Paul Hume Ebanks in a massive status scam, the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal overturned the guilty verdicts in the Marcia Hamilton case, a similar scam in which she and two other women were accused of peddling the false promise of Caymanian status to vulnerable victims for a […]
Climate change fears mount ‘bigly’ with Trump win
(CNS): Among the economic shocks and social unease around the world in the wake of Donald Trump’s unexpected, Brexit-like win in the US presidential elections are mounting concerns about climate change. Trump has called global warming a “hoax” and threatened to pull out of the Paris climate change deal. Last month he said that America […]
