Archive for February 13th, 2023
Not so fast, Cupid!
Bob Nickoles writes: Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and I couldn’t help but wonder if Cupid needs a little help. Help in the form of asking the diaper-wearing cherub to hold off on the arrows until we find love in ourselves first. How can anyone expect to find love and happiness in a relationship when […]
Plans for bigger cargo port call for dredging or relocation
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has taken the first step in the process to either expand the existing cargo port, which would involve dredging George Town Harbour, or create a new facility elsewhere. Minister Kenneth Bryan revealed Monday that a strategic outline case on the issue had been accepted by Cabinet. He said the current […]
CAL hopes to make return to Panama profitable
(CNS): Cayman Airways will be relaunching a twice weekly year-round service from Grand Cayman to Panama City in June, the airline has announced. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said the resumption of service is aimed at attracting new tourists to Cayman and transiting passengers and cargo. He said there was significant justification for relaunching the service […]
Official gazette doesn’t set EWA plans in stone
(CNS): Comments by former East End MP Arden McLean at a public meeting in Savannah Thursday evening, which stirred up social media, were misleading, according to local attorney Steve McField. McLean claimed that because the East-West Arterial Road extension was gazetted in 2005, the decision had been made.
CUC profits rack up as usage and customers grow
(CNS): More people burned more power in more places last year, especially during the summer, which turned into a growth in earnings for the Caribbean Utilities Company in 2022. As a growing number of households struggle to find the money to keep their air-conditioners on, Grand Cayman’s power provider made almost $3 million more last […]
Prison offers vaccine after chickenpox outbreak
(CNS): Two prisoners at HMP Northward have tested positive for chickenpox (the varicella-zoster virus). As a result, the Ministry of Home Affairs has implemented a programme to curb the spread and offer both prisoners and officers the chickenpox vaccine. Acting Chief Officer Julian Lewis said the Public Health Department was helping the ministry to manage […]
