Archive for April, 2019
Minister dodges NCL review in Earth Day message
(CNS): In his message to mark Earth Day, Environment Minister Dwayne Seymour claimed achievements in conservation in the Cayman Islands, but made no mention of the planned review of the National Conservation Law (NCL) that is expected to remove some of the protections for the islands’ natural resources. ‘Protect Our Species’ is the theme of […]
DCI introduces new rules in face of risks
(CNS): The Department of Commerce and Investment has introduced several new board policies that will come into force on Wednesday, 1 May, as part of its new role supervising designated non-financial businesses and professions, such as real estate agents and precious metal dealers. The DCI is now tasked with ensuring that measures are in place […]
Cayman adds 3 golds to medals tally in swimming
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s swimmers matched their first-day medals total, taking 11 including three more gold at Sunday’s (21 April) CARIFTA Aquatics Championships taking place in Barbados. Together with the four silver and four bronze in swimming, duplicating Saturday’s haul, Cayman has 29 total medals overall, comprising synchronised swimming, open water and pool events, entering […]
Dive shop attacker jailed for 9 years
(CNS): Jaron Solomon (29), from East End, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a violent attack on his girlfriend at a dive shop in the district in the summer of 2017. Solomon had initially denied charges of attempted murder in connection with the frenzied assault in July 2017 at Ocean Frontiers, where […]
Swimmers take 3 golds at CARIFTA championships
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s swimmers earned 11 medals, including three gold, on the first day of competition at the 34th annual CARIFTA Aquatics Championships being held in Barbados through Tuesday, 23 April. Taking the top spot on the podium for Cayman on Saturday, 20 April, all in girls’ events, were Raya Embry-Brown, for her first […]
CARIFTA games open in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Aijah Lewis gave host Cayman Islands its first medal in the 48th annual CARIFTA games at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, taking bronze in the women’s U20 high jump on the opening day of the three-day event, Saturday, 19 April. Later in the day, high jumper Louis Gordon just missed a spot […]
Premier to ride in St Tropez bike race
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin will be mixing business with pleasure next week during a trip to Europe, where he will meet with UK officials in London and maritime experts in Monaco. He will also be taking part, alongside Prince Albert and other celebrities, in the 8th annual Champagne and Oysters Cycling Club (COCC) St Tropez […]
Absent US woman to be tried again
(CNS): Carol Ann McNeil-Skorupan (68), from Wisconsin, will be tried for the second time in September, after a trial in her absence ended Wednesday as the jury was unable to come to a decision on the charges against her for the possession of an unlicensed firearm. McNeil-Skorupan had denied the charges and claimed that a […]
Up close with: Croy McCoy
(CNS Local Life): Croy McCoy (51) is truly a man of the sea. Born on Cayman Brac, with summers spent at his father’s dive business, Sam McCoy’s Diving and Fishing Lodge, on Little Cayman (where he eventually moved to work in 1984) he learned to scuba dive at nine years old. Since then he has […]
Why do I feel so poor?
Theresa Green writes: Soooooo… the premier spent more than two hours on Friday telling us all how brilliant things are going. He told us the economy was booming, government coffers are bursting with cash, unemployment is almost a thing of the past and Caymanians are earning good money. It all sounds great. So why do […]
Minister agrees to tackle traffic troubles
(CNS): Government has agreed to examine setting emissions and other standards for vehicles imported into the Cayman Islands and address other issues fuelling congestion on local roads. Responding last week to a motion on the weight of traffic and the importation of vehicles, a merger of two private members’ motions, Joey Hew, the minister responsible […]
