Archive for August, 2023
Consultation extended on Sexual Harassment Bill
(CNS): More than fifteen years after local activists began the campaign for bespoke legislation to tackle the issue of sexual harassment, a stand-alone piece of legislation has been drafted to prevent this from happening. However, due to the level of response to a white paper that was published in March, this has been redrafted and […]
PR refusals unlikely to stick, say lawyers
(CNS): Many of the points-based applications for permanent residency that have been refused over the last year are likely to be overturned on appeal because the process leading to those decisions remains flawed, according to Nick Joseph of HSM, which specialises in immigration work. As WORC tackles the application backlog administratively, Joseph says that those […]
Cubans press on after passing Cayman Brac
(CNS): A boat carrying ten male Cuban migrants continued on its journey in the early hours of Wednesday morning after passing through waters around Cayman Brac. The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service said the migrants chose not to disembark and made the decision to press on with their journey.
Opposition blames premier for dump deal delays
(CNS): The PPM is blaming the government for the continued delays and increasing costs associated with the long-awaited and troubled deal with Dart for the proposed waste-management project, ReGen. Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has criticised Premier Wayne Panton’s handling of the situation left by the Progressive administration, in which McTaggart served as finance minister.
People invited to energy policy online town hall
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency and the Energy Policy Council are hosting a digital town hall meeting on Wednesday as part of the public consultation for the draft updated National Energy Policy 2023-2050. People with questions on the new policy will be able to submit them in advance or during the forum […]
Seniors and disabled get $300 benefit rise
(CNS): Adults living with permanent disabilities and seniors who receive financial support from the government are getting an early increase in those benefits this year, officials have announced. The monthly stipend administered by the Needs Assessment Unit (NAU) will increase by more than 30% to $1,250 per month from the current payments of $950, with […]
Cayman victims conned in shāzhūpán scam
(CNS): The RCIPS has said that the Cayman Islands Bureau of Financial Investigation has received dozens of reports from Cayman residents as well as from people overseas involved in crypto-companies registered here that they had been conned out of millions of dollars through what is commonly known as “pig butchering” or a shāzhūpán scam.
Revised constituencies stick to historic boundaries
(CNS): A draft report from the 2023 Electoral Boundary Commission sticks to the Cayman Islands’ six traditional districts but redraws constituency lines within those districts. The new proposed election landscape has created constituencies that differ significantly in population size countrywide but are more evenly balanced within the districts of West Bay, George Town, Bodden Town, […]
Ten housing trust homes to get solar refit
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency has started working with a socio-economic consultant to help select ten National Housing Development Trust homes for an energy efficiency retrofit and rooftop solar. This project and another to retrofit public buildings, which are both being funded by a European Union grant of more than €1.2 million […]
Man arrested in unsolved 2016 murder case
(CNS): A 28-year-old man from West Bay was arrested last week in relation to the murder of Justin Manderson (24), who was gunned down in October 2016 at the Seven Mile Shops plaza off the West Bay Road. He was arrested on suspicion of accessory after the fact of murder and has since been released […]
Man due in court charged with police station fire
(CNS): A 55-year-old man from North Side who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the fire at the district police station last Monday, 31 July, has been charged with arson and is due in court today (Monday). Police said the fire, which badly damaged the building, was deliberately set. Since the blaze, officers working […]
