Archive for February, 2022
Veteran investigator to head up Sister Islands policing
(CNS): Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay, who has served some 25 years in the RCIPS, most recently as head of special operations, has been appointed as the new area commander for the Sister Islands, based in Cayman Brac. Kay is probably best known for his operational policing experience heading up serious and complex investigations in the […]
Court orders CoP to give back officers’ vacation
(CNS): The police commissioner’s move to change the policy on shift patterns for uniform officers in the RCIPS that effectively deprived many of them of a chunk of their annual leave entitlement was unlawful, a court has found. The police association and two named officers challenged the policy under a judicial review, in particular the […]
Ex-minister’s land dispute troubles roll on
(CNS): Mike Adam, the one-time community affairs minister in the last of the UDP administrations, is still embroiled in a land dispute with his neighbour over access rights that no one in authority seems to want to resolve. Once again, stones have been placed across an access road preventing the Adam family from getting to […]
Daily COVID-19 cases continue to decline
(CNS): Daily positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed by the Public Health Department through PCR testing showed a significant decline over the weekend. The official number of positives was 103 on Friday, 89 on Saturday and just 54 on Sunday. So far 97 samples from Monday’s PCR tests have been confirmed as positive by Public Health. […]
Airport seeks consultants for private terminal plan
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority is looking for consultants to undertake an outline business case (OBC) to update the master plan for all three of its airports, with a focus on a new general aviation terminal at Owen Roberts International. Having spent around $120 million on the redevelopment of the main airport and airfield […]
Deal for Dart bike trails on Trust land halted
(CNS): A proposed agreement between the National Trust for the Cayman Islands and a Dart-owned company to establish bike trails on Trust land has been withdrawn, the non-profit has stated. A notice issued to members last week indicates that whatever deal had been on the table has now been halted, but a special meeting, as […]
Battle against coral disease makes slow progress
(CNS): For over 18 months the Department of Environment has been battling the devastating impact of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) on local reefs and that persistent work is beginning to have an effect, officials have revealed. Direct application of antibiotic ointments to living corals that are not infected, repeated daily by the response […]
Police on hunt for missing drug suspect
(CNS): The RCIPS is looking for 54-year-old Allen Ronald McLean, who is wanted for drug-related offences and is believed to be armed. Police are asking members of the public to call 911 if they see McLean, who was last known to be living in George Town. No specific details about McLean’s potential criminal involvement has […]
Ministry plans to plant 1,330 trees for Jubilee
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency is launching a national tree-planting project to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year and benefit future generations. The goal is to plant 70 trees in each of the constituencies across all three islands, including 70 mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) selected by Premier Wayne Panton.
2,000 doses of kids vaccines coming from UK
(CNS): Public health is about to roll out a vaccination programme for all kids aged between five and twelve as the UK has given the green light to begin inoculating children here. In a statement from his office issued Monday, Governor Martyn Roper said the paediatric shots are expected to arrive on Thursday after the […]
Development drove CUC’s 2021 profits
(CNS): The growth in the number of new homes and commercial premises across Grand Cayman fuelled the profits for the local power provider, Caribbean Utilities Company, last year, by increasing its customer base. Although there were few tourists, there was a 3% increase in sales in 2021 resulting from the completion of new condominiums, family […]
