Archive for February, 2021
Police round up another wanted man
(CNS): Mitchum Kenjo Wood (32) is in police custody after he was arrested on Wednesday evening for breaching the terms of his conditional release from prison. One of three men that officers have been looking for over the last few weeks, Wood was tracked down in North Side. Wood had been serving time for stealing […]
McLean: Election will be referendum on decency
(CNS): Decency and accountability will be the heart of the opposition’s campaign platform, according to a statement released Thursday welcoming the early election. Arden McLean, the official opposition leader, said that both had been in short supply during the current administration. The member for East End said Premier Alden McLaughlin’s move on Wednesday to call […]
Craft market another COVID casualty
(CNS): The Tourism Attraction Board (TAB) is formally shutting down the Cayman Craft Market and looking for an alternative way of helping the vendors, as it becomes increasingly apparent that it will be a long time before cruise tourism returns to Cayman. The sellers at the market, given the location, were heavily dependent on cruise […]
Over 9,100 get first COVID shot
(CNS): Public health officials have now administered 15,314 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 9,118 people, and 6,196 individuals have already had two doses. Meanwhile, the number of active cases of the coronavirus among the 798 people in quarantine and isolation fell Wednesday to just 29 after two days of negative test results. There […]
Cops seize ganja in North Side bust
(CNS): An undisclosed quantity of ganja and plants were seized by police following a raid in North Side on Monday morning. According to a press release, officers “conducted a proactive operation” on Further Road, where a house was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Law and the weed seized. A 34-year-old woman from West Bay […]
McLaughlin moves election date
(CNS): In a significant and politically strategic move, Premier Alden McLaughlin has moved the date of the election up by six weeks, blaming the controversy surrounding Speaker McKeeva Bush. Ensuring that his team will avoid having to publicly support or condemn the speaker, McLaughlin has instead ended the current parliament. The election will now take […]
Special meeting hangs in balance
(CNS): The opposition leader is one signature short of triggering a special meeting of Parliament to debate whether or not McKeeva Bush should be ousted from his prestigious office before the current term ends, as a result of his conviction for assault. Disappointed that the premier has said he will not now hold a meeting […]
Dr Lee in denial over court findings
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee has claimed that he had acted in what he believed to be the best interests of the public, despite the findings of the judge in the Doctors Express case, Justice Robin McMillan, who said he acted improperly and knew it. “At all material times I acted in good […]
Average light bill to increase by over $5
(CNS): CUC has confirmed that its delayed rate hike of 6.6% on bills will come into effect this month. Customers can expect to see an increase in an average bill of around CI$5.26, after the increase was cleared in the summer by the regulator but deferred due to COVID-19. The increase includes the rate hike […]
Cabinet ordered to release Smith Cove minutes
(CNS): Not everything that is documented in government’s Cabinet meetings can automatically be withheld from public scrutiny, Ombudsman Sandy Hermiston has found in her latest ruling. A freedom of information request made by Alric Lindsay for an extract of Cabinet minutes relating to the now cancelled Smith Barcadere project and the decision to waive planning […]
‘Off-the-books’ project shows need for transparency
Alric Lindsay writes: On 23 December 2019, a request for quotations for the Smith Barcadere Redevelopment Project (RFQ) was issued and published on the Cayman Bonfire Hub. The RFQ was an invitation by the Cayman Islands Government to prospective respondents to submit non-binding quotations for The Smith Barcadere Redevelopment Project. The scope of the project included […]
