Archive for May 1st, 2023
Activists call on CIG not to stop road EIA
(CNS): A consortium of local environmental activists issued a statement Monday urging the Cayman Islands Government to follow the lawful and scientific process before starting work on the East-West Arterial extension. The six non-profit organisations raised numerous concerns about proposals by PACT to stop the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for part of the road.
East-West Arterial extension straw poll
(CNS): Following the vote in parliament last week calling on the government to consider building the controversial East-West Arterial without an environmental impact assessment for the stretch between Hirst Road and Lookout Gardens, CNS is asking readers if they support that move or not. We’d also like to know if people believe the completion of […]
Traffic police seek witnesses to fatal weekend crash
(CNS): Officers from the RCIPS Traffic and Roads Policing Unit are asking for witnesses to the fatal collision on Shamrock Road during the early hours of Sunday morning. Channah Connor (22), the niece of Deputy Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, was alone in the car when she was killed in the single-vehicle crash. Police believe she lost […]
Fast food restaurant robbed at gunpoint
(CNS): The Burger King on Shamrock Road, just past Grand Harbour, became the latest business to be robbed at gunpoint Saturday night. The robber, who wore a mask and carried a gun, entered the restaurant at about 8:45pm and demanded cash from the register. He fled the location on foot with an undisclosed quantity of […]
Police seize gun and suspected numbers cash
(CNS): Police have seized a loaded handgun, an undisclosed amount of US and Cayman cash, as well as ganja during a warrant search at a house in Bodden Town on Saturday morning. Three occupants of the house, a 44-year-old woman and two men, aged 43 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of possession of an […]
Customs order restricts import of older vehicles
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is now restricting the importation of vehicles more than seven years old. About 24,000 vehicles were imported over the last five years, and there are concerns that older vehicles are harder to maintain, cause more pollution and fall short of safety standards. The aim is to curb the number of […]
The voice of reason
The Green Hornet writes: As I watch the latest shenanigans in the legislature, I am struck by the complete and utter lack of comprehension of the current climate crisis demonstrated by those who purport to represent the people of the Cayman Islands. With their decision to go ahead with the East-West Arterial construction without an […]
Record high tide releases dormant mosquitoes
(CNS): The community has been battling with another surge in mosquitoes this month caused by a record-breaking high tide, the Mosquito Research Control Unit (MRCU) has said. According to NOAA, high tide flooding is increasingly common due to rising sea levels and the loss of natural barriers. Tides in the Cayman Islands rose as high […]
ReGen row rolls on in the absence of a final deal
(CNS): The row between the PACT government and the PPM opposition over the long-delayed waste-management project, ReGen, rolled on in parliament this week. In his Strategic Policy Statement, Premier Wayne Panton said that, given the circumstances created by the previous government, the government had little option but to pursue the negotiations with Dart, while the […]
