Archive for June 9th, 2022
Shortage of COVID drugs as virus levels fluctuate
(CNS): Patients suffering the ill effects of COVID-19 in Cayman are struggling to access antiviral drugs such as Paxlovid and Molnupiravir since the Health Services Authority and the major private hospitals appear to have already used up their supplies. Although the trend in the spread of the coronavirus here in the Cayman Islands is in […]
ACC probe underway into NHDT topsoil scandal
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson told Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart that he could not give him any information about the allegations that topsoil and fill taken from the National Housing Development Trust site in North Side were misappropriated because the issue was under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission. In Parliament on Thursday, Manderson also revealed […]
OfReg finds no support for poor fuel quality allegation
(CNS): Allegations posted on social media accusing a local gas station of diluting fuel were immediately investigated by the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), which found them to be unfounded. Although no formal complaints were made to the gas station in question, BarCam Esso, or to OfReg, in response to the anonymous complaint, which […]
Angry Beach Bay residents rail against developers
(CNS): Residents in the Beach Bay area expressed their anger and frustration over a proposed major resort development in their quiet residential community when they came face to face with a representative for the overseas developers at a meeting Tuesday evening. The ever-changing hotel project by SJP Development first received planning permission in 2017 but […]
