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Study will fill data gap on endangered local sharks
(CNS): The Department of Environment (DoE) has secured UK funding for pop-off satellite archival tags to study the movements of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) in the ocean around the Cayman Islands. Due to their ecological and socio-economic significance to Cayman, all sharks are protected species and are now considered endangered.
Permits waived for owners to clean up 7MB debris
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency (MSCR) has announced that due to erosion and “other storm-related impacts” that affected the southern end of Seven Mile Beach this month, owners do not need a coastal works permit to clean up their property. A combination of over-development, sea-level rise and the unusual storms in our […]
Minister says ignoring DoE advice has led to devastation
(CNS): In a post on her social media pages, Sustainability and Climate Resiliency Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks recognised that developers’ failure to heed science-based advice from the Department of Environment and the National Conservation Council has had a devastating impact on the Cayman Islands’ environment and economy.
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 […]
Gov’t takes $1.2M from next year’s budget
(CNS): Having recently voted an extra $51.8 million in supplementary expenditure earlier this month, the Cayman Islands Government has also reached into next year’s spending allocation for another $1.2 million that had been earmarked for spending in 2025 to spend in this year. According to a brief summary of a Cabinet meeting held on 2 […]
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 […]
Power conference opens with regulatory meeting
(CNS): The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) and Caribbean Utilities Corporation (CUC) are hosting the annual CARILEC Resilient Energy Community (CAREC) Conference in the Cayman Islands this week. Over 120 members of the energy sector, including industry experts, government officials, regulators, renewable energy innovators, and stakeholders from the Caribbean, will meet under the theme […]
Bryan to meet with cruise bosses as port calls fall
(CNS): Tourism and Ports Minister Kenneth Bryan and senior officials from his ministry are attending the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference and Tradeshow in St Maarten this week. The visit comes against the backdrop of decreasing cruise ship calls and a proposed referendum next year asking Cayman Islands voters if they want cruise berthing facilities, […]
Premier in Samoa for Commonwealth meeting
(CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly travelled some 6,500 miles this weekend to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 in Apia, Samoa, in the South Pacific. Accompanying her is Chief Officer Eric Bush from the planning ministry rather than one of her own chief officers.
System not working, says defence lawyer in corruption case
(CNS): Four men who have been charged under the Anti-Corruption Act were told on Friday to return to court in the New Year because the necessary documents relating to the charges being prepared by the crown are not expected to be ready for several weeks. Although no details about this particular ACC inquiry have been […]
Four charged in drugs & guns import conspiracy
(CNS): Following a joint investigation conducted by the RCIPS and the Anti-Corruption Commission, a 32-year-old male civilian staffer with the police, a 33-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man, all from George Town, have been formally charged with conspiracy to import firearms and component parts of firearms, conspiracy to import ammunition, and conspiracy to import and […]
