Archive for June, 2018
Foots acquitted, statues are not obscene
(CNS): Cayman Brac artist Ronald Gregory Kynes, known as “Foots”, said he wanted to cry when he was acquitted of the charge of being in possession of an obscene publication Wednesday, after Magistrate Kirsty-Ann Gunn found that the pieces of art in question were neither obscene nor tending to corrupt morals, as claimed by the […]
Dart’s event site poses threat to turtles
(CNS): The director of the Department of Environment raised concerns that events at the festival site being constructed by Dart could pose a threat to the nesting turtles on nearby beaches when she revealed that none of recommendations supplied by the National Conservation Council had been considered when the Central Planning Authority recently granted planning permission. Speaking at […]
Speaker U-turns on contempt motion
(CNS): Efforts by the Public Accounts Committee chairman to have the Legislative Assembly debate a contempt motion over allegations that the health ministry’s chief officer, Jennifer Ahearn, misled the committee during its October hearing were thwarted by the speaker of the House on Wednesday. Having signed off on the motion, Speaker McKeeva Bush claimed that […]
Mandarin to manage proposed Beach Bay resort
(CNS): The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has said it will be managing the new resort in Beach Bay, Bodden Town, that has been in the works for years. A long-promised project at St James Point being developed by Melkonian Capital Management and RAL Development Services, the resort will include a 100-bed hotel and 87 residences branded by […]
CUC cleared for 1.8% rate hike
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office, OfReg, has given CUC a green light for another 1.8% base rate hike which the Grand Cayman monopoly power provider said is expected to increase the average residential bill by around $2.12. Light bills will be going-up, by what CUC said was a “marginal increase”, on meter readings […]
LA to sit for less than a week despite packed agenda
(CNS): The Legislative Assembly was due to convene Wednesday at 10am with a list of legislative work, including amendments to the Liquor Licensing Law to pave the way for Sunday sales at stores and a number of changes to the Immigration Law ahead of the creation of the government’s new workforce agency. The sitting is […]
Ed ministry rolls out new inspection framework
(CNS): All schools in the Cayman Islands, including non-government institutions, will be measured under new standards from the start of the new academic year in September, education officials have said. The Office of Educational Standards has published a framework document, “Successful Schools and Achieving Students“, which sets out the new standards and serves as a self-evaluation tool […]
Dozen fake ‘premiers’ on social media
(CNS): Online scammers appear to be going to town on faking the identity of the Cayman Islands premier. The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit said it is currently investigating various scams where people impersonate government ministers and other high-ranking members of the civil service, including Attorney General Samuel Bulgin. However, the scammers focus particularly on the identity […]
Thieves drive off with two more Hondas
(CNS): Police are on the hunt, once again, for two stolen Honda cars, which were stolen from separate locations on Monday and Tuesday. The first was a 1999 silver Honda Civic, registration #169-644, which was stolen from the parking lot at a residence on Uncle Jimmy’s Lane in West Bay. It was last seen by the […]
Crown says immigration agent stole $55k from client
(CNS): Paulette Anglin-Lewis (54) appeared in Grand Court on Tuesday, facing charges of theft in connection with more than CI$55,000 that the crown said she stole from one of her clients. The owner of Anglin-Lewis & Associates, a well-known immigration service company that has been in business for some 12 years, is accused of taking […]
MLA’s mortgage solution not on LA agenda
(CNS): Efforts by MLA Kenneth Bryan to have a private member’s motion on addressing the current home loan regime brought before the Legislative Assembly have been thwarted by the tight and sparse meetings of parliament so far this year. The motion aimed to reduce the number of homes in the Cayman Islands that are being […]
