Archive for December 16th, 2022
Disability campaign to ‘Save my spot, nah!’
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) have launched a grassroots public education and awareness campaign to promote equal rights and legal protection for those with disabilities, especially accessible parking or ‘blue spots’. The “Save my spot, nah!” campaign has been developed to encourage compassion and advocacy for […]
BT man denies rape and kidnapping charges
(CNS): Delan Campbell (24) from Bodden Town denied a catalogue of serious charges when he appeared in Grand Court Thursday. The charges relate to allegations that he raped and kidnapped a woman he knew during an assault in George Town last month. Campbell is accused of breaking into the woman’s home late at night armed with […]
Consultation shows surge in public support for conservation
(CNS): The recent nomination process for protected areas represented “a whole new level of public interest” in the conservation of Cayman’s natural habitat, according to Fred Burton, manager of the Department of Environment (DoE) Terrestrial Resources Unit. He said that there were 89 nominations to protect dozens of locations on all three islands, which is […]
Panton agrees to public discussion on building heights
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has accepted an amended private member’s motion brought by McKeeva Bush (WBW) asking the government to consider lifting height restrictions in some areas to allow buildings of 15-20 storeys, catering to the demands of wealthy developers. But Panton said the discussion couldn’t be confined to parliament but would be opened up […]
CIG collects full year’s revenue in 11 months
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government had already collected all of the revenue it had budgeted for this year by the end of November, Finance Minister Chris Saunders revealed during a brief meeting of Finance Committee, held to tidy up and settle movements of money for the current budget cycle. He told MPs that, according to […]
