Archive for April 5th, 2022
Trees planted to offset COP26 but more face bulldozer
(CNS): A dozen more trees went into the ground last month when the Ministry of Sustainability and the National Trust partnered up with youth climate ambassadors to partially offset their travel to the COP26 climate conference in November. However, the tree-planting, while welcome, comes in the face of local deforestation as planning applications to bulldoze […]
Vaccinated COVID-19 patient dies in hospital
(CNS): Public Health officials said on Tuesday that “a vaccinated patient with severe comorbidities has passed away from COVID-19, bringing the death toll as a result of the virus to 27”. This patient was only the second vaccinated person in Cayman to die while positive for SARS-CoV-2. Another two COVID-positive patients remain in the hospital, […]
Teenage girls missing from BT since Saturday
(CNS): The police are asking the public to help them find two teenage girls who ran away from their home in Bodden Town at the weekend. Jemma Watson (15) and Jasmine Presida (13) have been missing for more than 72 hours and were last seen at the facility shortly before 8pm on Saturday, 2 April. […]
Minister cut funds for fire chief’s training bonus
(CNS): Home Affairs Minister Bernie Bush has told CNS that when he took up office, he was surprised to learn that the current chief fire officer had been paid extra cash each month to train Caymanians. Bush said he had done what he could within the law to ensure the funding was cut off.
Call for all hands on deck for Earth Day Cleanup
(CNS): Young and old are being called on to volunteer for this year’s Chamber of Commerce Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, 23 April. Businesses, community groups and schools are all encouraged to organise teams and to select a location for the cleanup.
