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Man in critical condition after Sunday lunchtime smash
(CNS): A local man is in hospital with serious, life-threatening-injuries following a crash in George Town around noon on Sunday between two vehicles. Police said officers on foot patrol were alerted about the collision by members of the public which happened at the junction of Goring Avenue and Walkers Road. The officers called 911 and […]
Police arrest burglary suspect during traffic stop
(CNS): Five people have been arrested after a large, undisclosed quantity of cash, a bag containing suspected ganja, drug paraphernalia and a machete were seized by police during a traffic stop in the early hours of Thursday morning. One of the five people, a 22-year-old man from George Town, has also been charged with burglary […]
Cayman sees first imported case of Oropouche
(CNS): The Cayman Islands does not yet have community transmission of Oropouche but officials recently recorded the first imported case here as well as several imported cases of Dengue this year. Public health is warning travellers and residents alike about the increasing transmission of disease through biting insects, especially mosquitoes.
Specialists contain asbestos during school demolition
(CNS): The education ministry has confirmed that specialist contractors have been hired by government to deal with the asbestos inside an old school building on the John Gray High School Project site. Following concerns raised by parents and people living in the community around the building, which had been home to the CIFEC campus, where […]
Cayman moves toward more beneficial owner access
(CNS) The Cayman Islands Government is moving towards expanding who can access beneficial ownership information about financial entities registered here, beyond law enforcement agencies. Cabinet is expected to consider the Beneficial Ownership (Legitimate Interest Access) Regulations, 2024 shortly, which poses the question of what legitimate interest is and who has it.
UPM needs opposition to back 21 bills when parliament meets
(CNS): The beleaguered UPM minority government will be looking to the official opposition and the independent members across the aisle for support to steer through a raft of important laws next month, now that the next parliament meeting has been set. There are 21 pieces of legislation listed for the meeting, which will start on […]
OAG: Lack of overall economic plan puts Cayman at risk
(CNS): The failure of successive governments to develop an overall strategic economic plan to finish the much overdue National Development Plan or to manage the country’s population surge is putting its future at risk, the Office of the Auditor General found in a report published Thursday. Even though Cayman’s economy is strong, largely due to […]
Sun chair rental business pops up on Boggy Sand Beach
(CNS): Rows of sun loungers and beach umbrellas for visitors to rent reappeared on Boggy Sand Beach this week. The spot located on Mary Mollie Hydes Road, behind the West Bay Four Winds gas station, is private land and was the site of a controversial pop-up beach rental business in the past. When chairs appeared […]
Hotel construction site under investigation by WORC
(CNS): Following what is understood to be the robbery of cash to pay workers at a hotel construction site on the West Bay Road on Monday and the subsequent protest by workers on the site on Tuesday, officials have confirmed that the site is now part of a WORC and labour department investigation. CNS understands […]
Lawyer says 30 years is punishment enough for double killer
(CNS): Wayne Alphanso Bellafonte Jr appeared in court via video link on Wednesday before Justice Cheryll Richards for consideration of the life sentence tariff the court should pass following his conviction of a double murder in September. Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC, who represented him, said 30 years was already a “very severe penalty” as she argued […]
Compendium reveals myth of development struggle
(CNS): The persistent complaint from the development lobby and their political supporters was exposed as a myth in the latest edition of the Compendium of Statistics published by the Economics and Statistics Office. The idea that developers are struggling to get things done because of the National Conservation Act was revealed to be totally false […]
