Archive for June 13th, 2022
New minister offers support to fire chief designate
(CNS): Home Affairs Minister Sabrina Turner, who was given the portfolio in April, has offered her support to Chief Fire Officer Designate Randy Rankin, who will take over from CFO Paul Walker when he leaves the Cayman Islands in September. Turner took over responsibility for the Ministry of Home Affairs from Bernie Bush in the […]
Opposition questions choice of tourism promos
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart (GTE) questioned government last week about two odd choices the Department of Tourism had made to promote the Cayman Islands: a deal with Portsmouth Football Club in the UK and another deal with a designer handbag company in the US. Since Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan was away at an overseas […]
Two drivers critical after serious weekend smashes
(CNS): Police are appealing for witnesses to two separate serious collisions on Saturday, one involving three vehicles at the Butterfield Roundabout in George Town and the other in North Side with just one car. As a result of the crashes, two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries. One other person also received medical […]
Second man charged over violent assault
(CNS): A 32-year-old man from George Town was expected to appear in court Monday, having been charged with assault ABH in relation to a violent attack on another man on Sunday, 20 February, outside the Power Supply Bar on Lawrence Boulevard. A 21-year-old man has already been charged with ABH and robbery over the same […]
Health insurance help ends as costs rise
(CNS): The Health Insurance Premium Payment Assistance Programme, the freeze on private pension payments and the tourism stipend programme are all due to come to an end this month. Government has not yet confirmed that employees and workers must start paying into pension funds again next month or what will happen to tourism stipend recipients […]
Tourism lobby urges gov’t to drop COVID-restrictions
(CNS): Now that the United States has lifted its COVID-19 test requirement for air passengers, the local tourism lobby is urging the Cayman Islands Government to ease all of the restrictions on visitors here as well. The Cayman Islands Tourism Association said that if things like mandatory masks and testing are dropped, the sector will […]
Non-exec civil servants to get 4.5% COLA by year-end
(CNS): Civil servants on Grade E and below on the salary scale can look forward to three special payments of $150, which they will receive this month and in July and August, to help them navigate the increasing cost of living. This precedes a 2% increase in pay that will be rolled out across the […]
