Archive for August, 2023
Mailer commits to carry on work of late NCC chairman
(CNS): Ahead of the first meeting of the recently appointed National Conservation Council later this month, the new chairperson, Stuart Mailer, has said he is committed to continuing the stellar work of the late chairman, McFarlane “Mac” Conolly, who died suddenly last month. The appointment term of all members of the previous council, including Conolly, […]
Tip system raises concern for basic wage earners
(CNS): Some of Cayman’s lowest-paid workers have complained that employers using gratuities to top up wages to conform with the national minimum wage of $6 per hour are misusing the system. Hospitality employers, such as hotels and restaurants, are allowed to pay workers $4.50 per hour if they also receive at least $1.50 per hour […]
Men fear false sexual harassment accusations
(CNS): Two in five women in the Cayman Islands have been subjected to unwanted sexual harassment, which is higher than the global statistic of around 25%, according to local officials. And while around 10% of men report being sexually harassed, one in four fear being falsely accused more than becoming victims.
Car break-ins continue around Grand Harbour
(CNS): There were several more car break-ins around the Grand Harbour area over the weekend and on Monday night, CNS has been told by residents. As police continue to tackle this ongoing problem, one man was arrested and charged last week. He has since been bailed but a spokesperson for the RCIPS said there is […]
Children’s homes to stretch CI$100k for upgrades
(CNS): The government has approved an additional CI$100,000 for the CAYS Foundation, a non-profit organisation that runs the Bonaventure Boys’ Home, the Frances Bodden Children’s Home and a secure facility for children on care and protection orders, Phoenix House. The money will be used for much-needed upgrades to the organisation’s IT network, additional housing facilities […]
Grocery store robbed at gunpoint
(CNS): Police are investigating an armed robbery at a grocery store in West Bay Monday night by a man armed with a gun and dressed in a black hoodie and dark jeans. The robber entered the shop on Reverend Blackman Road at around 10:30pm brandishing a firearm and demanding cash from the staff. He then […]
More parking spaces is poor use of GT land
(CNS): A planning application by the developers of Cricket Square to create a new parking lot along Whitman Seymour Road in George Town is a poor use of land and would add to the growing heat problems in the capital, the Department of Environment has advised. Four years ago, planning ministry officials raised concerns about […]
Serial violent offender jailed for five years
(CNS): A West Bay man with a string of over 100 previous convictions who violently assaulted his nephew with a machete in January has been jailed for five years. Eladio Chesley Brown (54) badly wounded his nephew after the younger man came to the house to break up a violent argument between Brown and his […]
Draft EIA for dump project due this week
(CNS): Officials on the ReGen project, the proposed deal between the Cayman Islands Government and Dart to build waste-to-energy and recycling facilities at the George Town dump, have said the draft environmental impact assessment will be available to the public this Friday, 18 August. As a result, public meetings will begin next week.
COVID vaccine becomes a seasonal shot
(CNS): Local cases of COVID-19 are on the decline and the last batch of Moderna vaccines on-island has expired. Therefore, the Public Health Department will no longer offer the shots on a monthly basis but will instead administer them seasonally, as is the case with the flu vaccines. Officials told CNS that since April, when […]
Gun suspect arrested after two months on the run
(CNS): Christopher Perry Bush (32), who has been on the run for two months, was arrested on Sunday and is currently in police custody. The Bodden Town man was on bail in relation to a firearms charge when he broke his electronic tag and breached his bail conditions in June. Police thanked the public for […]
