Archive for November 30th, 2022

Insurance sector warns of massive 2023 rate hike

Insurance sector warns of massive 2023 rate hike

| 30/11/2022 | 88 Comments

(CNS): Homeowners can expect another significant hike in their bills next year as the local insurance industry is warning that property insurance premiums will increase significantly, with some people seeing hikes of as much as 30%. As inflation bites on grocery and utility bills and interest rates push mortgages to their highest for decades, this […]

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18 more Cuban migrants arrive over two days

18 more Cuban migrants arrive over two days

| 30/11/2022 | 15 Comments

(CNS): On Monday and Tuesday an additional 18 migrants arrived in local waters in two separate vessels. All of the men and women are now in the custody of Customs and Border Control as they begin the immigration process. In what is turning out to be one of the busiest years here for Cuban migrants […]

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Beauty shop brawl lands mother in jail

Beauty shop brawl lands mother in jail

| 30/11/2022 | 19 Comments

(CNS): Aisha Jamilah English (32), who stabbed her co-worker during a fight at a George Town beauty salon, was sent to prison on Friday for 21 months, having been found guilty on 1 September of unlawful wounding. According to the victim, the two women had argued over a small amount of money, but as she […]

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Unused 7MB vendor huts may solve trader troubles

Unused 7MB vendor huts may solve trader troubles

| 30/11/2022 | 77 Comments

(CNS): A collection of colourful, but woefully small, vendor huts on Seven Mile Public Beach could help resolve the problem of irregular trading at the location, according to the Public Lands Commission board chairman. The huts were part of the infamous NRA deal with Dart that led to the closure of the West Bay Road […]

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Digital reporting opens for COVID booster side effects

Digital reporting opens for COVID booster side effects

| 30/11/2022 | 44 Comments

(CNS): The Public Health Department has introduced an online reporting mechanism for the surveillance of COVID-19 vaccination side effects for the Autumn booster. Although take-up of the boosters has been much lower than the original vaccination course, officials are keen to begin tracking any side-effects in real time, as they encourage people to take the […]

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