Archive for December 13th, 2023
Minister warns minimum wage increase at risk
(CNS): Increasing the minimum wage will not help many Caymanians, and so the long-awaited uplift from the current inadequate rate has been delayed and may not happen at all across some sectors, Labour Minister Dwayne Seymour has implied. Given that 77% of workers on the basic rate of just $6 per hour are permit holders […]
Conservation law marks 10yrs as MPs attack environmentalists
(CNS): Wednesday was the tenth anniversary of the National Conservation Act passing into law, despite the continuing opposition to the legislation and the misrepresentation of how it has impacted development. With former premier Wayne Panton, the architect of the law, laid up after breaking his ribs, there has been no one in parliament this week […]
Bush’s sexual assault trial dates reset by the court
(CNS): McKeeva Bush (68), who was scheduled to face a jury this month on charges of indecent assault, will now stand trial in February, as on Monday the court rescheduled the first of two cases where the veteran politician is facing allegations of sexual assault. A trial in relation to an accusation of rape dating […]
Police urge the public to remain vigilant over holidays
(CNS): As the RCIPS increases the number of beat officers on the streets and the visibility of other units, including the firearms response team and the traffic cops, senior police management is urging the public to increase their own vigilance over Christmas and New Year. The goal of Winter Guardian, the annual crime and road […]