Archive for April 22nd, 2022
Police seek parolees in breach of release rules
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking for the public’s assistance to find Justin Kyle Jackson (23) and Gail Michelle Ross (45), who are both wanted for breaching the conditions of their release from prison and are being recalled to continue serving their sentences. Both of the parolees are believed to be living in the West Bay […]
Three new patients admitted with COVID-19
(CNS): The current increase in COVID-19 cases continued Friday when Public Health officials revealed that an additional three people have been admitted to hospital since Monday and there are now five patients being treated for issues relating to the virus. There are an estimated 798 active cases of SARS-CoV-2 that have been reported to Public […]
OfReg opens bid for 23MW solar plant
(CNS): The utilities regulator is looking for expressions of interest from qualified bidders to build a dispatchable solar photovoltaic (DPV) plant and an energy storage facility. The quest for this new plant is part of the country’s efforts to reduce its diesel dependence and a step towards the extremely ambitious target of generating 70% of […]
QC argues hospital case has no business in court
(CNS): Doctors Hospital has brought an academic question to the court challenging the government’s deals with two medical tourism facilities but it has no standing to bring any legal case, Tom Hickman QC argued on Wednesday. The British lawyer has been hired by the Attorney General’s Chambers to respond to the judicial review brought by […]
Tourism minister creates clean-up task force
(CNS): Government has repackaged the Beautification Committee into a new task force to focus on cleaning up the islands and taking littering seriously. The Cabinet recently approved the establishment of the Cayman Islands Beautification Task Force (CIBTF), which is made up of volunteers on sub-committees who will work in communities to remove derelict vehicles, educate […]
Panton chooses finance over climate for o’seas talks
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton turned down an invitation to present the keynote speech at a climate summit in Turks and Caicos this week in favour of attending the Caribbean Financial Access Roundtable in Barbados being co-hosted by CARICOM and Maxine Waters, chair of the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. The talking shop covered […]
Businesses want mask mandate dropped
(CNS): Shomari Scott, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, has called on the government to lift the indoor mask mandate for all retail establishments given the high vaccination rates and the relatively low number of hospitalizations as a result of COVID-19. But the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections has been steadily increasing over the last […]
