Archive for November 3rd, 2022
Five Cayman cops attain superintendent rank
(CNS): Brad Ebanks, who has been acting RCIPS superintendent for well over two years, has finally been confirmed in the senior rank along with four of his colleagues, who all received a promotion after the new Police Service Commission held its first recruitment process. The PSC, which was established in 2021, has responsibility for senior […]
Cuban migrants rescued in joint local operation
(CNS): Fourteen Cuban migrants who had been adrift at sea for seven days after their engine failed and who had run out of drinking water were rescued this morning in a joint operation by local agencies. Three of them were admitted to hospital. The rescue began after another migrant group that made it to Cayman […]
Young activists repeat call for plastic ban
(CNS): As teenagers across the Cayman Islands continue leading the charge on highlighting environmental issues, Protect Our Future (POF) is holding a Youth Climate March for a Plastic Free Cayman on Friday in George Town. Concerned over the delay in the long-promised ban on certain single-use plastics, the young campaigners want to keep the issue in […]
Mental health legislation
Sherene López Monzon writes: Firstly, thank you to Health Minister Sabrina Turner and her ministry for seeking to ensure that our legislation actively supports best practices for mental health patients. Secondly, may I suggest proactive legislation be put in place when dealing with and collecting mental health patients? I read with much interest and heartfelt […]
$2M EIA contract awarded to US engineers
(CNS): A US engineering company, Whitman, Requardt & Associates LLP based in Maryland, has won the contract to conduct the environmental impact assessment for the controversial part of the East-West Arterial Extension from Woodland Drive in Bodden Town, through the critical Central Mangrove Wetlands, to Frank Sound in North Side.
US Fed hikes interest rates by another 0.75%
(CNS): The US Federal Reserve has again raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point as it battles the worst inflation in 40 years. Cayman banks are expected to follow suit, pushing up local lending base rates to 7%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the pace of hikes could soon slow down but he […]
