Archive for March 8th, 2021
Officials reveal another isolation breach
(CNS): Travel Cayman has revealed another alleged breach of isolation protocols by a member of the public and a traveller who was quarantining at residence. This contact, which is now under police investigation, was discovered by the Travel Cayman Mobile Compliance team during routine checks. The member of the public has now been placed in […]
OfReg moves to regulate local IXPs
(CNS): Following a public and industry consultation on the lack of internet exchange points (IXPs) in the Cayman Islands, OfReg, the utilities regulator, has revealed that it is creating a regulatory framework to pave the way for these local exchanges. OfReg said that it is in the public interest to regulate IXPs to protect local […]
Turtle farm boss reported to corruption cops
(CNS): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reported its concerns about the potentially corrupt behaviour of the Cayman Turtle Conservation and Education Centre (CTCEC) CEO to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Commission of Standards in Public Life (CSPL). Following the PAC review of how salaries increases were handled for management at the CTC, the […]
Chief justice appoints QC to look into JR secrecy
(CNS): Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has appointed a Queen’s Counsel to look into why documents relating to a judicial review challenging the governor’s use of his constitutional power to implement the Civil Partnership Law were withheld from the public. According to a letter seen by CNS from the Attorney General’s Chambers, CJ Smellie has appointed […]
Chopper and coastguard chase drug canoe
(CNS): Four Jamaican nationals have been charged with drug smuggling offences after they were caught by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard last week and around 400lbs of ganja was recovered. A release from the RCIPS said the canoe was spotted by the police helicopter crew while on coastline patrol. After they saw the chopper, the […]
Squally conditions forecast across Cayman
(CNS) The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has issued a weather warning about squally weather over the next few days. Fresh to strong northeasterly winds and rough seas are expected this week, as a stationary front lingers over our area. Radar images show scattered showers in and around the Cayman area moving southwest.
Weekend smashes land four drivers in hospital
(CNS): The driver of a pick-up truck was cut free from his vehicle after crashing with a dump truck in Prospect on Saturday afternoon and is now in hospital with life threatening injuries. Three other people also ended up in hospital this weekend after this and another major collision on the roads. The Cayman Islands […]
Roads – can’t live without them… can we?
The Green Hornet writes: I know I said this was to be a weekly perusal of the environmental and ecological threats to the Cayman Islands, but that was before the announcement of the start of the East-West Connector extension which would wipe out large chunks of the Central Mangrove Wetlands. And so…
