Archive for August, 2020
CUC opens new control centre
(CNS): CUC has opened a new control centre to supervise the generation, transmission and distribution systems, which will improve customer service and reliability, officials said. The centre opened this month and includes an improved working environment for operators, better situational awareness of the power system, communication with field crews, storm and outage management facilities, efficiency […]
Removal of Constitution’s section 81 under threat
(CNS): Governor Martyn Roper has said that what happened in the Legislative Assembly over the Domestic Partnership Law has put the proposed removal of his reserved powers from the Constitution under threat. This was part of a package that government and opposition members had negotiated to modernize the document, but Premier Alden had warned that […]
Cayman passes 35,000 PCR tests
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has now conducted 35,054 PCR COVID-19 tests since March. On Thursday Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee revealed the results of 239 samples, all of which tested negative over the last day. Two asymptomatic travellers who tested positive for the virus over a week ago are still in government quarantine, alongside […]
Roper: Life will go on after Domestic Partnership Law
(CNS): Governor Martyn Roper has said that the Domestic Partnership Law will not impact the life of the average person in Cayman “in any way”, and that when it is passed, life will be just the same as it was the day before. “What it will do… is address the discrimination felt by some members […]
CMR owner faces more criminal charges
(CNS): Prosecutors are pursuing new criminal charges against the owner of the Cayman Marl Road website for complaints about the site that would normally be handled through the civil court. Using criminal laws instead, the crown has charged Sandra Hill (47) with disorderly conduct in connection with her on-the-spot reporting over a West Bay land […]
Sperm whales spotted in local waters
(CNS): The Department of Environment has confirmed that two whales, a mother and calf, spotted recently and videoed by a Red Sail crew were sperm whales. “DoE has reached out to our regional partners and we can confirm that this video is of a beautiful mother sperm whale and her baby,” the department stated in […]
Airport to cut trees in nearby park
(CNS): A number of trees will be bulldozed next week as part of the Owen Roberts International Airport expansion project, officials have said. The trees at the Airport Park across from Foster’s supermarket are blocking visibility for air-traffic controllers managing aircraft on the newly extended runway, according to the Cayman Islands Airports Authority. Meanwhile, work […]
2020 Census must wait for ‘normal’ year
(CNS): The Economics and Statistics Office has said that the national census, which had been set to take place next month, has been postponed, confirming comments by the finance minister that were previously reported on CNS. Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Cayman Islands, the census, which usually takes place every […]
Premier and minster exchange jibes over coup
(CNS): Health Minister Dwayne Seymour has accused Premier Alden McLaughlin of taking a “cheap shot” over the attempted coup of the Unity government by some of its members and the opposition over the Domestic Partnership Bill (DPB). As he drew his update to a close during Tuesday’s COVID-19 press briefing, McLaughlin said government had been […]
Beach-walkers stumble over cocaine
(CNS): Members of the public who were walking on the beach in South Sound on Monday evening called the police after they stumbled across a package of what looked like cocaine that had washed ashore. The suspected drug bundle appeared to have been in the sea for some time, police said in a statement. It […]
No COVID positives as CIG prepares for vaccine
(CNS): All of the 127 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last 24 hours were negative, as reported on Wednesday, continuing the trend in the Cayman Islands which has not seen a case of community transmission since 11 July. Meanwhile, Cayman is set to get a share of any vaccine approved in the UK and […]
