Archive for November 21st, 2023
JOCC: Parliament was under external ‘remote control’
(CNS): The new premier, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, has said that parliament has been under external “remote control” from those with economic and financial influence and that it was “time for change” under the newly formed United People’s Movement. Implying that previous leaders were being controlled by external forces, the premier said she expected to be bullied […]
Ballistic hub helps track rent-a-gun crime
(CNS): There are currently 19 guns on the streets of Cayman that have been used in multiple crimes, the police commissioner has revealed, and another 66 used in at least one that haven’t been recovered. Police have a much better understanding of the illegal firearms currently on the road that are being reused in different […]
Panton declines speaker’s job to speak
(CNS): Wayne Panton MP will not take up the position of the speaker of parliament but will instead take a seat on the back-bench, where he will better serve his constituents of Newlands, he has said. Panton resigned from the role of premier last week but had been offered the job of speaker by the […]