Archive for August, 2024
Financial sector continues to fill government coffers
(CNS): At the end of June, the Cayman Islands Government, including all its public authorities, was running a massive surplus of over CI$216 million, according to the unaudited accounts at this year’s halfway point. This has been fuelled largely by much higher revenue than forecast from the financial sector. The surplus is expected to decline […]
CIG healthcare bill still soaring with no plan in sight
(CNS): The public purse is still picking up a gigantic tab for soaring healthcare costs, but with only six months left before a general election, the UPM administration will become the latest in a long line of governments that have failed to address the healthcare insurance system that sees the taxpayer pick up the tab […]
Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill still under review by MPs
(CNS): The Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill, which has gone through multiple rounds of public consultation and stakeholder review since Cabinet approved drafting instructions for the legislation in 2022, is still under review. The minister responsible for gender affairs, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, has revealed that the bill was reconsidered by Caucus just a few months ago and members […]
RCIPS warns WhatsApp users of take-over scam
(CNS): The police and the Cayman Islands Government Information Security Office are warning WhatsApp users of a scam that enables the perpetrators to take over the victim’s account. The scammer can then send messages to any of their contacts, purporting to be the victim, until the account can be recovered.
Cabinet approves C$1.2M for cruise referendum
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has approved a CI$1.2 million increase in the budget of the Elections Office to cover the cost of holding a referendum later this year on the question of whether to develop cruise berthing facilities. Cabinet cleared the spending of the additional cash at its regular weekly meeting on 30 July.
CINICO moves into property insurance
(CNS): The government-owned Cayman Islands National Insurance Company, which in March announced that it had extended its offerings to include motor insurance, has now moved into the home insurance business. CINICO is offering parametric insurance to homeowners, either as part of its basic package or as a separate policy.
Two boys arrested in relation to minister’s crash
(CNS): Two boys have been arrested on suspicion of moving an excavator and placing the arm into the roadway at Anton Bodden Drive, Bodden Town, sometime before Labour Minister Dwayne Seymour collided with the arm 30 minutes past midnight on Thursday, 8 August, while he was driving a government-owned black Chevy Tahoe. The police did […]
NAU tackling 350 calls per week but hitting targets
(CNS): Social Development Minister André Ebanks has told parliament that the rollout of new technology and the collection of data are beginning to improve the service the Needs Assessment Unit can offer. He told his fellow MPs that a team of just four people is handling an average of some 350 calls per week. But […]
Man jailed for 18 months over impulsive robbery
(CNS): Okia Rainel Porter (23) has been sentenced to just 18 months in jail, having pleaded guilty in February to a robbery at a grocery store in West Bay late last year. The Jamaican national, who was unarmed, entered the 4-Way 24-hour convenience store on the evening of 19 November with the assistance of friends, […]
CAL plane makes second emergency landing
(CNS): Officials from Cayman Airways Ltd have said that one of its Max 737 aircraft has been taken out of service, and the airline is working with Boeing to resolve the issue after it was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday night, the second within the space of two days. Flight KX792 from […]
Hew eyes premier’s job as he takes on PPM leadership
(CNS): Joey Hew told a crowd of the party faithful at the Progressive National Council Meeting at the weekend that he didn’t plan to “get too attached” to the job of opposition leader as he believes his party will be returned to government after next year’s election. Although Hew, who represents George Town North, was […]
