Archive for September 4th, 2020
Cayman remains COVID-free
(CNS): Cayman has ended another week retaining its COVID-free status. On Friday Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez said all of the 160 PCR tests carried out over the last day were negative. The last people to test positive for the coronavirus were cleared on 1 September and there have been no further positive […]
Premier ‘humiliated’ by fellow MLAs
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin said he was “utterly humiliated” by the failure of legislators to uphold the law, after the UK government was forced to legislate for the Cayman Islands on Friday with the Civil Partnership Law. In a statement about the governor’s assent of the new legislation, which paves the way for same-sex unions, […]
Civil partnerships now legal in the Cayman Islands
(CNS): Governor Martyn Roper assented to what is now called the Civil Partnership Law on Friday, paving the way for same-sex couples in the Cayman Islands to register their relationships and enter into a legally recognised union. The law, along with eleven supporting amendment bills, will provide access to family and other related rights afford […]
DoE ‘quarantining’ diseased coral
(CNS): Scientists at the Department of Environment have begun a delicate operation to prevent the spread of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) found off the north coast of Grand Cayman. In an effort to stop the disease infecting any more reefs, experts are removing the affected coral and ‘quarantining’ it on land for potential […]
Education minister calls for prayer to stop DP Law
(CNS): The education minister issued a voice message to a pastoral group on Friday, asking them to “petition heaven” and pray for the people, including the governor, who are supporting the Domestic Partnership Law, describing it as “this evil that is being forced upon us”. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said she expected the legislation would be implemented […]
CoP: Knife crime linked to boozy nightlife
(CNS): Police will be making greater use of stop and search powers and encouraging the authorities to tighten liquor licence regulations to tackle an increase in knife crime around bars and clubs, RCIPS Commissioner Derek Byrne has said. So far this year there have been 169 crimes involving bladed weapons. Over the past week or […]
