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MPs vote in favour of West Bay high school
(CNS): Almost two decades after then education minister Alden McLaughlin proposed building a new high school in West Bay, the parliament has voted to try again to give the district a school. A private member’s motion presented by veteran West Bay MP McKeeva Bush proposed that Cayman Islands Government start the process to build the […]
PACT supports bid to start EWA without EIA
(CNS): A private member’s motion by McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) in parliament Thursday was accepted by the government in a unanimous vote that could see work start on the East-West Arterial extension immediately, even though the premier didn’t appear to support the proposal. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks, who is responsible for roads, offered […]
Red Bay head ‘welcomed’ back to school
(CNS): The education ministry has confirmed that the principal at Red Bay Primary School has been officially reinstated. Vickie Frederick, who was suspended in 2021 because of allegations she had performed exorcisms on students, has been welcomed back on the job after no further action was recommended by police. Frederick has been back at school […]
Dredging NS for cheap fill ‘unjustifiable’, says DoE
(CNS): The request by a speculative developer of a potential private retirement home to dredge the North Sound seabed to get cheap fill for the project should be rejected, the Department of Environment has urged in a review of the coastal works application. Technical experts detailed the environmental disaster such dredging would cause and said […]
Travellers to Honduras must fill in new online forms
(CNS): In order to prevent delays on flights to Honduras, Cayman Airways Limited is asking passengers travelling to La Ceiba to complete and submit the necessary travel documents required by the Honduran Government before arriving at the airport to check in. The Honduran Government recently made it mandatory for all passengers of all nationalities travelling […]
ESO to help elderly couple with ‘daunting’ survey
(CNS): The Economics and Statistics Office has apologised to a couple in their late 70s, one of whom is suffering from cancer, about the pain and stress caused by a letter the ESO sent after they had declined to take part in the Household Budget Survey. The couple who were “daunted” by the order to […]
Rileys weren’t ‘cleared’ to coach, says NACAC
(CNS): The row over how Lacee Barnes-Riley, a gold medal-winning former national athlete turned coach, and her husband, Adrian Riley, were accredited for the recent CARIFTA Games escalated Monday after Cayman Islands Athletic Association (CIAA) President Delroy Murray circulated a letter from North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) implying that Bahamian track […]
Governor commits to serve Cayman as well as UK
(CNS): Governor Jane Owen was sworn in at the House of Parliament on Friday, just a few hours after she flew in on a Cayman Airways flight from Miami. The new UK representative made a commitment to support the Cayman Islands as well as represent Britain’s interests during her time here. Owen delivered a short […]
Local Girl Guides ‘shocked’ as UK drops support
(CNS): Girlguiding Cayman Islands has been a branch association of Girlguiding UK since 1987, and in 2020 was moved under the umbrella of British Girlguiding Overseas (BGO), but this week Girlguiding UK announced it would be pulling its support of that organisation. On the eve of the arrival of the new UK governor, who will, […]
NRA to address poorly laid out junction
(CNS): Roadworks are now well underway at the junction of Homestead Crescent and Shamrock Road in Savannah to address what drivers have long said is a poorly configured intersection. The National Roads Authority has said it is working to realign the junction to improve the sight distance for vehicles entering and exiting.
Pedestrian was hit by two vehicles in fatal collision
(CNS): Henry Schucair Robinson (61), from Bodden Town, was killed around 7pm on 24 November 2019 after he was hit by two vehicles on Anton Bodden Drive. One of the drivers left the scene before police officers took his details and was never tracked down. Following an inquest into the tragic collision, the case was […]
