Archive for March 7th, 2022
Daily COVID-19 case average falls to 34
(CNS): Just over a month after the Cayman Islands was logging record-breaking daily numbers of positive COVID-19 cases, the daily average has fallen to just 34, officials have said. Over the last three days, 80 positive cases were reported to the Public Health Department.
Marl truck overturns in morning rush hour
(CNS): A marl truck carrying a full load added to Monday morning’s traffic woes when it overturned on North Sound Road close to the Plaza Venetian at around 8:30am. The Blue and Black Western Star Dump Truck and its spilled load blocked both northbound lanes but fortunately, the driver of the truck was uninjured. The […]
Police hunt driver in weekend hit-and-run
(CNS): Police are appealing to the public to help them track down the driver of a white Nissan Frontier that was involved in a crash with a silver Honda Accord at around 2am on Sunday, 6 March, at the traffic light on the junction of Shedden Road and North Sound Road in George Town. The […]
Ukraine crisis fundraiser racks up cash at Rackham’s
(CNS): Rackam’s bar was jam-packed Sunday night for a fundraising event to support the people of Ukraine, who are fighting to survive and fighting to defend their homeland from the invading Russian army. Through a raffle and an auction of prizes donated by local businesses, CI$28,500 was raised, which will go directly to the Ukraine […]
Cops shoot at escaping suspected ganja dealer
(CNS): The RCIPS has revealed that last Wednesday one of their police officers shot at a car that was heading straight for the armed officer after a failed arrest in Bodden Town. Police later tracked down the 35-year-old man as well as the vehicle, which was burned out.
PACT seeks consultants for new cruise policy
(CNS): The tourism ministry is looking for help to come up with a new long-term cruise strategy as well as a new policy on public transport and its connection to the cruise business. A request for proposals from consultants with a “track record and proven experience in assessing the cruise tourism and public transport sectors” […]
PPM accuses PACT of sleepwalking into dump disaster
(CNS): Almost a year ago, less than three weeks before the 2021 elections, the PPM-led Unity government signed a deal with Dart for a waste-to-energy facility, and the PPM, now in opposition, is accusing the current administration of “sleepwalking the whole country into a horrific environmental disaster”.
