Archive for June, 2023
First storm of the season heading south to Cuba
(CNS): The first storm of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is already setting the stage for what is expected to be a very uncertain year. Tropical Storm Arlene emerged around lunchtime Friday, some 265 miles west of Fort Myers, Florida. With sustained winds of 40mph, the National Hurricane Center said Arlene was moving south towards […]
600+tons of garbage cleared in bulk clean-up
(CNS): In less than one month and just six months after the last bulk-waste clean-up, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) collected over 600 tons of garbage in the re-scheduled annual clean-up. That’s almost double the 330 tonnes collected during the Christmas season operation and another illustration of Cayman’s excessive garbage generation.
NRA makes U-turn on roundabout restriction
(CNS): The National Roads Authority has made a U-turn on the decision to impose a left-turn-only restriction on drivers leaving Grand Harbour at the northern exit of the Hurley’s roundabout. In a press release Friday, the authority’s board announced that, in agreement with the minister responsible for roads, a re-assessment of all available options would […]
Premier warns of bigger storms due to climate change
(CNS): Climate change is not a distant projection but an ongoing reality that is affecting many aspects of our lives, and as hurricane season opened on Thursday, Premier Wayne Panton urged people to be vigilant and prepared, given the potential for much more intense storms. Scientific projections suggest that strong hurricanes will become more commonplace […]
Cabinet approves rollout of National ID Act
(CNS): Following the passage of the Identification Register Bill, 2022 in parliament in December, Cabinet has now approved the commencement order for the law and paved the way for the drafting instructions for the development of regulations for both it and the co-legislation, the Cayman Islands Identification Card Act, 2022. The National ID is still […]
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.
