Archive for April, 2023
Rileys weren’t ‘cleared’ to coach, says NACAC
(CNS): The row over how Lacee Barnes-Riley, a gold medal-winning former national athlete turned coach, and her husband, Adrian Riley, were accredited for the recent CARIFTA Games escalated Monday after Cayman Islands Athletic Association (CIAA) President Delroy Murray circulated a letter from North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) implying that Bahamian track […]
PPM accuses Panton of desperate cling to power
(CNS): The opposition has asked why Premier Wayne Panton continues to enable and protect McKeeva Bush. Following Panton’s decision to facilitate the election of the beleaguered MP to the Public Accounts Committee, which is chaired by Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart, the Progressives have questioned the premier’s commitment to women’s rights after appeasing members of his […]
Another Earth Day passes with no climate policy
(CNS): With global carbon emissions still climbing on Earth Day 2023, few governments around the world are taking the climate crisis as seriously as they need to, while here in the Cayman Islands, another Earth Day passed with no climate change policy in place. The PACT Government has still failed to make any changes to […]
Public health conducts major vaccine drive
(CNS): The Public Health Department is marking the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) 21st annual Vaccination Week with a national vaccination drive. This year’s theme is “Get up-to-date #EachVaccineCounts”. Parents with children who need vaccinations, including missed or outstanding doses, are urged to attend the events over the next two weekends or make an appointment with their […]
Isaac voted deputy speaker, Mac returns to PAC
(CNS): The PACT Government has again appointed one of its own backbench MPs as deputy speaker of the House of Parliament after Premier Wayne Panton nominated Isaac Rankine (EE). And although Chris Saunders is available to serve on the critical Public Accounts Committee, having been fired from Cabinet, Panton opted to give the vacant seat […]
Governor commits to serve Cayman as well as UK
(CNS): Governor Jane Owen was sworn in at the House of Parliament on Friday, just a few hours after she flew in on a Cayman Airways flight from Miami. The new UK representative made a commitment to support the Cayman Islands as well as represent Britain’s interests during her time here. Owen delivered a short […]
Hospital reports patient’s gunshot wound to police
(CNS): Police were called to the Cayman Islands Hospital on Thursday evening because the staff were dealing with an aggressive and disruptive patient. By the time the officers arrived, the medical staff had determined that the man had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his foot. Police believe he was in the […]
Man badly wounded after stabbing on 7MB
(CNS): Tourists were, once again, witnesses to violence at Seven Mile Public Beach this week after a man was stabbed multiple times during an altercation among vendors, CNS has learned. The violent assault took place before noon on Wednesday, 19 April. Afterwards, the injured man was taken to hospital with serious stab wounds to his […]
Bryan shows support for fired Cabinet colleague
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan MP (GTC) was introduced by his former Cabinet colleague, Chris Saunders MP (BTW), on Thursday evening at what turned out to be a self-congratulatory mid-term political rally that was very short on policy announcements. Bryan spoke for over an hour, recapping what he said were his achievements over the last […]
Cayman Islands to get storm surge map
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has been given priority consideration for storm surge modelling under a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme to advance early warnings of storm surges and strengthen preparedness across the Caribbean. The programme will develop maps to assess and visualise storm surge risk, as well as strengthen capacity for early […]
Man charged over shot fired in George Town
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from George Town has been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress. He is accused of pulling a handgun and firing a single shot at another man, whom he knew, on the night of 9 March at the junction of Eastern Avenue and […]
