Archive for February 20th, 2025
PPM loses candidate as clock ticks on Nomination Day
(CNS): The Progressives party has lost one of the new candidates it was hoping to field on Election Day. With just eleven days to go before Nomination Day, when all candidates must declare their intention to run, Josh Parsons is stepping away from the political fray, leaving the party with just seven candidates. Parsons was […]
One man chopped during Brac barroom brawl
(CNS): A fight at La Esperanza bar on Watering Place Road, Cayman Brac, on Saturday evening left one man in hospital with machete wounds. Two men, aged 28 and 31, both residents of the Brac, were arrested on suspicion of assault GBH. They have both been granted bail with conditions pending further investigation.
New parliamentary rules introduce Question Time
(CNS): After almost 50 years, members of parliament have passed a new set of Standing Orders, the rules that govern the proceedings in the House, which are expected to modernise and streamline its business. The new orders introduce fixed days and new hours for parliament to sit, a two-month recess in the summer and a […]
