Archive for 2021
West Bay man killed in motorbike crash
(CNS) UPDATED: The 33-year-old customs officer who was killed on Friday evening has been identified by police as Jessus Burowise Ebanks from West Bay. The former member of the national football team was killed when his white motorcycle and a grey minivan collided on Reverend Blackman Road, West Bay, shortly before 6pm. Ebanks was rushed […]
Bills for work permit vaccine mandates rolled out
(CNS): Government has released two bills that will pave the way for the introduction of mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirements for work permit holders and some residents in the Cayman Islands. Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has also said that COVID-19 vaccine mandates will soon be introduced for new civil service employees and that discussions are underway […]
DEH staff promote their ‘dirty’ work
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has produced a series of videos about the work their teams do, especially regarding recycling, to raise awareness about their efforts to manage the islands’ rubbish. The videos also mark World Environmental Health Day on Sunday, which is celebrated to shed light on the important work of environmental […]
Connor accuses police of fabricating evidence
(CNS): During his second day of testimony, Shane Connor (44) doubled down on his allegations that the police not only botched the investigation into the home invasion, for which he is charged with a catalogue of crimes, but have framed him by fabricating telephone evidence. Connor is charged with a violent aggravated burglary and a […]
Financial sector fuels government surplus
(CNS): Government coffers are still running a surplus even at a time of year when government revenue usually falls off dramatically, Finance Minister Chris Saunders revealed Thursday. He said that fees coming in from the financial services sector this year have prevented government from going into a deficit in the second half of the year, […]
Kids infected with COVID all getting better
(CNS): All of the children that contracted COVID-19 as a result of community transmission at the George Town Primary School are much better, with only two of them now having mild symptoms, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee has reported. And while the woman who was the first person found to have the virus is […]
New rules curb social interactions
(CNS): After well over a year of few restrictions on day to day life on island, Cayman residents are now facing limits on their behaviour following the outbreak of community transmission of COVID-19. Government leaders have mandated new regulations that will last until at least 22 November but have said they could be removed sooner. […]
No more local COVID cases as tracing ends
(CNS): With more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last two weeks, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee confirmed Thursday that there were no additional local cases in the day’s test results and that the contact tracing and testing in relation to both the North Side and the George Town Primary School outbreaks […]
Cayman to undergo cyber risk review
(CNS): Both public and private sector organisations across the Cayman Islands are to be part of a cybersecurity assessment, Premier Wayne Panton has revealed. Although the country has largely kept cyber threats at bay, the pace and scale of cyber attacks show no sign of abating and he said the government is committed to adopting […]
PACT releases security meeting round-up
(CNS): The PACT Government has released a short summary of the issues discussed at the most recent National Security Council (NSC) meeting. While it is a very brief description of what happened, it is the first time any official information has been released about the NSC, which meets behind closed doors. The constitutional body is […]
Lawyers to head immigration boards
(CNS): Government has made several more appointments to some of the country’s most important boards. According to a government gazette published yesterday, lawyers will be heading up the main immigration boards. Maxine Bodden has been appointed as chair of the Work Permit Board, Richard Barton now chairs the Business Staffing Plan Board and Steve McField […]
