Archive for December 10th, 2020
George Town man charged over gun assault
(CNS): A 41-year-old man from George Town who is accused of pistol whipping another man near a bar in the industrial area early Sunday morning has been charged with a number of offences. The suspect, who was arrested Sunday, appeared in court Thursday charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an […]
Six new COVID cases include two on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said Thursday that there were six new cases of COVID-19 among a batch of 344 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last day, two of which were individuals who are isolating on Cayman Brac. All six are currently asymptomatic and will remain in isolation along with another 1,556 […]
1000s of COVID vaccines expected here in January
(CNS): The arrival of several thousand vaccines in the first week of January will trigger stage one of Cayman’s COVID-19 national vaccination programme. Premier Alden McLaughlin said the shot will pave the way towards further reopening of the borders by March. But worried that public fears may impact uptake, he said that despi,te not being […]
Miller confirms facts in PAC’s OfReg report
(CNS): Following the false evidence given by OfReg Board Chairman Linford Pierson to the Public Accounts Committee, Ezzard Miller MP, the chairman of the committee, has called on government to remove him. But he also made it clear to parliament on Thursday that the controversial report, which Speaker McKeeva Bush had tried to stop becoming […]
Charges brought in DVDL corruption case
(CNS): A former public officer from the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing and three civilians, one known to be a driving instructor, were charged Wednesday in what anti-corruption investigators have called a complex and protracted investigation. No details have been shared about the alleged corruption but the three men and one woman are expected […]
Tourism presses campaign to open borders
(CNS): Ritz-Carlton general manager Marc Langevin, the new president of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA), is pressing on with the campaign to open Cayman’s borders to visitors. As cases of COVID-19 in the US, where most of those guests would come from, reach unprecedented levels and here in Cayman there are continued reports of […]
UN corruption convention to extend to Cayman
(CNS): The UK government is extending its ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption to the Cayman Islands. The convention is aimed at developing a comprehensive response to the global problems associated with corruption and how to implement preventive measures and enforcement. The local Anti-Corruption Commission said the extension will provide it with another […]
