Archive for January 3rd, 2025

Election office extends opening hours for voter registration

Election office extends opening hours for voter registration

| 03/01/2025 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Officials from the election office have said its hours of operation will be extended over the coming days until the deadline for voters to register on 15 January. There are still thousands of people in Cayman who are eligible to vote who have not yet chosen to sign up to exercise their democratic rights […]

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Work plods along to ‘revitalize’ George Town

Work plods along to ‘revitalize’ George Town

| 03/01/2025 | 17 Comments

(CNS): The planning ministry is claiming to have made progress on Phase Two of the George Town Revitalization Initiative, a project that has been ongoing for years and has led to the closure of various roads in the capital as each element of the work has been rolled out. Throughout the height of the tourist […]

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Conservationists warn of draft bill’s devastating impacts

Conservationists warn of draft bill’s devastating impacts

| 03/01/2025 | 9 Comments

(CNS): The draft national conservation amendment bill, published by the lame-duck UPM government on New Year’s Eve, would, if passed fundamentally alter critical environmental protections that safeguard Cayman’s natural resources and biodiversity with devastating consequences, local conservationists have warned. Sustainable Cayman the leading local advocacy group in the battle to protect the environment said the […]

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Empty mystery canoe grounded on East End reef

Empty mystery canoe grounded on East End reef

| 03/01/2025 | 4 Comments

(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of a ‘canoe’ on the reef off the Queens Highway in East End in the early morning of 2 January. According to an RCIPS press release a search and rescue operation was launched after the emergency services including the Cayman Islands Coast Guard […]

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