Archive for May 27th, 2025
Sustainability minister outlines work but mum on dump
(CNS): Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, who has taken on health and sustainability, has outlined some of the work that has started to deliver on national priorities and to enhance the well-being of Caymanians and the Islands. The new ministry combines health, environment and sustainability into a single portfolio to enhance public health, access to care, the […]
Hot, dry, unpredictable wet season ahead
(CNS): The Cayman Islands can expect the current high temperatures to last well into June, as the heat dome responsible for the hot weather across the Caribbean persists. According to the Cayman Islands Weather Service, this weather pattern might temporarily suppress tropical cyclone development but conversely, the elevated sea surface temperatures could also support the […]
Short-handed RCIPS sends eight officers to Anguilla
(CNS): A team of eight Royal Cayman Islands Police officers has been deployed to Anguilla to support that British Overseas Territory’s rising gang tension and violence. Despite the RCIPS’s own manpower issues, six firearm officers, one inspector who is a tactical firearms commander, and a drone operator have been deployed to bolster the Royal Anguilla […]
Cayman loses head coach days before World Cup game
(CNS): Joey Jap Tjong is no longer serving as head coach of the Cayman Islands Men’s National Team, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Cayman Islands Football Association. CIFA said that Colin “Dougie” Rowe will be taking over, but did not say why Tjong left just nine days before the national squad […]
RFHL makes bid for full takeover of CNB
(CNS): Republic Bank Trinidad & Tobago (Barbados) Limited (RBTTBL), which is owned by Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), is making a bid for ownership of the whole of Cayman National Bank. Last week, RFHL announced its intention to make an all-cash conditional offer to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Cayman National and […]
Minister looks forward to valuable advice from NCC
(CNS): Sustainability Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks has welcomed Cabinet’s appointment of the new National Conservation Council, which was the very first matter of business for the new coalition government. The appointments were made partway through a legal challenge to those made by the minority UPM just before the election that had stripped the NCC of its […]
