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Cabinet has selected but not revealed EWA route
(CNS): Based on a draft environmental impact assessment, Cabinet has approved one of at least three route options for the controversial East-West Arterial Road extension considered by the consultants who conducted the EIA. According to a summary of the 9 July Cabinet meeting, the Cayman Islands Government has selected a route from Newlands to Frank […]
Road closed to accommodate George Town project
(CNS): Traffic in the capital is likely to be worse than usual this afternoon as a traffic diversion has been put in place to accommodate more work on the George Town Revitalization Project in the downtown area. The diversion was put in place at 10:30am on Friday, some four hours before officials notified the public, […]
Worldwide IT crash impacts local gov’t systems
(CNS) UPDATED 1pm: A massive technology failure caused chaos around the world Friday as PCs at banks, businesses, flights and hospitals crashed when something went wrong with a security software update. Hundreds of thousands of computers were hit when the cyber-security firm CrowdStrike encountered problems with its software designed to protect Microsoft Windows devices from […]
Sea Elephant repairs still under review
(CNS): The oil tanker that ran aground on Cayman Brac earlier this month remains in Cayman waters as officials continue their investigations into the vessel’s state of repair. A release from the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands said it had begun a follow-up inspection of the Sea Elephant, which is anchored off the George […]
$500k contract signed for work on George Town park
(CNS) UPDATED – 23 July: The tourism ministry has now responded to CNS questions about the cost of the Scranton Park project. Earlier this month a contract as signed with Robson Construction to build the first part of Phase 1 of the new government-owned park located behind the Government Administration Building and officials have now […]
Royal Navy ship offers back-up for storm season
(CNS): The Royal Navy vessel HMS Trent arrived in Cayman waters on Friday after Governor Jane Owen, on behalf of the National Hazard Management Executive, made an official request for assistance in the face of Hurricane Beryl’s projected arrival. While the support was not needed this time, the vessel has been deployed in the region […]
Bush found not guilty in historic rape case
(CNS): It took the jury of four women and three men little more than one hour on Monday afternoon to find McKeeva Bush (MP) not guilty of rape and sexual assault. As the foreman delivered the verdict at around 3:20pm, he said that it was unanimous. Bush then told the court he intended to call […]
Oil tanker under inspection before it returns to sea
(CNS): The oil tanker that ran aground while delivering diesel to Cayman Brac on Saturday, 6 July, is now anchored off the coast of Grand Cayman, the Department of Environment and Cayman Islands Coast Guard have said. After temporary repairs were made to its damaged hull, the Sea Elephant left the Brac on Thursday afternoon […]
DEH worker injured after falling into container
(CNS): A woman working at the George Town landfill was injured on Friday morning when she slipped and fell into one of the containers at the 24-hour landfill drop-off facility. The Department of Environmental Health said the worker sustained minor injuries. The emergency services were immediately contacted, and she was taken to the hospital for […]
Cabinet OKs ‘damaging’ East End shoreline project
(CNS): Cabinet has granted a coastal works licence for a groyne and the excavation of swim areas along the beachfront of the Wyndham Reef Resort in East End despite clear recommendations from the Department of Environment several years ago that the application should be denied because of the potential damage to the marine environment and […]
Four Caymanians head to Paris seeking Olympic glory
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee has revealed the four local athletes who are heading to Paris to represent their country at the 2024 Olympic Games later this month. Swimming siblings Jillian Crooks and Jordan Crooks, sprinter Davonte Howell and sailor Charlotte Webster will be the twelfth team to represent Cayman at the Olympics. Howell will […]
