Archive for March 17th, 2021

Weaving webs of deceit

Weaving webs of deceit

| 17/03/2021 | 21 Comments

Green Hornet writes: The other morning I was watching a spider painstakingly weaving its web and thinking what a wondrous sight it was. Legend has it that Robert the Bruce, sitting exiled in his cave, spent much of his time observing a patient arachnid busy about its work. For those who don’t know the story, […]

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Suspicious bag causes alert at GAB

Suspicious bag causes alert at GAB

| 17/03/2021 | 13 Comments

(CNS) UPDATED: Police were out in force Wednesday afternoon at the Government Administration Building in George Town and closed off parts of Elgin Avenue, which has now been confirmed was the result of a suspicions bag that had been left outside the building since Tuesday. Officials said a dynamic risk assessment was undertaken by fire […]

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Candidates duck Q&A forums

Candidates duck Q&A forums

| 17/03/2021

(CNS): Two candidates, both in tight head-to-head constituency races, ducked out of the opportunity to answer questions from voters alongside their opponents on Tuesday. Bernie Bush, who is a two-way race with Rolston Anglin in West Bay North, left the Cayman Crosstalk studio on principle, he said, as he registered a protest against the new […]

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Vaccine level increasing by just 1% per day

Vaccine level increasing by just 1% per day

| 17/03/2021 | 105 Comments

(CNS): The COVID-19 vaccine programme is now open to all adults, but staggered alphabetically; on Thursday 18 March, people whose last name begins with U are invited to get their first dose. However, this week the number of people getting vaccinated has been growing by only about 1% per day, with just 630 getting their […]

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Alden admits deal not done on Red Bay road

Alden admits deal not done on Red Bay road

| 17/03/2021 | 77 Comments

(CNS): Alden McLaughlin claims he had “simply reported what I understood from the briefing I received from the ministry responsible” when he said government had struck a deal with the relevant landowners to complete what appears to be a controversial road linking Red Bay with the Grand Harbour area. After Davenport Development issued a release […]

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May election holiday off the calendar

May election holiday off the calendar

| 17/03/2021 | 10 Comments

(CNS): Government officials released the redrawn list of public holidays this week, confirming 14 April as the Election Day holiday and removing the previous date of 26 May, dashing hopes that workers would get a bonus day off this year. Government Information Services said government had not published an order in relation to the May […]

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Mangroves face destruction for land survey

Mangroves face destruction for land survey

| 17/03/2021 | 64 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Environment is urging the Central Planning Authority not to allow speculative clearing of important mangrove habitat in the absence of an actual plan to develop at a site off the Linford Pierson Highway. Pros Plus Construction is seeking permission to mechanically clear and fill a more than ten-acre lot to survey […]

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