Archive for August, 2022
Confirmed COVID cases fall by another 44%
(CNS): The Public Health Department has reported that the number of newly detected cases of COVID-19 in Cayman decreased by 44% last week to 148 compared to 265 in the previous seven days. Between 14 and 20 August testing also fell by 13%. However, patients being treated for COVID-19 in hospital last week remained at […]
Cops worry paydays fuel boozed-up crashes
(CNS): The RCIPS pressed home the message not to drink and drive ahead of the last weekend of the month, which means that Friday is payday for many people. The police are concerned this will fuel more road crashes and are warning people not to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. They also reminded […]
Destruction of slave wall a crime, say witnesses
(CNS): The destruction of a stone wall believed to have been built by slaves more than 200 years ago has further highlighted the inadequacy of heritage protection in Cayman. The historic wall was knocked down to make way for a proposed project just off Walkers Road, but witnesses say the demolition was a crime because […]
Cayman sees first case of dengue in three years
(CNS): The Public Health Department has confirmed a case of dengue fever in the Cayman Islands this week, the first for three years. Officials have not said if the individual suffering from the mosquito-borne viral disease had a travel history to a place where it is prevalent but did confirm there had been no local […]
CPA makes terse response to Boggy Sand ruling
(CNS): Central Planning Authority Chairman Ian Pairaudeau issued a terse statement on Thursday about the Grand Court ruling in the judicial review of the ‘Boggy Sand ‘case indicating that the board’s lawyers are reviewing the judgment but made no comment on the findings. The ruling found that the CPA had acted unlawfully when it ignored […]
Two men arrested by anti-corruption cops
(CNS): Two public officers were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of corruption and criminal offences, according to a release from the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission. Both men are 44 years old; one is from George Town and the other is from Prospect. However, the ACC investigators did not provide any details relating to the allegations or […]
Plans afoot for phased increase to pension contributions
(CNS): Employees in the private sector will need to increase the amount of money they pay into their pension funds because of the inadequacy of the current amounts set out in law, as well as the withdrawals made from the schemes during the COVID-19 lockdown and the freeze on mandatory payments for the last two […]
Scott resigns from CAL amid alleged policy concerns
(CNS): Jude Scott, who was appointed as chairman of the Cayman Airways Board of Directors less than a year ago, has resigned from the job due to a conflict with the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, CNS has been told by sources involved in the matter. The ministry confirmed Scott’s resignation on Wednesday but gave […]
Calls made for gov’t to save threatened skate park
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has added his voice to growing calls in the community for government to step in and do something to save the Black Pearl Skate Park from closure after it emerged that the Grand Harbour Commercial Centre is being sold. While the future of the shopping centre and surrounding land remains […]
Man gets 16 years for part in deadly gunfight
(CNS): Mikkyle Brandon Leslie (36) was handed a 16-year prison term on Wednesday for his part in a gang-related shoot-out at a bar in Central George Town last summer in which two men lost their lives and two others were wounded. When the unknown killer had begun shooting outside the Globe Bar on Martin Drive […]
Court confirms NCC powers in Boggy Sand case
(CNS): The National Conservation Council does have the power to direct government bodies when their actions could have an adverse effect on protected areas or species, the Grand Court found in the long-awaited ruling in the ‘Boggy Sand’ judicial review, which was released Tuesday. The judge also found that the NCC can delegate that power […]
