Archive for April 26th, 2023
Bush says McTaggart is ‘incapable’ PAC chair
(CNS): McKeeva Bush took aim at Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart Wednesday in response to McTaggart’s criticism of his appointment to the Public Accounts Committee. Bush accused McTaggart of being an “incapable chair” and of leaking documents relating to the PAC when he was on an audit team before being elected to parliament.
Public spending expected to reach over $1B by 2026
(CNS): Core government expenditure will exceed CI$1 billion by 2026, Premier Wayne Panton revealed in his Strategic Policy Statement delivered in the House of Parliament Wednesday. According to the document that sets out the government’s proposed spending plans for the rest of this administration and beyond, well over $3 billion in revenue is expected to […]
Opposition looks for answers from PACT
(CNS): The PPM has filed eighteen questions for PACT to answer during the next meeting of parliament on topics ranging from the controversial ReGen project to the Deloitte Transport report. They have also tabled two motions, including one to mandate a private schools bus service. Chris Saunders, who will be taking up his new seat […]
Dredging NS for cheap fill ‘unjustifiable’, says DoE
(CNS): The request by a speculative developer of a potential private retirement home to dredge the North Sound seabed to get cheap fill for the project should be rejected, the Department of Environment has urged in a review of the coastal works application. Technical experts detailed the environmental disaster such dredging would cause and said […]
Cops tackle burglary spike on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Police are currently investigating four burglaries that took place on Cayman Brac over the last four days in which premises were broken into and ransacked, and where cash, goods and a truck were stolen. The first break-in happened sometime before 6:15am Friday at a business on West End Road East. A window was broken […]
Police locate and arrest suspected thief
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now arrested Gail Ross (46) following a public appeal on Tuesday, 25 April, for help tracking her down as she was wanted in connection with theft offences. She was located in the Duxies Lane area of West Bay and arrested for damage to property, resisting arrest, ganja offences and theft. She […]
