Archive for December, 2021
Gun suspect goes on the run again
(CNS): Charles Leonard Walton III (24), who is wanted by the police in connection with a shooting in George Town earlier this year, has gone on the run once again. Police said the George Town man was last known to be living in Prospect but has breached bail conditions imposed by the court following his […]
PACT commits over $200M per year for education
(CNS): The education ministry accounts for more than 20% of the entire annual budget for 2022, as government has committed over $200 million for education, including scholarships and spending on school buildings, which is the largest amount for any single ministry. Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said education was the paramount consideration in the development of the […]
Fire crews still on site as dump continues to burn
(CNS): Firefighters are still at the George Town landfill, as there are now five more spots that are smouldering across the operational and open area of the dump. The Cayman Islands Fire Service carried out an assessment Thursday morning and identified these five additional areas of concern. The crews are expected to remain on site […]
Beat officer assaulted on George Town street
(CNS) A police officer on foot patrol on Shedden Road, George Town, was assaulted on Tuesday. A man approached the officer and his partner in an aggressive way, assaulted the officer and then fled towards Mary Street. A police spokesperson said that additional officers were called to assist and the 32-year-old George Town man was […]
6% of daily COVID-19 test results positive
(CNS): There were just 70 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Tuesday, two of which were in travellers, after test numbers doubled from those conducted on Monday. But the proportion of positive cases fell from around 11.5% in yesterday’s report to less than 6% over the last 24 hours. This is the lowest rate since […]
DoT to spend $40M promoting Cayman
(CNS): The Department of Tourism will be spending close to CI$40 million over the next two years in an effort to attract back the more than half a million stay-over guests that were visiting the Cayman Islands before the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the tourism sector collapsed.
Saunders defends new CI$350M borrowing plans
(CNS): Finance Minister Chris Saunders (BTW) defended the PACT Government’s plans to borrow just under CI$350 million over the next two years, pointing out that the pre-election forecast financial statements released by the previous administration had outlined plans for borrowing around $330 million over the next two years, and had projected a deficit of more […]
RCIPS holiday safety campaign off to a bad start
(CNS): Traffic cops were called to twenty road smashes over the weekend, including one in which a person was killed and several others badly injured, as the RCIPS holiday safety campaign got off to a bad start. The extension of Operation Quaker into the festive season is a key component of the overall Christmas campaign […]
More resources going to traffic, says CoP
(CNS): Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne told politicians during Finance Committee on Tuesday that more police resources are going to be diverted to the traffic unit in 2022 in order to get to grips with the increasingly “erratic and dangerous driving” being seen on the roads.
Provost appointed UCCI’s interim boss
(CNS) Governors on the board at the University College of the Cayman Islands have appointed Dr J.D. Mosley-Matchett to be the interim acting president and CEO of the college until a new full-time president and CEO has been appointed. Dr Mosley-Matchett currently serves as the college provost and VP of Academic Affairs.
Daily COVID cases fall in line with drop in PCR tests
(CNS): In today’s coronavirus report, Public Health officials recorded the lowest number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Cayman Islands since the middle of October, as PCR test numbers fell to just 530, revealing 61 new infections including one in a traveller. It is not yet clear if this fall in test and infection numbers […]
