Archive for October 13th, 2023
Clifford prepares to hand CBC reins to deputy
(CNS): The director of Customs and Border Control, Charles Clifford, is preparing for a long but what it appears will be a smooth transition to the next head of the critical agency. More than eight months before Clifford retires, his deputy and veteran official Bruce Smith has been confirmed as director-designate.
Man denies trying to use forged cash at Brac shops
(CNS): Tyler Foster Scott from Cayman Brac denied two charges of knowingly trying to use forged CI$100 bills at two shops on the Brac last year. Scott was arrested in September 2022 after he had presented the forged cash at Blackbeard’s liquor store and then at the Market Place grocery store. Scott pleaded not guilty […]
Seymour paints dim picture of PACT
(CNS): Dwayne Seymour MP (BTE) said the PACT coalition was going down the wrong road and that he was concerned about the future of the Cayman Islands when he resigned from Cabinet last month. He described the atmosphere in the current caucus as “cantankerous”, even suggesting that he had “parted fights” and that he wasn’t […]
145k tons of rubbish reflects problems of growth
(CNS): Last year, the Department of Environmental Health managed 145,590 tonnes of garbage compared to less than 39,000 a decade ago. This is just one of many figures revealed in the Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics that reflect how the surge in population has had a major knock-on effect on numerous infrastructure and community issues […]
