Archive for November 23rd, 2020
COVID-19 tally grows among travellers
(CNS): Another four travellers currently in quarantine have tested positive for COVID-19, Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez confirmed Monday. The positive samples were among a batch of 475 tests carried out since Friday. The four were said to be asymptomatic travellers who were tested at either the beginning or end of their 14 […]
$2M church planning appeal fails
(CNS): An appeal by a Seventh-day Adventist congregation to build a new $2 million temple in West Bay failed recently after the Planning Appeals Tribunal agreed with the Central Planning Authority’s original decision. The PAT found that the Berea Seventh-day Adventist Church and its pastor, Maurice Chambers, failed to justify why the community needed it, […]
Inquiry opens into school ‘Fight Club’
(CNS): The RCIPS and the John Gray High School principal say they are working together to investigate multiple planned fights between students that have been appearing on social media. In a joint release Monday, the police and the school head focused on the posting of the fights, but said very little about any students being […]
Woman accused of George Town crime spree
(CNS): A 34-year-old George Town woman has been charged with a string of offences in what appears to be a month-long crime spree in the capital. The police gave very little information about the alleged theft from seven different businesses, including gas stations, restaurants and shops, between 5 October and 10 November. The suspect is […]
Activists clear over 800lbs of beach plastic
(CNS): Volunteers and activists from Plastic Free Cayman held two major clean-up events on Saturday at beaches in South Sound, where they collected around 822lbs of rubbish, most of which was plastic. Vials of blood were also found among the debris, and while this is not uncommon, the growing challenges countries in the region face […]
Only 3% of 2020 power will be green
(CNS): As 2020 draws to a close, the president of CUC has said he expects the total percentage of power used in Cayman this year generated through green technology will just about reach 3%. With just 16 years to get to the government’s energy policy target of 70% of the islands’ electricity being generated through […]
Tax report puts Cayman in negative spotlight
(CNS): The report published Friday by the Tax Justice Network identifying the Cayman Islands as the single biggest jurisdiction for global tax losses led to a flurry of negative headlines over the weekend. The government issued a brief statement Friday evening, in which officials said that Cayman supported fair tax systems and noted that it […]
Quarantine breaker faces $10,000 fine
(CNS): At least one traveller who was in isolation after returning from overseas is facing a $10,000 fine following a breach of the home quarantine rules on Thursday. Officials have given very few details of what is only the second breach of home isolation rules since the programme started at the beginning of October. The […]
