Archive for November 24th, 2019
MLAs push AG to deport gay lawyer
(CNS): Several members of the Legislative Assembly, led by Anthony Eden (SAV), who has made a number of homophobic statements in the past, were pushing the attorney general on Friday to deport Dr Leo Raznovich, who is a legal resident in the Cayman Islands.
Scientist escalates war of words on coral
(CNS): Greg Challenger, a marine ecologist and president of Polaris Applied Sciences, which is partnering with Verdant Isle Port Partners to attempt to relocate over a dozen acres of pristine coral in the cruise port dredging area, has attacked the credibility of Dr Carrie Manfrino, the president of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI).
MoD team working on CI military
(CNS): A British Ministry of Defence team was in the Cayman Islands last week to advise on establishing the proposed local military regiment. Commander Con Burns, Major Renny Bulmer and Major Ed Dutton, members of the British military, met key stakeholders, including Premier Alden McLaughin and Home Affairs Minister Tara Rivers, during a three-day visit, […]
Current state of the cruise port question
Candy Whicker writes: As it has been just over a year since I wrote about the proposed cruise-berthing facility in George Town harbour, I thought it would be useful to review what has happened in the interim, look at how much more we now know — and what we still don’t.
