Archive for September, 2024
Senior HSA pharmacist suspended, under investigation
(CNS): Officials from the Health Services Authority have confirmed that a senior member of its pharmacy team has been suspended as a result of an internal investigation. The HSA has not revealed any details of its review of procedures and controls that led to placing the staff member, who is understood to be the chief […]
RCIPS makes artefact appeal for pop-up museum
(CNS): The RCIPS will be hosting the internationally recognised Police Week for the first time in 28 years this November. In preparation, it is making an appeal for police artefacts, pictures or records that people may have for a pop-up police museum that will be a feature of this event. The week was designed to […]
Parliament opens new session just to debate referendum
(CNS): Legislators will meet in parliament for the First Meeting of the 2024-2025 Session on 7 October after the governor officially prorogued the previous session and paved the way for the last of this administration. However, in this first meeting, MPs will not debate any new legislation but focus instead on the government’s motion for […]
Cruise berthing facility referendum
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has set aside $1.2 million for a referendum on cruise berthing facilities, even though it will likely take place four or five months before the general election, which is expected in April. Election officials have said that holding the referendum at the same time as the general election would cut […]
More traffic trouble ahead for George Town drivers
(CNS): Work on the George Town Revitalisation Initiative is now expected to cause delays in the business district area of the capital until December following a decision to combine phases 3 and 4 of the work. The next step in the project, which has been ongoing for several years and has several more to go, […]
Boggy Sands loses fight for right of way to beach
(CNS): Beach access problems for developer Morne Botes and his partners in relation to Boggy Sands Club took another turn for the worse after Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale ruled that neighbouring landowners have the right to erect a gate to stop guests staying at the resort from trespassing. The developers have faced right of way […]
HMCI urges readiness for risky late storm season
(CNS): Against the backdrop of forecasters calling for a busy second half of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, government has announced a new National Week of Readiness from 18 to 25 September. Led by Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), the initiative is part of a broader effort to cultivate a culture of preparedness and ensure […]
Al La Kebab truck robbed days after food hut hit
(CNS): The owners of Al La Kebab, the popular take-out food chain, have been the victims of two robberies within three days. Its food truck at the junction of Shamrock Road and Selkirk Drive in Red Bay was hit just after midnight on Wednesday morning after its hut in the Marquee Plaza was robbed on […]
Couple caught trying to steal battery from car
(CNS): A 45-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, both from George Town, were arrested after police officers caught them trying to steal a battery from a car parked on Smith Road, near the 4-way junction with Hospital Road, in the early hours of Monday morning. The officers were called to the scene following a report […]
Documentary ‘gangsters’ arrested in police bust
(CNS): Three men who bragged about being gang members and owning 3D printed guns as they spoke about the criminality in Cayman in a YouTube documentary by an Eastern European content creator have been arrested. Police raided a home in West Bay Wednesday morning and rounded up the men, aged 29, 41 and 49, in […]
Pirate festival returns to traditional format
(CNS): After several years of experimenting with different formats, the annual Pirates Week Festival is returning to its traditional roots this year, spanning three weeks across all three islands with full heritage days in each district. The 2024 festival, which kicks off on 8 November with the theme “Setting Sail Through Time”, will mark the […]
