Archive for September 8th, 2020
Gov’t to host COVID-19 update briefing
(CNS): There were no positive results from the 182 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last day, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said Tuesday, retaining our coronavirus-free status. But even as Cayman remains free of COVID-19, the virus is impacting us in many ways, and government will be hosting an update briefing on Wednesday […]
Jobless tourism workers invited to open house
(CNS): As the future of tourism in Cayman remains uncertain as a result of the impact of COVID-19, local workers in the once thriving sector who are now jobless were invited to an open house session that began on Tuesday and continues Wednesday at the Marriott hotel. The two-day event is aimed at getting people […]
LGBT+ group ‘disgusted’ by legal aid grant
(CNS): Colours Cayman, the first non-profit organisation in the country to represent the LGBT+ community, has said its members were “disgusted” that government has granted legal aid to a member of a conservative Christian association challenging the implementation of the Civil Partnerships Law by Governor Martyn Roper. The LGBT+ group said the action is doomed […]
Man charged over machete attack
(CNS): A 24-year-old man from George Town has been charged with wounding, common assault and damage to property in connection with an incident of violence last Sunday. Police were called to a report of an assault at an address near the junction of West Bay Road and Eastern Avenue in George Town. A woman and […]
Opposition makes direct attack on governor
(CNS): Opposition Leader Arden McLean has gone on the attack against Governor Martyn Roper, accusing Britain’s representative in the Cayman Islands of pursuing his own personal agenda with the implementation of the Civil Partnership Law. In a letter to the overseas territories minister, Baroness Sugg, and in a press release from the official opposition, McLean […]
4.5M tremor off East End coast
(CNS): According to the USGS site, there was a 4.5 magnitude earthquake at around 8am Tuesday some 63 miles southeast of East End, Grand Cayman and about 6 miles deep. Hazard management tweeted some time later that no damage had been reported and there was no cause for concern.
CPA refuses Balboa Beach plans but work rolls on
(CNS): The Balboa Beach project, which was heard by the Central Planning Authority last week as the owners sought approval for after-the-fact as well as new work at the waterfront site, received a mixed response from the board. A concrete slab on the ironshore that had neither planning permission nor a coastal works licence was […]
