Archive for May, 2021
Iconic blues get their own international day
(CNS): The endangered blue iguanas now have their own annual international day, even though they exist in the wild only in the Cayman Islands. The bid to put this iconic reptile on the world stage follows international efforts over the years that have contributed toward bringing this species back from the brink of extinction. The […]
OfReg blames COVID for dragging heels on fuel spill
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) claims it is taking “appropriate actions regarding a tank leak” at the Rubis Terminal in late 2019. Following a report on CNS last week about a review of the spill, which blamed the fuel supplier for not dealing with a corroded tank, the regulator said it had […]
CIMA issues warning to ‘crafty’ offshore firm
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority warned the financial sector that these “are not normal times” in a statement that strongly criticised the Maples Group for issuing a press release about its judicial review application against the regulator. The increased scrutiny by CIMA comes as the jurisdiction fights to be removed from the current Financial […]
Aster PAD approved in face of legal challenge
(CNS): The proposed project for another medical tourism city, this time in West Bay, has been approved by the Central Planning Authority, despite the fact that the deal the developers struck with the government is subject to judicial review. While the PAD approval does not give Aster Cayman MedCity permission to begin construction of any […]
Driver killed in Cayman Brac car crash
(CNS): A 36-year-old man from Cayman Brac was killed on Friday evening following a single-car crash on West End Road-East, in which the vehicle reportedly flipped over. Emergency services arrived on the scene around 5:30pm. The driver, who according to social media postings was ejected from the car onto the road, was transported by ambulance […]
Pre-arrival COVID test dropped for vaccinated
(CNS): Government has issued new regulations regarding the COVID-19 protocols for people returning to the Cayman Islands. The amendments, which were gazetted and implemented on Friday, remove the requirement for a pre-arrival PCR coronavirus test for local residents who are returning to Cayman and have previously been vaccinated by the Health Services Authority. The new […]
Dot-com millionaire gets green light for apartments
(CNS): Frank Schilling, the former owner of Uniregistry, the domain name company that made him his fortune, has been given approval to build a luxury apartment development on the north coast of West Bay, off Sand Hole Road. Following changes to the plan, including meeting the legal 75ft high water mark setback, reducing the number […]
To be — or not to be — vaccinated
Pastor M. Alson Ebanks writes: I write this for two reasons. First I hope it will encourage my fellow Evangelical Christians to remember, as the Psalmist stated, that “Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death” (Psalm 68:20). I will state categorically that every discovery that has saved human […]
Intertrust fined $4.2M over AML failings
(CNS): One of Cayman’s leading corporate service firms has been fined more than CI$4.2 million for breaches of anti-money laundering regulations. CIMA said the fine was imposed because of the company’s “pervasive and protracted history of non-compliance” with AML rules and its failure to remediate the breaches. CIMA said Intertrust had failed to verify the […]
Hew: PPM lost government but not election
(CNS): Roy McTaggart, the new leader of the opposition, has said that his team will be taking its role as a check on the PACT Government seriously. He also said that he was over the disappointment of losing the election, though his team does not appear to be taking things as well as their leader. […]
Vaccine take-up falls off again
(CNS): Following a spike in take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine last weekend, the numbers have been dipping again this week, with just 242 people getting their first shot over the last day. The rate has stalled again at 61% of the estimated population, with 39,493 adults having received a first shot while 52% have had […]
