Archive for February 27th, 2025
OfReg finds Flow’s cell tower safety inadequate
(CNS): A new report from the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has revealed some serious issues regarding the poor state of Flow’s infrastructure, the safety concerns surrounding it, as well as the management of and knowledge about its cell towers. The report shows that Flow, which owns most of the local communications infrastructure, has a […]
Sex-offender who molested child dodges serious jail time
(CNS): A local man, who cannot be named because of his connections to the little girl he sexually abused for five years, starting when she was just seven years old, will serve only a few months behind bars, even though on Tuesday he was given a sentence of more than three years. The case against […]
Gov’t begins ID card rollout to ministry’s civil servants
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National ID Programme will begin a pilot rollout on Friday among government workers after Cabinet approved the relevant regulations. The Ministry of Social Development and Innovation (MSDI) and the eGov department will issue the first National ID cards to internal team members and key ministry personnel involved in the project. The […]
Veteran news broadcaster makes move into politics
(CNS): Longtime broadcaster and CIGTV news anchor Donna Bush was making instead of reading the headlines on Thursday when the Progressives announced she would be running for office in Savannah on their platform. Rumours that had circulated for more than a week that Bush would be replacing Josh Parsons, who recently dropped out of the […]
Series of earthquakes and aftershocks shake region
(CNS): A series of earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 4.2 to 7.6, have been shaking the Western Caribbean this month. Several of them, including the 7.6 quake recorded on 9 February, were within 150 miles southwest of George Town, and there have been more than a dozen aftershocks in our area this month.
Winspear bows out warning of unsustainable finances
(CNS): As Auditor General Sue Winspear prepares to bid farewell to Cayman this weekend after more than eight years scrutinising, but also trying to help with, public finances, she has published one of her most damning reports to date, stressing the long-term unsustainability of government spending and concerns about its ability to meet future financial […]
