Archive for February 13th, 2019
Cruise finance deals conflict with bid
(CNS): Opposition Leader Ezzard Miller has called for the tendering process for Grand Cayman’s cruise port project to be stopped and redone because government has created a serious conflict by completing a side deal with two cruise lines and starting new negotiations with several other cruise partners that he has since learned about.
CPA orders 7MB fence moved
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority has confirmed that organisers of a music festival set to take place just off Grand Cayman’s famous Seven Mile Beach this weekend have been asked to move a double line of fencing that was erected across the beach on Monday, which caused a public stir. Just one day after the […]
DEH records 24% increase in recycling
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health collected and processed 96 tons of recyclable items last year, all of which were shipped overseas, officials have said. This was a significant increase over 2017, when 78 tons of recyclables were processed. As a result of this 24% growth in one year, the DEH is trying to better accommodate public […]
Referendum petition steadily growing
(CNS): Volunteers from the campaign pursuing a people’s vote say they are steadily moving towards the target of 5,285 signatures of registered voters in order to trigger a referendum on government’s controversial plans for a cruise berthing facility in George Town. In recent weeks they have endured criticisms about not yet reaching the target and […]
Economy grew 3.7% in first half of 2018
(CNS): The Economics and Statistics Office has published the half-year report for the first six months of last year, which confirms that the Cayman Islands economy was heating up during the period, with gross domestic product estimated to have grown by 3.7%. All major sectors grew, fuelled by a strong increase in visitors and financial services […]
