Health
ReGen exit talks to drag on as Cabinet grants extension
(CNS): The minority UPM government has extended the deadline to end the failed deal that the PPM administration entered into ahead of the 2021 elections with a Dart-led consortium to develop a waste-to-energy facility and manage the Cayman Islands’ rubbish. Last summer, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, the sustainability minister at the time, announced that the government was […]
DEH picking up around 40 derelict cars every month
(CNS): With the growing number of vehicles on Grand Cayman’s roads, there has been a corresponding growth in old, derelict cars abandoned by the roadside, in parking lots and other random places. The Department of Environmental Health, which is responsible for abandoned cars, told CNS that over the last two years, it has hauled away […]
Public purse set to lose $38M over failed dump deal
(CNS): Dwayne Seymour, the latest minister to take over responsibility for the dump, was tight-lipped about the current situation regarding the talks over ReGen, the failed dump deal with Dart, this week when he was asked about the issue in parliament by the previous minister. Kathy Ebanks-Wilks MP (WBC) wanted to know why the notice […]
Webb remanded back to hospital room
(CNS): Travis Webb (32), who was recently arrested after he escaped from the hospital where he is being held indefinitely since he was found not guilty of trying to kill his son by reason of insanity, is back in the same room. Webb has been charged with escaping lawful custody, and after appearing in court […]
Cayman hosting mosquito-borne disease meeting
(CNS): With the worrying increase in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in the Caribbean, the health ministry is hosting a regional meeting this week on Grand Cayman aimed at strengthening the approach to combatting such diseases. The urgent meeting was called due to the record-high number of dengue cases reported in the Americas and the […]
Half Cayman’s older people at high risk for NCDs
(CNS): Nearly 50% of older adults in Cayman have multiple high-risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), significantly increasing their chance of developing serious health problems, according to a new report based on a national health survey. This will place more strain on the healthcare system and the public purse as the population ages. Even more […]
Officials raise fears over kids eating ganja gummies
(CNS): Government officials are urging parents to pay attention to the possibility that their children may come into contact with and consume ganja-laced gummies. The products, which are now sold legally to adults in Canada and parts of the United States, are still illegal in the Cayman Islands. But the candies containing THC are finding […]
DoA track down owners of badly neglected dogs
(CNS): With help from the public following an appeal, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Welfare & Control Unit has identified the owner of the two abandoned and neglected dogs found recently off Mercury Close in West Bay. “The investigations are ongoing as we continue to seek justice for our voiceless friends,” DoA officials said. Offering […]
Poinciana price tag rises to almost $23M and counting
(CNS): Health Minister Sabrina Turner, under pressure to answer questions in parliament on Thursday about the new residential mental health facility in East End, said the cost so far had surpassed the original price tag by well over $6 million. Turner denied that she or her ministry team were responsible for the problems and delays […]
Kids taken to hospital after taking undisclosed drug
(CNS): Two juveniles ended up in hospital on Monday after they consumed some drugs and passed out. Responding to a report made at around 7:45pm, police officers went to a residential address in East End, where they found a juvenile who was unresponsive. The juvenile was said to have ingested a drug, which has not been disclosed as […]
Animal welfare seeks owners of abandoned dogs
(CNS): The Department of Agriculture’s Animal Welfare and Control (AWC) Unit is appealing for information from the West Bay community after two dogs were found abandoned and severely malnourished off Mercury Close. Concerned members of the public made a report about an adult black and brown male and an adult white and grey female, and […]
