Archive for August 21st, 2023
EIA implies low environmental impact for ReGen WTE
(CNS): Given the poor conditions and historical problems associated with the George Town dump and the lack of a proper landfill liner, the development of a waste-to-energy facility is likely to benefit rather than harm the natural marine and terrestrial resources in the area, according to the draft environmental impact assessment (EIA). Around 1.7 acres […]
Five storms brewing across the Atlantic
(CNS): After a relatively quiet first half the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, five systems are currently brewing between the Cape Verde Islands and Mexico, none of which appear to threaten the Cayman Islands. By Monday morning Tropical Storm Emily, which formed on Sunday, had already weakened to a depression, while Franklin, which is heading north […]
Telecom provider fined $400k over rate hike
(CNS): Regional telecommunications company Flow has been fined $400,000 by the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) after breaching its licence. Flow increased its business customer rates from $30 to $34.99 from January 2019 to April 2022 without approval. OfReg also said the firm failed to comply with its obligation to provide the regulator with […]
Minister wants more pay hikes for educators
(CNS): Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly wants to give another pay raise to all educators, from entry-level staff to school principals, so that no one in education will be making less than $3,500 per month by the start of the 2024 academic year. During her welcome address to education professionals at the start of the new […]
New teacher facing inquiry over abuse allegation
(CNS): A new teacher who was recruited to begin work in government schools this year is under investigation after accusations that he sexually abused a young Jamaican girl in his care this summer. The member of staff has been removed from the school pending the outcome of the investigation. A letter allegedly from a family […]
Gunmen rob victims at Spotts home
(CNS): Two men sitting in the yard of a home on Shamrock Road, east of Spotts Newlands Road, were robbed by two masked armed men on Friday night. Police said the pair were approached by the robbers brandishing handguns at about 10:15pm. One of the victims ran inside the house but the robbers followed and […]
More Cuban migrants come ashore in Brac
(CNS): After a quiet year for Cuban migrant arrivals since the government introduced a speedier asylum application process, a second boat in a week arrived in local waters Friday carrying three Cuban men. The migrants were processed in line with Customs and Border Control Service process, officials said. The boat landed on Long Beach, Spot […]
Ex-cop denies list of fraud charges
(CNS): Andrew Deveroix Benjamin (31), a former police officer who was fired from the RCIPS during his probationary period, denied one charge of theft and five counts of fraud when he appeared in Grand Court on Friday. Benjamin is accused of deception over more than $30,000 that he claimed had been sent via electronic payments […]
