Archive for April, 2022
Ministry finds extra $4.9M to prop up tour operators
(CNS): The government is continuing to prop up tourism-related businesses until visitor numbers return to more sustainable levels, according to a release from the Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development. As well as maintaining the direct stipend payments to over 2,000 displaced workers, the ministry has found money from the current budget to keep […]
EWA extension will reduce congestion, says premier
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has said government is going ahead with the East-West Arterial Road extension as it will reduce traffic congestion from the Eastern Districts and this remains a top PACT priority. Despite the controversies surrounding this road, which threatens the Central Mangrove Wetlands directly from its route and indirectly as it will open […]
Runaway teenagers found in West Bay
(CNS): Jemma Watson (15) and Jasmine Presida (13) have been found in West Bay more than a week after the girls were reported missing from the home where they are currently living in Bodden Town. Police said the girls were found by officers on Sunday morning as a result of help from the public. The […]
Bernie’s alleged bias against fire chief backfires
(CNS): Minister Bernie Bush has been suspended from office and lost responsibility for home affairs after infringing the Constitution and breaching the Ministerial Code of Conduct over the management of the fire service. In a press statement released early Monday, Premier Wayne Panton said that Health Minister Sabrina Turner was taking over the home affairs […]
CBC takes on 32 new Caymanian recruits
(CNS): Following a recent successful recruitment drive in which around 500 people applied, Customs and Border Control has taken on 32 new officers in the largest recruitment class to date. All of the new recruits are Caymanian and bring varying professional backgrounds and areas of expertise, officials said.
Armed robbers strike at Bodden Town booze shop
(CNS): A liquor store in Bodden Town just east of Monument Road is the latest business to be robbed following a string of at least six stick-ups at small businesses over the last two weeks. The shop was robbed at around 9:30 on Friday evening when two men, who had their faces and heads covered, […]
Thieves make off with boats and trailer
(CNS): Over the last two weeks thieves have made off with two privately-owned boats as well as a boat trailer belonging to the Department of Environment in three separate crimes. Police officers are also still looking for ten missing vehicles reported stolen since the beginning of the year, including six motorcycles.Â
HSA rolls out new services and new clinics
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) has opened a new George Town General Practice (GP) and Public Health Clinics at the Smith Road Medical Centre as part of its overall plans to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare. The clinics open officially on Monday for booked appointments only.
Mask mandate remains in place, officials warn
(CNS): Restaurants and bars that are telling customers they no longer need to have masks and whose staff are no longer covering their faces are breaking the COVID-19 regulations, Public Health officials have said.
CPA refuses land clearing for pickleball courts
(CNS): An application by millionaire Jerry Beck to clear and fill a five-acre site in George Town was declined by the Central Planning Authority last week as the board said it was premature since there was no application to develop the land. But Beck is still hoping to get the nod for a sports complex […]
Cayman freezes US$7.3 billion of Russian assets
(CNS): Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, more than 800 asset freeze designations of individuals and entities have been enforced in the Cayman Islands, officials said in a release about the creation of a task force to coordinate the new sanctions regime.
