Archive for April 13th, 2022
Cruise number limits lifted as Phase 2 rolled out
(CNS): Cabinet has granted approval for the COVID-related restrictions on cruise ship calls and passengers to be lifted in what officials described as a seamless transition to Phase two of the cruise tourism opening plan, which starts on Monday, 18 April. The Ministry of Tourism said in a release Wednesday that the decision was based […]
Boat in distress drifts ashore while search underway
(CNS): Three young men who had been aboard a 14-foot aluminum boat that had been reported as in distress in the North Sound Monday evening are safe and well, police have said. The boat’s engine had apparently cut out, and at the time the distress call was made the vessel was drifting with one person […]
Seawall won’t help small George Town beach resort
(CNS): The owners of Coral Sands resort in George Town have been warned that their application to build a seawall to help protect their beach will likely have the opposite effect because it is too close to the water. The small condo complex is asking for planning permission to build a near 5ft seawall close […]
Bernie Bush scandal pushed CO to resign early
(CNS): Michael Ebanks, the acting chief officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs, has resigned from the civil service over the Bush scandal, and Julian Lewis, one of the two deputy COs in the ministry, is now acting in the post until the top job is filled, officials have confirmed. The news of Ebanks’ resignation […]
CINICO to offer insurance to all in major expansion
(CNS): The government-owned insurance company, CINICO, is being expanded to provide affordable health insurance for more people outside of the public sector, including the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. Finance Minister Chris Saunders also said CINICO will be refunded to allow it to provide auto and home insurance for government workers. The main aim […]
