Archive for September 21st, 2022
![Ramsay-Hale to take over as chief justice Ramsay-Hale to take over as chief justice](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Justice-M.Ramsay-Hale-150x150.jpg)
Ramsay-Hale to take over as chief justice
(CNS): Governor Martyn Roper has appointed Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale as the chief justice based on the recommendations of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC), who recently undertook the formal recruitment exercise for the job to take over when Chief Justice Sir Anthony Smellie retires next month. As head of the judiciary, the chief justice […]
![Flow facing fine after overcharging local businesses Flow facing fine after overcharging local businesses](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Flow-branch-at-the-Countryside-Shopping-Centre-150x150.jpg)
Flow facing fine after overcharging local businesses
(CNS): Hundreds of local businesses have been overcharged by telecommunications company FLOW, according to OfReg. The utilities regulator is still investigating the pricing practices of the communication service provider owned by Cable & Wireless but said in a release issued Wednesday that it has been able to confirm that Flow overcharged all its fixed-line business […]
![PPM seeks no-confidence vote in PACT PPM seeks no-confidence vote in PACT](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Opposition-Leader-Roy-McTaggart-14-July-2021-150x150.png)
PPM seeks no-confidence vote in PACT
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has filed a no-confidence motion in the government, blaming what he said was Premier Wayne Panton’s lack of effective leadership and the belief that the Cabinet is split, opening up a political opportunity for the PPM to take power.
![PPM works on policies as PACT faces instability PPM works on policies as PACT faces instability](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PPM-Leader-Roy-McTaggart-150x150.png)
PPM works on policies as PACT faces instability
(CNS): The People’s Progressive Movement is in the process of building the policy platform first unveiled in its manifesto during the 2021 General Elections, when the party’s coalition government was ousted from office. The PPM marks its 20th anniversary this month, having formed in 2002 after Kurt Tibbetts was ousted as the leader of government […]
![Young activists to protest missing plastic ban Young activists to protest missing plastic ban](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Volunteers-at-Colliers-Beach-Protect-Our-Future-150x150.jpg)
Young activists to protest missing plastic ban
(CNS): Members of Protect Our Future will be leading other environmental activists in the Youth Global Climate Protest on Friday. In what is now an annual event inspired by Greta Thunberg, Cayman’s local climate activists will be marching to the Government Administration Buildings to ask the government about progress on the proposed plastic ban.
![Blue iguana stows away to George Town Blue iguana stows away to George Town](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Tanja-Laaser-with-recovered-blue-iguana-150x150.jpg)
Blue iguana stows away to George Town
(CNS): Members of the public were quick to spot that an iguana wandering around a parking lot in the industrial area of George Town was not a member of the invasive greens but one of Cayman’s rare and iconic blues. Surprised to see the animal so far from its usual habitat, they called the Department […]