Archive for December 14th, 2022
Scarce primary habitat to be cleared for EE subdivision
(CNS): More than six acres of primary habitat in East End is now set to be bulldozed as the Central Planning Authority granted planning permission last month for a 22-lot subdivision for homes and apartments west of John McLean Drive. The Department of Environment has questioned the need for the residential subdivision in the absence […]
Suspect smugglers deny importing 5Ks of cocaine
(CNS): When they appeared in court on Friday, Elroy James, David Webster and Fitzgerald Santini all denied being concerned with importing five kilos of cocaine into the Cayman Islands. The group of accused smugglers will remain in custody until they stand trial in February. The three men, all from Honduras, were arrested on Friday, 11 November, after […]
Outgoing ombudsman said offices should be separate
(CNS): Sandy Hermiston’s parting recommendation for the government is that the areas within the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) should be separated. The outgoing ombudsman, who left the Cayman Islands in February this year, said in the 2021 Ombudsman Annual Report that the merger of the complaints and freedom of information commissioners […]
Changes coming to make asylum claims more difficult
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has steered legislation through parliament, without opposition, to make asylum claims more difficult for irregular migrants and speed up the process. As Border Control Minister Chris Saunders brought an amendment bill to parliament Monday, he said the number of Cubans now arriving was creating a crisis, and changes to the […]
Turtle nests in Cayman reach decade high
(CNS): The Department of Environment recorded more turtle nests in 2022 than any single year over the last decade. A total of 858 nest were counted, 169 more than the previous high in 2017, when there were 689 nests. The increase resulted from a steep rise in the number of green turtle nests, which topped […]
