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Change coming to LCCL & TABL regimes and laws
(CNS): Commerce Minister André Ebanks told MPs last week that a private member’s motion brought to parliament has presented the government with “a golden opportunity” to review the Local Companies Control Licensing and the Trade and Business Licensing laws. He said that, like a lot of other legislation on Cayman’s statute books, they are ready […]
Cruise dock referendum before end of 2024
(CNS): While the Ministry of Tourism and Ports is pushing for a new cargo dock, the government announced Wednesday evening that there would be a referendum, likely before the end of the year, on whether the Cayman Islands should also build a cruise port. Referendums in other countries are routinely held at the same time […]
New rules for travelling to US with pet dogs
(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd has said that there are new rules for transporting pet dogs into the United States, mandated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From Thursday, 1 August, all dogs entering or re-entering the US from dog rabies-free or low-risk countries, like the Cayman Islands, must now have a […]
DP proposes supplement for school bus workers’ pay
(CNS): Deputy Premier and Social Development Minister André Ebanks has proposed that the government pay a stipend during the summer months to people employed by private companies contracted to provide school bus transportation services for Cayman Islands Government (CIG) primary and high schools.
WORC arrests 16 for working illegally
(CNS): After a series of raids by law enforcement officers at construction and landscaping sites this month, 16 people were arrested for immigration offences: eleven for working outside the terms of their permits, four for working without permits and one man was found to have been overstaying in the Cayman Islands for ten years.
Sub-sea cable may be taken on by private firm
(CNS): Government’s plans to finance a third sub-sea communications cable may have changed, but it’s not clear from Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks’ opaque answer to questions in parliament last week when he said that an undisclosed private sector company had offered to build it and Cabinet was exploring that option.
New climate policy edited by MPs and already gathering dust
(CNS): The new climate policy appears to be in danger of suffering the same fate as its predecessor and has already begun gathering dust on a government shelf, having been presented to the PACT caucus by then-premier Wayne Panton almost a year ago. In parliament last week, Panton asked the current sustainability minister what had […]
Two more firearms handed in during amnesty
(CNS): The RCIPS has said that one pistol, a rifle and an unspecified amount of ammunition were handed in through a trusted third party this past weekend as part of the National Gun Amnesty campaign. This brings the total number of firearms recovered by the police since the beginning of the amnesty on 1 July to […]
Crooks advances to Semi-Finals in men’s 100m Freestyle
(CNS): Cayman Islands swimmer Jordan Crooks has advanced to the Semi-Final round of the men’s 100-metre Freestyle in his Olympic debut. On Tuesday morning, 30 July, Crooks clocked a personal season-best time of 48:01 seconds and finished with the fifth-best time in the Heats round. He was third in his heat behind Jack Alexy (USA) […]
Bryan: Cargo project imperative, cruise must be addressed
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan made it clear last week in several parliamentary statements on his areas of responsibility that a new cargo dock is a “strategic imperative” and the country has to address the issue of cruise tourism. He also implied that he favours moving the port from George Town, which is likely to […]
Minister offers little progress on transport policy
(CNS): With about eight months to go before the general election campaign formally begins in the Cayman Islands next year and parliament is prorogued, Minister Jay Ebanks had little to offer on the progress his ministry has made over the last three years when he was questioned on its public transport policy in parliament last […]
