Archive for March, 2020
Cayman reels as dump continues to burn
(CNS): 4;30pm update: Fire fighters remained at the landfill Monday afternoon as they continued the effort to extinguish the landfill blaze. While Chief Fire Officer Paul Walker said his team had made progress the fire was still burning. But in order to ease rush hour congestion police have temporarily opened the northbound lanes on the […]
Cruise sector receives another serious blow
(CNS): As the cruise tourism business becomes increasingly associated with the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, the sector has sustained another blow likely to effect its bottom line. The United States government has issued a travel warning advising American citizens not to travel on cruise ships, especially if they have underlying health conditions. The […]
COVID-19 will drag Cayman economy down
(CNS): A significant outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Cayman Islands could have a “devastating effect” on the economy as well as people’s health, Premier Alden McLaughlin said at the Fidelity Cayman Economic Outlook 2020 conference. It would “precipitate a drop in predicted economic growth” resulting from a drop-off in discretionary consumption and […]
Premier resigned to port project going south
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has made his most definitive statement yet accepting that the cruise berthing project is “almost certain” to have been lost following the latest court decision. Accepting no responsibility for the $9 million spent on pushing the controversial project, even in the face of clear popular opposition, McLaughlin said he found it […]
Dump inferno rages for 3rd day
(CNS) Updated Monday 7:45am: The government announced Monday morning that John Gray High, George Town Primary, CIFEC and Cayman International schools will all be closed to students due to the excessive smoke in the area from the massive fire at the George Town dump. As the blaze raged across the landfill the civil service also […]
George Town dump on fire again
(CNS): Government officials have said the George Town landfill has ignited again and Cayman Islands Fire Service crews are on scene trying to contain what was described as “a surface blaze”. The dump began burning Saturday lunchtime at about 1:15pm, according to a release from government. Officials said progress is being made on the fire, […]
Panton finally quits PPM
(CNS): The former financial services and environment minister, Wayne Panton, has walked away from the Progressives, despite being a founding member and financial backer of the party for many years. In a brief statement to CNS, Panton said that recent events had made a hard decision a lot easier. Often at odds with his former […]
Biker killed in GT road crash
(CNS): The police have confirmed that the rider of a motorcycle involved in a collision in George Town in the early hours of Saturday morning has died as a result of his injuries. The crash happened on Shedden Road by the junction of Artco Drive at around 2:00am and involved a Mercedes SUV. The rider […]
VIPP misleading public on port project risks
(CNS): The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) said claims by the consortium that was chosen to build the controversial cruise project about the reduced environmental harm of this current design are misleading and the new plans may be just as damaging, or even more so, than those from 2015. The EAB has said Verdant Isle Port […]
CPA clears developer over mangrove destruction
(CNS): Planning officials have confirmed that on Wednesday the Central Planning Authority approved an after-the-fact application by a developer for the removal of mangroves from an important drainage area in Prospect, which has already been done illegally. Despite recommendations from the Department of Environment to refuse, the CPA opted to allow the clearance, with the […]
Opposition throws Bryan out
(CNS): The official opposition has thrown MLA Kenneth Bryan (GTC) out of the group after he refused to support the rest of the members in their efforts to convene a special meeting of the Legislative Assembly. Despite calls by the public for House Speaker McKeeva Bush to resign over his admission of a violent assault […]
