Archive for January 22nd, 2021

Tourism cash payment scheme reopens

Tourism cash payment scheme reopens

| 22/01/2021 | 32 Comments

(CNS): Tourism workers furloughed or without work because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of the borders who have not yet registered for the government’s stipend programme are being offered a new window of opportunity to access the regular monthly payments. Registration is being re-opened to Caymanians next week, and those who qualify will […]

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Car lands in water after light pole smash

Car lands in water after light pole smash

| 22/01/2021 | 35 Comments

(CNS): Police are investigating yet another dangerous collision on Cayman’s roads after a driver ended up in the sea following a collision with a light pole at the Frank Sound, Bodden Town Road junction. The soggy smash happened at about 5:45pm on Wednesday, when a black Ford Edge collided with the pole and flew into […]

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National Trust reviewing dwindling heritage sites

National Trust reviewing dwindling heritage sites

| 22/01/2021 | 29 Comments

(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands is conducting an update of its historic register and compiling information about the remaining old time Caymanian homes, historic structures, artefacts and relics. Alongside efforts to protect Cayman’s natural environment, the Trust also aims to preserve its built heritage, though this has been an uphill battle. The […]

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Activists demanding accountability from MPs

Activists demanding accountability from MPs

| 22/01/2021 | 53 Comments

(CNS): Local activists who have increasingly been engaging in the public space are holding a meeting this weekend in order to urge more people to become actively involved in the democratic process. Most of Speaker McKeeva Bush’s political colleagues remained silent following his conviction for a violent offence against a woman, which many see as […]

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Public urged, but not helped, to recycle e-waste

Public urged, but not helped, to recycle e-waste

| 22/01/2021 | 54 Comments

(CNS): Government officials are blaming the public for an increase in mixed waste going to the dump, which sparked two small fires there this week. Officials said that people are not separating electronics and batteries and urged them to stop mixing these items in general garbage. But unlike the recycling depots for cardboard, paper, aluminum, […]

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