Archive for August 6th, 2024
Ministers in Jamaica for Ag Show deliver relief supplies
(CNS): The premier, two Cabinet ministers and a parliamentary secretary are currently in Jamaica to attend the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which takes place today, Tuesday. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, who will speak at the event, is accompanied by Agriculture Minister Jay Ebanks, Culture Minister Dwayne Seymour, McKeeva Bush, who is PS to Minister Ebanks, […]
Sailing event wraps up Olympics for Cayman team
(CNS): Cayman Islands sailor Charlotte Webster, competing in the Women’s Dinghy event at the Paris Olympics, finished in 41st place overall out of 43 competitors after Race 10 in the Opening Series was cancelled due to bad weather. The top-10 ranked boats now move on to the Medal Race, which means that Webster will not […]
PPM dismisses responsibility for ReGen disaster
(CNS): The agreement the PPM signed in 2021 with a Dart-led consortium to develop a waste-to-energy facility and a waste-management system was a terrible deal, according to a recent report by the Office of the Auditor General, but the party, now in opposition, still seems unable to accept responsibility for its failings. Instead, Deputy PPM […]
Parliament votes to take on banks over fees and fairness
(CNS): Financial Services Minister André Ebanks has said the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority will be reviewing the fees retail banks are charging local customers and already has plans to amend the Registered Land Act to make it harder for them to foreclose on homeowners. Accepting a private member’s motion brought by the opposition leader last […]
