Archive for August, 2023
BO access won’t be public yet under new bill
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has rolled out another piece of legislation to enhance its anti-money laundering regime. However, the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill only improves access for law enforcement and relevant agencies, not the public. While the bill has provisions to allow public access in future, officials said that will not happen before Cayman […]
Jamaica switches to digital travel declaration
(CNS): The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority has switched to an online paperless travel declaration system, and from Friday, it will be mandatory for all passengers travelling to the island, including Jamaican nationals, to use the Online Passenger Declaration Form instead of the paper C5 form. Cayman Airways urged passengers to go online before flying this […]
Enforcement of new basic wage will pose challenge
(CNS): Compliance and enforcement will present a “major, major challenge” for the agency responsible when the new minimum wage is rolled out, the body created to review the existing regime has warned. The chairperson of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee, Lemuel Hurlston, said that he and his members suspect that the labour department is not […]
WTE due to open in 2027 a decade after bid
(CNS): The waste-to-energy facility is due to open in 2027, almost a decade after the Dart-led consortium was selected as the preferred bidder in October 2017. In the face of public frustration about how long the talks between the Cayman Islands Government and Dart have taken over the ReGen project, Deputy Chief Officer (Policy) Troy […]
Bullying has long plagued schools, says minister
(CNS): As students return to school after the summer break, the Education Ministry has launched a National Anti-bullying Campaign to ensure that they learn in a welcoming and safe environment without the fear of being bullied. Officials said the goal is to raise awareness about recent changes to the Education Act, including the introduction of […]
2.7Ks of cocaine seized from fishing boat
(CNS): Customs and Border Control recovered four packages containing 2.7 kilos of cocaine from a commercial fishing vessel on 20 August. The vessel was stopped by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) in local waters and escorted to the George Town Port, where CBC inspected the boat.
CICG rescues vessel stuck in lightning storm
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has posted a video on its social media pages of a rescue in the North Sound at the weekend during a lightning storm. The CICG Operation Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) was notified by 911 on Saturday evening, 26 August, that a 15ft vessel with two people on board was […]
Idalia churns up seas but no threat to Cayman
(CNS): Residents of and visitors to the Cayman Islands can expect to see more rain and rough seas for the next few days as Hurricane Idalia moves northward into the Gulf of Mexico. The US National Hurricane Center is warning of a catastrophic impact for parts of the Florida Gulf Coast as the hurricane heads […]
Jamaican man dies after swim at Spotts Beach
(CNS) UPDATED Wednesday evening: The RCIPS has now named the man who died Monday, 28 August, after swimming in the sea off Spotts Beach in Prospect as Rovyn Jerone Cameron, a 21-year-old Jamaican national who was living in the Cayman Islands after a family member identified him Tuesday.
PPM doubts PACT will achieve budget cut
(CNS): Cutting almost $50 million in spending over the last four months of the year is a huge task, Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has said following news that Premier Wayne Panton is seeking an 8.5% reduction in the budget for the remainder of this year. In his latest video message, McTaggart said the need to […]
US travellers on CAL get access to TSA’s fast lane
(CNS): Cayman Airways has been approved as a TSA PreCheck® participating airline by the United States Government’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This means that eligible international and domestic travellers will get through the security screening much faster at all the American airports where CAL currently flies, including Miami, Tampa, New York, Denver and Los Angeles.
