Archive for November, 2023
Customs begins rollout of online payments
(CNS): For the past few years, the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) has been attempting, with the help of technology, to streamline its services to improve the customer experience. This week, the system known as COLS will undergo testing stages and, finally, from today (6 November), the facility should allow importers and traders to […]
When and how are we gonna get out of this mess?
Ezra writes: Doesn’t it make you wonder what goes on in the minds of Cayman Islands members of parliament when they are called upon to discuss spending the people’s money? Is there a clear understanding of the business cases that drive their approvals? And is there any thought on how and whether, apart from value […]
Weekend crime spree peaks with gang shooting
(CNS): A West Bay man is currently in critical care, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds in a gang-related attempt on his life in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police believe the man, who has not yet been identified, was gunned down by gang rivals outside a home on Gorse Lane in Birch Tree Hill, […]
Couple beaten by robbers outside West Bay house
(CNS): A couple were treated in hospital last night for injuries sustained during an assault by two robbers as they left a house on Andresen Road in West Bay at around 11:00pm. The victims reported the incident to officers on patrol in the area, who gave them medical attention before an ambulance arrived and took […]
Armed men attempt two robberies in George Town
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for at least three men who may have been involved in two attempted armed robberies in Central George Town early Friday night. At around 6:40 in the evening, RCIPS officers responded to a report of an attempted stick-up at a restaurant on North Sound Road, just north of Shedden […]
Shop owner runs off armed robber
(CNS): Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store in Bodden Town on Friday night. The masked man, dressed all in black and wearing a hoodie, was carrying a handgun when he entered the store on Bodden Town Road, east of Cumber Avenue, at about 8pm and demanded cash. But the store […]
Public urged not to dump in absence of bulk clean-up
(CNS): Since the Department of Environmental Health moved the usual seasonal bulk-waste collection to May this year, there will be no pre-Christmas clean-up. The DEH is urging people not to illegally dump their big waste items but to make arrangements to take them to the George Town or Sister Islands landfills. The department said it […]
PACI spent CI$56k on 2022 Christmas Party
(CNS): Auditor General Sue Winspear has called out the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) after it spent an “excessive amount” on a Christmas party last year, many times more than other government entities spent celebrating the festivities. The government limit is $40 per head, and with 166 employees at the end of 2022, […]
Heritage Days dropped from Pirates Week
(CNS): The 2023 National Pirates Week Festival kicks off Friday in Little Cayman, but there will be no District Heritage Days this year. According to a press release about the event, the much loved and foundational element of the festival has been dropped “due to time and budget constraints”, which led organisers “to make a […]
Owner of stolen car helps police catch thief
(CNS): A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a car on Cayman Brac after the owner helped find the vehicle and other members of the public helped track the suspected thief down. The owner of the stolen vehicle reported it missing on Monday morning after it was last seen at a garage in […]
CI$8 million spent by CIG outside of rules
(CNS): Although all public bodies must comply with the law when procuring goods and services, Auditor General Sue Winspear revealed in a report made public last week that government departments and public authorities spent more than CI$8 million last year outside of the rules. There were more than fifteen cases where significant amounts of money […]
