Archive for August, 2024
CIFEC students face split learning locations
(CNS): Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) students, who have no campus to attend as the new school year opens, will be attending classes at two different sites, education officials have said. From 16 September, practical classes will be held at the new John Gray High School from 2:00pm to 4:30pm daily, while theory sessions […]
Police issue warnings over latest online scams
(CNS): The RCIPS continues to receive multiple reports of scammers calling local banking customers claiming to be from a variety of organisations, including banks, credit card and money transfer companies, and most recently, the RCIPS. The Financial Crime Unit is seeing an escalation in reports of what appears to be a focused effort from foreign […]
More UPM cracks emerge into full public view
(CNS): The continued disunity and disagreements among the UPM caucus and its inner circle came into public view again this week when MPs and ministers played out their differences on the government-owned radio station. Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly made it clear she didn’t support the fee hike proposed on the Credit Union, and McKeeva Bush called […]
Road rage suspect assaults officers on arrest
(CNS) The man the police were looking for after he fired a flare gun at another driver following a collision between their two vehicles in Savannah yesterday has handed himself in. Just before 5pm Wednesday, the 23-year-old man from Bodden Town attended the Cayman Islands Detention Centre. But when he was arrested on suspicion of […]
Hew: Voters need to know more about politics
(CNS): Joey Hew, the Progressives leader-in-waiting, has said that he and his party will make a concerted effort in the coming weeks to raise voters’ awareness of how government and politics work in the Cayman Islands. Hew said that a poll and round-table discussions commissioned by the party had revealed a lack of knowledge of […]
Local man fined $300 for dumping on private land
(CNS): A local man received a $300 fine last week after he appeared in court facing littering charges. The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) said during the first week of May, the man dumped an undisclosed load of waste at a property on Conch Point Road, West Bay, belonging to Shoreline Development Company without their […]
Credit Union raises alarm over possible $200k fee hike
(CNS): The Credit Union is calling on members to vote against a potential fee hike as part of proposed amendments to the Cooperative Societies Act. The public servants’ bank is speaking out against the amendments, which are aimed at offshore financial entities. If it is caught up in a possible $200,000 operating fee, this could threaten […]
New road opens in congested GT area
(CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) has partially opened a new road connecting Outpost Street to the Bobby Thompson Way Roundabout in one of the capital’s main areas of congestion. The new road is designed to enhance traffic flow and alleviate the jams in the area by providing a more efficient route for drivers, especially […]
Men engage in road rage fight following crash
(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into a fight that occurred between two men in the wake of a crash that happened in the Savannah area of Bodden Town at around 10am on Wednesday. Police said that the collision was between a HiAce utility van and a BMW sedan near Cool Spring Close. Following the […]
Dart plans ‘health hub’ in Camana Bay
(CNS): Dart is seeking planning permission for a new Centre of Health and Wellness on the edge of Camana Bay next door to the new Health City Cayman Islands hospital with the intention of creating a “hub of medical facilities in the community’s south end”, according to a release on the developer’s website. The project, […]
CIFEC students ‘homeless’ as new term opens
(CNS): The Ministry of Education and Department of Education Services (DES) has revealed that students attending the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) this year do not currently have anywhere to go to class “due to unexpected delays in completing the renovations to the former George Hicks site”. Officials have said CIFEC will “temporarily operate […]
