Archive for May 29th, 2023
Minister appeals to community to help protect kids
(CNS): Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has issued an appeal to parents, teachers and the community as a whole to commit to protecting, as well as educating, the children of the Cayman Islands. In a message marking Child Month, she said that despite the work being done, “child abuse… is still far too prevalent, which suggests […]
Counsellors see increase in traumatised patients
(CNS): More and more clients are now presenting to the Department of Counselling Services (DCS) with complex and varied problems that they have endured over a long period of time as a result of multiple traumatic events in their lives. This week’s edition of the health ministry’s Spotlight looks closely at mental health, and Jason Dunkley, […]
Woman denies unlawful possession of pistol
(CNS): A George Town woman denied the unlawful possession of a handgun when she appeared in Grand Court Friday. Ava Natena Daniels (47) was arrested last summer following a raid at a house in Tropical Gardens. Daniels pleaded not guilty to having a 9mm Girsan pistol and is expected to face trial later this year. […]
Case against trio accused of GT murder stalled
(CNS): The three men accused of the murder of Randy Kelsey Robinson (37) on Shedden Road in George Town earlier this month did not answer the charges against them on Friday when they appeared in Grand Court for the first time. One of the lawyers in the case asked for and secured a month-long adjournment […]
NOAA confirms uncertainty of 2023 storm season
(CNS): Last week, forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center called for a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, though their forecast is as uncertain as other long-range reviews for the forthcoming season, which starts this week. Predicting a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a […]
Ministers want to lock gate on Cabinet status grants
(CNS): Ministers Kenneth Bryan and Dwayne Seymour have called for a freeze on granting Caymanian status to residents who have been here for at least 15 years or who apply through Cabinet. The government frontbenchers said this was their own view and not yet a PACT policy, as it hadn’t been discussed. But they said […]
Some Caymanians could get free access to NHS in UK
(CNS): A very limited number of Caymanian patients could soon have free access to National Health Service hospitals and other health services in the UK after Britain and its territories reached a new deal at the recent Joint Ministerial Council in London. Currently, only the people of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar have unlimited access […]
