Archive for October 14th, 2024

Parliament rubber stamps UPM’s $51.8M extra spending

Parliament rubber stamps UPM’s $51.8M extra spending

| 14/10/2024 | 53 Comments

(CNS): Parliament has given the OK for the government to add $51.8 million in extra spending to this year’s budget. On Friday, Finance Committee went through the long list of new expenditures, including $35.4 million in operating expenses and $16.4 million in capital expenditures.

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BOTC passport holders don’t need UK ETA

BOTC passport holders don’t need UK ETA

| 14/10/2024 | 47 Comments

(CNS): The UK Government is introducing Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) for visitors, including children, to the UK who do not currently need a visa for short stays or in transit or who do not already have British immigration status. An ETA gives permission to travel to the UK and is electronically linked to passports. However, […]

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Hospitalised kids had consumed ganja gummies

Hospitalised kids had consumed ganja gummies

| 14/10/2024 | 38 Comments

(CNS) The RCIPS has revealed that the two juveniles who were taken to the hospital last week after consuming a drug had eaten edible cannabis gummies. The police have since conducted a joint operation with Customs and Border Control at two undisclosed commercial premises where they found a “significant batch of THC-infused products”, including gummies […]

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Poinciana price tag rises to almost $23M and counting

Poinciana price tag rises to almost $23M and counting

| 14/10/2024 | 78 Comments

(CNS): Health Minister Sabrina Turner, under pressure to answer questions in parliament on Thursday about the new residential mental health facility in East End, said the cost so far had surpassed the original price tag by well over $6 million. Turner denied that she or her ministry team were responsible for the problems and delays […]

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DoT promotes Minnesota flight with sun-snow trip swap

DoT promotes Minnesota flight with sun-snow trip swap

| 14/10/2024 | 11 Comments

(CNS): Two families of up to four people each will have the opportunity to win a seasonal trip swap this winter to mark the increase in flights between the Cayman Islands and Minneapolis. The Department of Tourism has launched a competition open to Minnesotans dreaming of a trip to a warm, tropical paradise, while residents […]

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