Archive for October, 2021
Same-sex couples must be heard in JR, says NPO
(CNS): The lives of more than 40, mostly same-sex couples and their children will be “severely disrupted” if a judicial review of the governor’s use of his constitutional power to push through the Civil Partnership Law was to succeed and as a result they need to be heard, a lawyer argued Tuesday.
Booster shot access expands as COVID cases mount
(CNS): With the Delta variant of COVID-19 behind the increasing community spread in Grand Cayman, which is now well beyond the confines of the school system, the Health Services Authority is inviting the over 50s to get their booster shot if they need it. While the vaccine still protects against the worst effects of the […]
GT man charged after cops find loaded gun
(CNS): A 37-year-old man was due to appear in court Tuesday charged with possession of a loaded gun, which police found in his car after stopping the vehicle on Shedden Road by the Mary Street junction early Sunday morning. Police did not give details but were likely acting on intelligence since it was officers from […]
Supermarket & food servers among 53 new COVID cases
(CNS): Forty-two new community transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 were recorded over the weekend along with 11 cases in travellers in quarantine, after more than 1,600 tests were carried out, pushing the current active cases of the virus to 226. In addition to a staff member at the West Bay Post Office, CNS has learned there were […]
‘Fake’ taxi driver acquitted in sex assault case
(CNS): A local man has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman who was a passenger in a taxi he was driving in June 2019. Following a trial lasting ten days, Everett Leon Gould (40) was found not guilty of assaulting the female lawyer by six women and one man after around three hours of […]
Cayman Regiment seeking more recruits
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Regiment (CIR) is looking for volunteers for the third round of recruitment for the local part-time army. The CIR said it is looking for physically able individuals between 18 and 50 years old who are Caymanian or permanent residents. Potential candidates are expected to complete the four-phase recruitment process: a physical […]
Bosses warned to keep vaccine info secure
(CNS): The Office of the Ombudsman has said that employers must still abide by the Data Protection Law when meeting the new requirement to ensure staff on work permits are vaccinated. Before they record the COVID-19 vaccine status of expatriate employees, they must make sure they are retaining that information legally and are advised to […]
Murdered UK MP was Cayman friend
(CNS): Sir David Amess (69), the veteran Conservative MP who was stabbed multiple times and killed during a constituency meeting on Friday, was a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cayman Islands. His murder has reignited the conversation in the UK about the safety and vulnerability of political representatives, a problem that […]
Cayman Airways confirms return to Tampa
(CNS): Cayman Airways has resumed its commercial flights between Grand Cayman and Tampa after more than 18 months since the borders closed to international flights in March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Paul Tibbetts, Executive Vice President of Finance and Commercial Affairs, noted that the airline has been flying this route since 1986 and […]
Man charged over recent shootings
(CNS): A West Bay man has been charged with two counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence in relations to reports of gunshots being fired in George Town last week. During the early hours of Monday, 11 October, police were called to Shedden Road and Canal Point Drive and […]
West Bay Post Office closes after COVID-19 case
(CNS): As COVID-19 spreads out of the schools and into the broader community, a staff member at the West Bay Post Office tested positive over the weekend, causing the facility to be closed today and tomorrow (18 and 19 October). Officials said the employee did not report for work on Friday after feeling unwell with […]
