Archive for March, 2018
Acting community affairs boss named chief
(CNS): Teresa Echenique has been appointed as the chief officer for the community affairs ministry. She has been acting in the job for almost six months after the former post holder, Dorine Whittaker, took early retirement September 2017. A civil service veteran of some 25 years, Echenique was the head of the Department of Community Rehabilitation […]
Robbers escape after shoot-out with police
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for the suspects in two armed robberies that took place Saturday night within half an hour of each other apparently by the same men, one at a convenience store in George Town and the other at a restaurant in Bodden Town. Police said that a firearm was seen at […]
Cops find another stolen car in West Bay
(CNS): Police have found another stolen car in West Bay after tip-offs from the public. The police say they plan to return to the area over the coming days as the large area of empty ground off Dill Lane has now yielded three stolen Hondas that have been stripped of parts. The silver 2000 Honda Civic […]
Ex-top traffic cop fined $1,500 for drunken smash
(CNS): Adrian Barnett, a former head of the RCIPS Traffic Management Unit, was fined $1,500 and lost his licence for one year after he was sentenced this week in connection with his recent driving conviction. Barnett pleaded guilty last month to dangerous driving, driving while impaired and leaving the scene of an accident in relation to […]
Price hike and customers boost CUC’s sales
(CNS): Caribbean Utilities Company has published its annual audited results for 2017 and the figures reveal that the power firm’s boost in sales came from an increase in customer numbers and last year’s price increase imposed on customers. New clients increased sales by 2% but a 1.6% base rate increase swelled the monopoly firm’s coffers. Electricity sales revenue increased […]
Taxes missing from all public accounts
(CNS): Government departments are still not reporting on the cash that is collected from taxpayers in their individual financial and management accounts. Although civil service management and even the Public Accounts Committee has been congratulating financial officers and their teams of government accountants for finally submitting their financials on time and reaching clean audit opinions, […]
Governor calls on Cayman to address LGBT rights
(CNS): Days before Governor Helen Kilpatrick departs the Cayman Islands after her 4½-year tour of duty here, she has called on the local government to address the lack of recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. Reflecting on her time here in her final official statement before she leaves, she made it clear that […]
Police appeal for witnesses in fatal Brac smash
(CNS): Officers investigating a fatal crash late on Tuesday night on Cayman Brac are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Sharon Gayle-Clarke, was killed at the scene and anyone who may have seen anything related to the collision of a Toyota RAV4 and a Honda Integra around 11pm on Bight Road near Tibbett’s Turn is asked […]
Procurement website launched after year of work
(CNS): The Central Procurement Office has finally launched its new website after a year of working on it. The site provides a central portal for stakeholders inside and outside government who are involved in the supply and provision or acquisition of public services, and offers a platform where the public as well as public servants […]
Public questions Cayman’s capacity for tourism
(CNS): A number of concerns about the future direction of the tourism product in Cayman, its impact on the community and infrastructure, and who is really benefiting from the record-breaking growth were just some of the issues that were raised by members of the public at a meeting hosted by the ministry and Department of […]
Consumer bill consultation extended in face of backlash
(CNS): Concerns from the business community that the implementation of a consumer protection bill to protect shoppers from bad trade practices will impact their bottom line has led to an extension of the public consultation. The Chamber of Commerce requested the extension period to allow more of their members time to weigh in on the […]
