Archive for August 19th, 2024
Ministry issues advisories on Mpox and Oropouche
(CNS): The Ministry of Health and Wellness has issued advisories on both Monkeypox, now referred to as Mpox, and the Oropouche virus, though there have been no confirmed cases of either disease in the Cayman Islands. On 14 August, in response to a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and onward […]
CIG wasting public cash in battle with Doctors Express
(CNS): The recent ruling by the Grand Court forcing government lawyers to hand documents over to Doctors Express is part of a long legal battle that has seen the government waste hundreds of thousands of public dollars. The documents might reveal the reasons why no public official has ever been prosecuted for the unlawful raid […]
Cabinet approves damaging marine park dredging
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has given the green light for a private developer of a subdivision to dredge a canal in a marine protected area and mangrove buffer that the Department of Environment warned will cause serious and significant damage to a wide swathe of important and unique marine habitat. Against the clear advice […]
Man claims he was press-ganged into holding gun
(CNS): Mikael Antonio Williams (29) was jailed for seven and a half years in December 2022 after a loaded 9mm pistol and extra ammunition were found at the George Town home he shared with his partner and her adult daughter. Williams admitted having the weapon and where it was when police arrived with a search […]
