Archive for February 20th, 2023
Minister confirms EWA will pave way for development
(CNS): Planning Minister Jay Ebanks, who is responsible for roads, has said that new development along the controversial East-West Arterial Road expansion is inevitable and the government will need to rezone the adjacent parcels so it can control the type of development that happens there. While claiming that the road project will only impact 1% […]
Teenager denies robbery and trying to use stolen cards
(CNS): A teenager from George Town has pleaded not guilty to robbery, possession of an imitation gun and two charges of attempted theft, denying that he had tried to use stolen bank cards at an ATM in the Countryside Shopping Village in Savannah last December. The 17-year-old boy appeared in court via Zoom from HMP […]
Report warns world is trapped in climate ‘doom loop’
(CNS): Governments all over the world are facing what experts are calling a “doom loop” as they spend evermore money tackling the consequences of climate change but spend very little on reducing the causes or increasing bio-diversity, a new report has found. As governments put more resources into coping with the increasingly destructive impacts of […]
CIMA reaches out for design ideas for new cash
(CNS): With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the currency currently in circulation in the Cayman Islands will be phased out and replaced with a new design featuring King Charles III. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, which is responsible for issuing the country’s money, is working on a redesign of the local banknotes in partnership […]
Officials switch to monthly reports for COVID-19 deaths
(CNS): Officials will no longer be reporting deaths in the Cayman Islands connected to COVID-19 in real time but on a monthly basis in the Public Health Spotlight. According to this month’s edition, released on Friday, there were no deaths related to the virus in January after two in December. Seventeen people admitted to the […]
