Archive for June 1st, 2023
Robbers make off with cash in armed stick-up
(CNS): Police are investigating yet another early morning robbery, this one at a restaurant off Laurence Boulevard off Seven Mile Beach at around 1:20 Thursday morning. Two armed men made off with an undisclosed quantity of cash, police said, though they have not said which one of the late-night food huts in the busy tourist […]
‘Future’ guru sets sustainability stage for Cayman
(CNS): As Cayman battles to reflect the PACT Government’s sustainability policy beyond sustaining profit and prosperity, the premier’s ministry invited Wales’ former commissioner for future generations to Cayman this week to share how the small UK country became the first to pass legislation that forces its government to consider the impact of every law and […]
Storm brews in the Gulf as hurricane season opens
(CNS): As the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially started on Thursday, an area of low pressure appeared over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico with a broad but well-defined circulation, and according to the National Hurricane Center, it was showing signs of organisation. Forecasters said environmental conditions remain marginally favourable for development, and a short-lived tropical […]
Over 70 Cubans deported since start of year
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) repatriated another four migrants to the Republic of Cuba on Monday. The men were accompanied by CBC officers and left Grand Cayman on a non-chartered Cayman Airways flight to Havana at around 6:40pm. The Cayman Islands Government has deported over Cuban 70 migrants since the beginning […]
Public works filling gaps in workforce training
(CNS): With a very limited number of local companies offering any kind of apprenticeships for young people to learn vocational skills, the Public Works Department (PWD) is continuing with its own publicly funded programme and has opened an application portal for its popular Construction Trades Apprenticeship Programme.
