Archive for March 28th, 2022
Burglars target WORC offices in Mary Street
(CNS): Burglars smashed a front window at the Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) offices overnight and got into the government department on Mary Street, making off with undisclosed items. Police confirmed that the office was burgled overnight but they could not yet say what was taken as the investigation was still underway.
Rolling daily average COVID cases on the increase
(CNS): The seven-day rolling average for new cases of COVID-19 has increased to 40, the Public Health Department said Monday, after falling into the 20s earlier this month. Around 100 new cases were reported to officials this weekend. There are an estimated 478 active cases and three people are in hospital.
Three men wounded during violent weekend
(CNS): Three men suffered injuries over the weekend after being struck with machetes during a number of altercations in a violent end to the week. Two men were hospitalized with head wounds and the third man received a cut to his hand. One man has been charged and another arrested, while a third was warned […]
UCCI secures $405k grant for sustainable job training
(CNS): The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) has received a grant of $CI405,000 (€432,000) from a European Union-funded organisation to train 50 unemployed Caymanians to take on sustainable jobs. The trainees will be selected to take part in a year-long programme at the college to learn technical skills in renewable energy, sustainable construction, […]
Gas prices pass $6 as Gough takes over OfReg
(CNS): Several gas stations across Cayman are now charging well over CI$6 per gallon as prices at the pump begin to reflect the jump in prices paid by local wholesalers after global oil prices sky-rocketed. While everyone knew it was coming, the increase to $6:53 for premium per imperial gallon and CI$6:38 for regular was […]
Cabinet held for first time on Little Cayman
(CNS): Members of the government’s inner circle enjoyed a three-day trip to Little Cayman last week to host both a caucus and a Cabinet meeting on the island. The official government meeting has never been held in Little Cayman before and the political trip included a number of other social events for the delegation.
Activists urge officials to tackle Barkers dumping
(CNS): Environmental activists Plastic Free Cayman partnered with a number of other non-profit organisations at the weekend to conduct a pre-Easter Camping clean-up at Barkers Beach near the kite-surf area. Almost a hundred volunteers picked up over 800lbs of largely plastic waste that had washed up on the shore, but the activists noted the local […]
FOI seeks details on speaker’s charity donations
(CNS): A freedom of information request has been made by an anonymous group of people to mark International Women’s Month seeking details of the payments that Speaker McKeeva Bush has made over the last year to women’s charities.
