Archive for January, 2024
DEH boss says dump should last until WTE finished
(CNS): Based on the current rate of garbage being added to the George Town dump, the Department of Environmental Health is estimating that there should be another four to five years of landfilling space left, hopefully enough time for the completion of the planned, but not yet started, waste-to-energy facility. DEH Director Richard Simms told […]
A third of local 2022 deaths from preventable diseases
(CNS): As many as 35% of deaths in the Cayman Islands, as recorded in the Compendium of Statistics 2022, might have been prevented with better management of people’s health, from early screening to altered lifestyles, according to Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, the director of Primary Healthcare at the Health Services Authority (HSA).
Delays on EIA for Port Zeus due to developers
(CNS): Frank Schilling, the developer behind the proposed Port Zeus (Brac Marina Village), has incorrectly claimed that the Department of Environment was responsible for delays in producing an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the project. However, the DoE explained Wednesday that the nine-month delay to the establishment of the project’s Environmental Assessment Board was due […]
Woman accused of scamming property renter arrested
(CNS): A 42-year-old woman from West Bay was arrested at the weekend on suspicion of obtaining property by deception in connection with an alleged rental scam. The police said they had received a report about an ad placed on a local website about a residential property for rent in the Prospect area of George Town. […]
Year opens with a drop of over 1,000 permit holders
(CNS): According to the latest statistics released by WORC, there was a significant drop in the number of work permit holders over the final quarter of last year. Since September, when there were a record-breaking 36,501 individual permit holders in the Cayman Islands, the number has fallen, for the first time since the pandemic, by […]
IAT chair will recuse from PR and status appeals
(CNS): The chairperson of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal, Steve McField, will be expected to recuse himself from any appeals that relate to decisions made by the Permanent Residency and Caymanian Status Board between October 2021 and September 2023 while he chaired that board. It remains unclear how many PR applications were decided under the points […]
Man wanted for burglary and robbery jumps bail
(CNS): Police are seeking help from the public to track down Gerado Connolly (32) from Bodden Town after he jumped bail. Also known as “George” or “Peppa”, Connolly is wanted for burglary and robbery offences and is known to be violent. The RCIPS said he should not be approached by members of the public, and […]
Both cranes break as port battles with aging equipment
(CNS): Both cranes at the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands on Grand Cayman failed last week, but one has now been repaired, allowing cargo operations to resume, PACI said in a release. The authority apologised to customers who experienced delays over the weekend but said that one crane was back in working order by […]
34 vendors from 120 applicants secure spots at 7MB
(CNS): The ministry responsible for lands, along with the Public Lands Commission (PLC) and Public Lands Inspectorate (PLI), has begun implementing the formal commercialisation of the Seven Mile Public Beach Park, granting just 34 licences to do business on Grand Cayman’s famous beach. Following Cabinet’s approval of the vendor policy last year, traders were invited […]
Driver flees the scene of three-car smash in GT
(CNS): The driver of a silver SUV who ran from the scene of a three-car collision in the centre of George Town on Monday afternoon is believed to have been injured during the crash, police have said. The RCIPS said the SUV was travelling westbound on Shedden Road when it collided with another vehicle near […]
Cuban migrants land on the Brac in small wooden boat
(CNS): Six Cuban migrants entered Cayman waters in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control said in a release. At about 12:30am on 14 January, one woman and five men arrived in a small, rickety wooden boat, landing in the Spot Bay area of Cayman Brac, where they ended […]
