Archive for May, 2021

Operation Quaker targets bad weekend driving

Operation Quaker targets bad weekend driving

| 28/05/2021 | 131 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS is beginning a road safety and enforcement campaign this weekend to target the particularly bad driving at the weekends. Operation Quakers will focus on curbing reckless and dangerous driving when the worst incidents have been occurring. It will see an increased police presence and traffic enforcement during key hours, including speeding enforcement […]

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Ministry calling time on farmers stipend

Ministry calling time on farmers stipend

| 28/05/2021 | 54 Comments

(CNS): Just one week after stating that he supported the Cayman Islands Farmers Assistance and Relief Measures (CI FARM) initiated by the previous government, Jay Ebanks’ agriculture ministry has announced that the relief will only continue for one more month. No more applications will be accepted and everyone on the programme already or waiting approval […]

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CITA: Cayman needs summer opening plan now

CITA: Cayman needs summer opening plan now

| 28/05/2021 | 372 Comments

(CNS): Tourism sector stakeholders say they need time to remobilize the sector well ahead of the high season and so the borders must reopen and begin welcoming albeit limited numbers of guests by the summer. This will enable the hospitality industry to be ready to receive more significant numbers later in the year and start […]

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Tourism ministry asks BA for more flights

Tourism ministry asks BA for more flights

| 28/05/2021 | 61 Comments

(CNS): British Airways has now confirmed eight fortnightly repatriation flights over the next three months between London and Grand Cayman, but given the demand over the summer, especially for students coming home from school and college for the summer vacation, the Ministry of Tourism and Transport is asking the airline to schedule two more flights […]

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Less than half under 30s vaccinated

Less than half under 30s vaccinated

| 27/05/2021 | 117 Comments

(CNS): While the vast majority of the over 50s in Cayman have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, less than half of those under 30 have had their first shot. According to the latest demographic breakdown of the national vaccine programme, some 54% of those under 30 who are eligible for the […]

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Apartment application adjourned over new road

Apartment application adjourned over new road

| 27/05/2021 | 31 Comments

(CNS): An application by Pro Plus Construction for an apartment complex off the Linford Pierson Highway was adjourned by the Central Planning Authority after a hearing on Wednesday. The Yarl Development, which is also the subject of a re-zoning request, has already been scaled down since the original application, but is going be changed again […]

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Fleeing driver faces long list of charges

Fleeing driver faces long list of charges

| 27/05/2021

(CNS): A 25-year-old man from Bodden Town was expected in court Thursday facing a long list of offences, including assaulting a police officer, after he left the scene of a road crash last week. In addition to the assault, he has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, careless driving, use of an […]

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Students get extra week to swot for exams

Students get extra week to swot for exams

| 27/05/2021 | 4 Comments

(CNS): The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) announced on Wednesday that Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations will begin a week late, in line with recommendations by regional educators, the Ministry of Education said in a release. The delay is related to the pandemic since not all countries in the Caribbean have been as fortunate as […]

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DES denies handling teacher allegations badly

DES denies handling teacher allegations badly

| 27/05/2021 | 14 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Education Services (DES) has released a short statement in relation to allegations posted on social media by a student at the Clifton Hunter High School accusing two teachers of inappropriate behaviour towards her and other teenage girls at the school. Acting DES Director Tammy Hopkins said that “all allegations of misconduct […]

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End of the road for free George Town shuttle bus

End of the road for free George Town shuttle bus

| 27/05/2021 | 48 Comments

(CNS): Government is putting the brakes on the free hop-on-hop-off shuttle bus service that has been running around George Town for the last six months. Officials said the pilot programme has now come to an end and the data gathered will be used to inform wider transportation plans in and around the capital. However, it […]

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OfReg searches for more consultants

OfReg searches for more consultants

| 27/05/2021 | 59 Comments

(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) will be spending more public cash on consultants in the coming months after issuing two requests for proposals, one for a study on the value of solar energy to the country and the second for a new public relations agency. According to the regulator, the solar consultants […]

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