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Customs begins rollout of online payments
(CNS): For the past few years, the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) has been attempting, with the help of technology, to streamline its services to improve the customer experience. This week, the system known as COLS will undergo testing stages and, finally, from today (6 November), the facility should allow importers and traders to […]
PACI spent CI$56k on 2022 Christmas Party
(CNS): Auditor General Sue Winspear has called out the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) after it spent an “excessive amount” on a Christmas party last year, many times more than other government entities spent celebrating the festivities. The government limit is $40 per head, and with 166 employees at the end of 2022, […]
Heritage Days dropped from Pirates Week
(CNS): The 2023 National Pirates Week Festival kicks off Friday in Little Cayman, but there will be no District Heritage Days this year. According to a press release about the event, the much loved and foundational element of the festival has been dropped “due to time and budget constraints”, which led organisers “to make a […]
11-year-old girl goes missing with teenager
(CNS): Police are asking the public to help them track down a missing 11-year-old girl who appears to have gone missing in the company of an older teenager. Jahsmine Ebanks, who is 16 and a repeat runaway, and Kiara Watson went missing while they were out along Seafarers Way, George Town, around 7:15pm yesterday evening, […]
Liquor board allows bar extension for NYE
(CNS): The Liquor Licensing Board has confirmed that valid licence holders will be granted an extension beyond regular closing times on New Year’s Eve. The celebrations fall on a Sunday night this year, but bars and nightclubs will be able to stay open past their regular hours into Monday morning. At a recent meeting, the […]
Local veteran pilot takes top role at CAL
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited has promoted Senior Boeing 737-8 Cayman Airways Captain Sean Bent as the airline’s chief pilot following a competitive selection process. Captain Bent starts his new role today, 1 November, which includes responsibility for both the mainline operations and Cayman Airways Express.
Man who drowned in GT Harbour identified
(CNS): Police have confirmed that the deceased man who was pulled from George Town Harbour by Cayman Islands Fire Service officers on the evening of Saturday, 21 October, was Raheem Tyrike Barrett (27), a Jamaican national residing in the Cayman Islands. Police had managed to track down his family several days after the man drowned […]
Safety concerns as drivers dodge rush hour jams
(CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) is asking drivers on Grand Cayman, especially in the Savannah and Newlands area, to prioritise safety. Officials said they were “deeply concerned” about drivers trying to beat the commuter traffic jams with unsafe misuse of lanes that puts children at risk. The NRA is also asking pedestrians and cyclists […]
Appeal court blocks JCPC bid over civil partnerships
(CNS): An attempt by Kattina Anglin to take the challenge against local civil partnership legislation all the way to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has been rejected by the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. Anglin’s appeal challenging the findings of an earlier judicial review over whether or not the governor has the […]
Bernie launches cultural identity campaign
(CNS): As Culture Minister Bernie Bush navigates his way through another firestorm, Cabinet has given approval for his Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage (MYSCH) to launch a cultural identity campaign on the formal naming of the National Dish, Drink, Dessert, Dress and Dance. The campaign will raise awareness of authentic Caymanian customs and […]
NHDT West Bay homes will be finished for Christmas
(CNS): The housing ministry expects the new homes in Phase 3 of the West Bay Light House Gardens Project, a National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) project, to be finished and handed over to owners in time for Christmas. Minister Jay Ebanks and his team visited the site recently for a photo opportunity, as the government […]
