Archive for December 28th, 2023
MPs use fund to pay for DoE’s general budget
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is disputing allegations it raided the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), which is paid for by fees collected from tourists and ringfenced for conservation, to fund part of the Department of Environment’s general operating budget over the next two years. Despite the denial, MPs did vote to use the fund in […]
CCMI reveals biodiversity of 12-Mile Bank reefs
(CNS): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) Expedition Hope has collected a wide range of data to describe the benthos and biodiversity of the previously unexplored seamount, 12-Mile Bank. CCMI secured a grant from the UK Government’s Darwin Plus Programme and is working with project partners the Department of Environment, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, […]
Suspect arrested after Christmas carjacking
(CNS): A 34-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a carjacking in the capital just before midnight on Christmas Day. Police received a report shortly after midnight on Tuesday, 26 December, that there had been a robbery in the parking lot of commercial premises on Eastern Avenue. The police […]
HSA appoints DCEO in the face of staff shortages
(CNS): The Health Services Authority has announced the appointment of Dr Vinton Douglas as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO), effective 1 January. The senior doctor will have responsibility for Primary Healthcare, Corporate Services, Infection Control, Quality and Risk, Patient Services, Medical Records, Information Technology, Infrastructure and Support Services within the HSA.
