Archive for June, 2021
Weather brewing east of Windward Islands
(CNS): Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are watching an area of disturbed weather around 500 miles east of the Windward Islands, the first weather system so far this hurricane season that could head towards the Cayman area if it develops. However, the weather experts believe this increase in showers and thunderstorms has less than […]
Governor tells LGBTs civil partnerships are safe
(CNS): As Colours Caribbean celebrated its first anniversary this weekend advocating for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, members welcomed the support of Governor Martyn Roper in a key note speech at the event. Roper told the community that as well as backing their efforts to fight for justice and equality, he believed the […]
Staff treating COVID patient isolated
(CNS) UPDATED: Health Service Authority staff members treating the traveller who has been admitted to the Critical Care Unit suffering from COVID-19 symptoms have been isolated as a result of their potential exposure to the patient, who is “highly symptomatic”. The traveller, who has not been vaccinated, was coming to the end of their 14-day […]
Developers, realtors offered AML seminar
(CNS): A number of financial service experts have created an anti-money laundering (AML) seminar designed for people in real estate and development to help them understand the risks and vulnerabilities of their sector and the need for them, just like financial institutions, to know their clients. The question of the property sector’s vulnerability to financial […]
Woman gives emotional evidence in boyfriend’s trial
(CNS): A 22-year-old woman from Bodden Town gave emotional but reluctant evidence on Monday at the trial of Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson, who is charged with the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) on Christmas Eve. The woman, who was dating Johnson at the time, wept as she explained that she was both “uncomfortable and […]
PACT accuses PPM of politicizing COVID
(CNS): Deputy Premier Chris Saunders has said that when he was in opposition, he and his colleagues had agreed to support the Unity government in policy decisions to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and not make the issue political so that the country spoke with one voice. But now the Progressives were doing the exact opposite […]
PPM denies role in release of Bush assault footage
(CNS): A decision by the Cayman Compass to publish the CCTV footage of McKeeva Bush assaulting Livia Kwong, the bar manager of Coral Beach Bar at the time in February last year, has become embroiled in politics, given the timing of the release. The publishers claim they secured the video with the help of a […]
500 people get 2nd dose from new COVID vaccine supply
(CNS): According to public health figures, 40,516 people have now had both shots of the COVID-19 vaccine after nearly 500 people got their second doses the first day after the Pfizer vaccine supplies were replenished. The clinic is now open again and from Monday, vaccines will be available to everyone over the age of 12 […]
West Bay father charged with killing son
(CNS): A 46-year-old man from West Bay was re-arrested yesterday more than a year after his son was shot and killed on Daisy Lane. Shaquille Demario Bush was 24 in November 2019 when he was gunned down near to his home. His father was arrested at the time for the crime but bailed. Police have now charged […]
Church schools reveal stark contrasts in standards
(CNS): Parents paying for their children’s education at three of Grand Cayman’s leading private church schools are getting very different results for their money. Triple C has once again been judged ‘weak’ in its latest inspection, while Cayman Prep was graded ‘good’ and only a few steps away from an ‘excellent’ rating. First Baptist Christian […]
Pension holiday rolls on for six more months
(CNS): Government has confirmed that Cabinet has agreed to a six month extension to the National Pensions Act to extend the freeze on the mandatory requirement for private sector workers and their employers to pay into a pension scheme. The holiday was introduced by the previous government more than one year ago as a result […]
