Archive for December 19th, 2024
Man denies bribery in DVDL $100 bung case
(CNS): Another individual has pleaded not guilty to bribery of a public officer in what is the country’s largest ever prosecution brought by the anti-corruption commission. Around 20 people have been charged in the case almost all of them for allegedly giving an employee of the department of vehicle and drivers licensing a $100 bung […]
Conservation NP opens shoreline community park
(CNS): The local conservation advocacy non-profit, Sustainable Cayman has opened the first of its own community shoreline parks in South Sound. It was officially opened on Tuesday evening with government officials joining members of the public and those who helped to create the space and plant the local flora and help re wild the area. […]
High street banks expected to cut interest rates
(CNS): Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited is the first of Cayman’s high street retail banks to announce an interest rate cut following the reduction in the US Federal Funds Rate yesterday by a quarter point. Butterfield said it will cut its Prime Rate for US and CI dollar lending for residential mortgages, consumer loans and corporate […]
Referendum bill to come to parliament in New Year
(CNS): Kenneth Bryan, the tourism minister and deputy premier, who is spearheading the government’s planned referendum next year has said that the legislation has been drafted and a bill paving the way for the national poll on General Election Day will go before parliament when in meets on 31 January. Bryan told members of the […]