Archive for March, 2022
Questions raised over ‘inside deal’ for NHDT fill
(CNS): A number of North Side residents have accused the National Housing Development Trust Board of making ‘inside deals’ in relation to soil and marl taken from the site of the new district project after several people witnessed the fill being delivered to land owned by the chairman of the board, Geoffry Ebanks, as well […]
HSA teams up with charity to help sick child
(CNS): The toddler in need of emergency medical attention due to complications relating to COVID-19 is expected will be transported to Jamaica on a Cayman Airways flight with the help of the Cayman Islands Government. Following enquiries by CNS yesterday about an appeal posted on social media by the charity Cayman ARK, an official statement […]
OfReg still has no policy to address gas prices
(CNS): More than five years after the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) was established, it is still determining the best approach to regulate the price of fuel at the pump in Cayman, as this issue is one of its primary goals. Duke Munroe, OfReg’s executive director of fuels, has said that the regulator continues […]
23rd patient with COVID-19 dies
(CNS): Public Health said there was another “COVID-related death” last week, bringing the total number in the Cayman Islands to 23. The latest patient was one of two who died sometime between 5 and 12 March, both unvaccinated and suffering from severe comorbidities.
Caymanian leads the way for more local police pilots
(CNS): Darren McLean, an auxiliary constable with the RCIPS, is on the final leg of his journey to becoming the first Caymanian pilot for the police helicopter, the RCIPS has said. But while he is the first local person to train to become a pilot with the police, he will not be the last, as […]
Turtle nests hit hard by last year’s storms
(CNS): Endangered sea turtles face a number of serious threats to their existence, which now includes climate change. Already at risk from poaching, coastal development and human activity, especially lighting that disorients hatchlings, the turtles must now contend with rising summer temperatures, rising sea levels and increased storm activity, which undermine their nesting season.
Toddler with COVID needs cash for medivac
(CNS): A local charity has made an appeal on behalf of a three-year-old child currently at the Cayman Islands Hospital suffering complications from COVID-19 as her family is unable to foot the bill to transport her to the United States for treatment. CNS has contacted the Health Services Authority and the Ministry of Health about […]
Local man’s SM rape claim false, say police
(CNS) A man, identified as a North Side side resident, who posted a video on an Instagram account claiming to have raped a woman on the beach is false, police have said. The RCIPS have said they are investigating the video and have identified the individual, who is understood to have mental health problems, but […]
Public finances remain solid despite COVID costs
(CNS): The unaudited financial report for the first two months of this year reveal that the Cayman Islands Government has remained in the black, despite the continued economic uncertainties, reduced earnings from tourism and increased spending due to the COVID pandemic. The CIG earned CI$2.7 million more than expected and spent CI$9 million less than […]
Final extension made for pension holiday
(CNS): The government is extending the private pension payment freeze for the last time. The holiday on the mandatory payments by employers and employees was rolled out to help people navigate first the lockdown and then the border closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now that Cayman is moving towards lifting all restrictions, the […]
Panton evades same-sex marriage question
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has said the ruling by the Privy Council in the Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden-Bush same-sex marriage case may have established that the Cayman Islands Constitution does not provide a right for gay couples to marry but this does not prevent Parliament from introducing a law to provide for it.
