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Addressing corruption a priority for Miller

Addressing corruption a priority for Miller

| 11/03/2021

(CNS): The most serious national issue for the Cayman Islands right now is corruption, Ezzard Miller said at the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum in North Side on Tuesday. The candidates were asked about the priorities the next government must address, and, bucking the trend of answers from his challengers in the district that traffic […]

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East End candidates let down LGBT community

East End candidates let down LGBT community

| 09/03/2021

(CNS): Not one of the candidates running for office in East End gave even the slightest hint of support to members of the LGBT community on Monday during the first of the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forums. When asked about the Civil Partnership Law, the candidates gave answers implying that gay people were evil and […]

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Roads – can’t live without them… can we?

Roads – can’t live without them… can we?

| 08/03/2021 | 58 Comments

The Green Hornet writes: I know I said this was to be a weekly perusal of the environmental and ecological threats to the Cayman Islands, but that was before the announcement of the start of the East-West Connector extension which would wipe out large chunks of the Central Mangrove Wetlands. And so…

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Tara’s allies back André in WB South

Tara’s allies back André in WB South

| 05/03/2021

(CNS): At the official launch of his campaign to represent West Bay South on Thursday evening, André Ebanks was introduced and endorsed by two former West Bay political allies of the incumbent, Tara Rivers, a PPM/Coalition member who is not running for re-election. Paul Rivers and Mervin Smith are not appearing on their own hustings […]

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Moxam plots path to alternative government

Moxam plots path to alternative government

| 04/03/2021

(CNS): Johann Moxam has revealed a developing alliance between himself and at least another seven candidates that will present the country with a genuine alternative to the current administration. Moxam, the challenger for George Town North, said that the group, which includes Alric Lindsay, Sammy Jackson, Bernie Bush and Chris Saunders, will be growing over […]

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East-West road work begins in run-up to elections

East-West road work begins in run-up to elections

| 03/03/2021 | 119 Comments

(CNS): Work on the next section of the long awaited East-West Arterial extension started this week, just six weeks out from the General Elections. The NRA will be constructing a roundabout at the Hirst Road junction, where the bypass currently ends, and extending the road to east of Woodland Drive, and then south to towards […]

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Fall victim was retired British cop

Fall victim was retired British cop

| 03/03/2021 | 14 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that the man who fell from a balcony at a storage facility in George Town last week was Nicholas John Keane (63), a retired police officer from the West Midlands. Keane had been visiting the Cayman Islands on a long-term stay since December 2020, the police stated in a release. […]

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Solutions to Cayman’s traffic problems

Solutions to Cayman’s traffic problems

| 03/03/2021

Alric Lindsay writes: The one thing we know for sure about the traffic problem in Cayman is that building more lanes is not the solution. This is because multiple lanes simply lead back to a bottleneck. We need to start looking at common-sense ways to reduce traffic. This will also require some discipline and sacrifice on […]

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Sustainable development – what it really means

Sustainable development – what it really means

| 02/03/2021 | 33 Comments

Green Hornet writes: A few years ago, when Desmond Seales was running Cayman Net News, the Green Hornet wrote a weekly column for several years about our environmental and related social problems. After Desmond’s demise the Hornet lost his nest, but now has found a new one at Cayman News Service. What is amazing, though […]

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Those who buy votes will sell their country

Those who buy votes will sell their country

| 28/02/2021

(Uncorrupt Voter): We are just weeks away from yet another general election that many will perceive as corrupt because of the widely held belief that at least some of the country’s political representatives will be elected or re-elected by bribing voters with gifts and/or cash. Election observers will find, as they always do, that Election […]

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Concern over disposal of medical waste

Concern over disposal of medical waste

| 23/02/2021 | 17 Comments

Anonymous writes: The management and treatment of medical waste (MW) are of great concern owing to its potential hazard to human health and the environment. A United Nations human rights expert noted that medical waste is becoming an increasing problem. The Cayman Islands have three fully-equipped hospitals (and a fourth is going to be built), […]

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