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Cabinet rubber-stamps OBC for Brac school
(CNS): Cabinet has approved the education ministry’s outline business case proposing a new high school on Cayman Brac, according to the most recent release of Cabinet meeting notes. The government’s inner circle apparently rubber-stamped the proposal at the 23 November meeting, the first since former premier Wayne Panton was kicked out of the job. The […]
East End man killed after being crushed under vehicle
(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that a 30-year-old man from East End was killed yesterday afternoon after he was trapped under a vehicle he was working on. Police and emergency services were called to the location at about 4:30pm and he was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced dead. No […]
Pregnant woman among 12 migrants to reach the Brac
(CNS): A group of twelve Cuban migrants landed at Watering Place, Cayman Brac, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, 6 December. One of the three women who arrived is pregnant, according to a release from Customs and Border Control. She was taken to Faith Hospital, where she was examined by medical staff, and has since been […]
Mac’s back in official role as PS to two ministers
(CNS): Just days before McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) was supposed to face trial, accused of indecently assaulting two female civil servants, he was given an official role in the new UPM Government. According to a press release from the CIG communications department, Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has appointed Bush as parliamentary secretary to Border Control and […]
NRA’s hydro reports hold up EIA for EWA highway
(CNS): A critical report that will inform the design of the controversial East-West Arterial extension is the only thing holding up the environmental impact assessment for the road. Despite accusations from Cabinet members, including the minister responsible for roads, that the Department of Environment and the need for a full EIA were delaying the start […]
Court orders father to bring child home from Turkey
(CNS): The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has ordered a man who took his 8-year-old Caymanian daughter to Turkey to bring her home. The child, who was born in the Cayman Islands, was taken to her father’s native country without the knowledge or consent of her local mother. The ruling in the confidential case […]
Man accused of child abuse goes on the run
(CNS): The police have made an appeal to the public to help them find Noel Paul Manning (53), who has jumped bail. Manning, who has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child, should have appeared in court on Monday but failed to appear. He has also breached his bail conditions and removed his […]
Ministry dodges questions on sub-sea cable contracts
(CNS): The Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PAHI) has told CNS that answers to questions we asked about the modernisation of the submarine communications cable, a relevant report and the proposed spending for the project will all require a freedom of information request. On 22 November, the ministry issued a vague press release […]
Defendant wins appeal for KC in murder retrial
(CNS): The Grand Court has overturned a decision by the Legal Aid director not to fund a King’s Counsel from the UK for a man facing a second trial for murder. Javon James Dixon successfully appealed the decision in the Grand Court, arguing that there were no KCs on the island who would be able […]
New government won’t meet the press in 2023
(CNS): Government officials confirmed Monday that the United People’s Movement and its new leader, Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, will not be holding a press conference before the end of 2023. In an unprecedented move, the new administration, which formed after an internal Cabinet coup ousted Wayne Panton from the position of premier, will not face the […]
Special bulk waste collection added for holidays
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health is conducting a special clean-up exercise over the next two weeks to remove bulk waste for the holidays after all. The annual seasonal clean-up traditionally conducted in December moved to May this year ahead of the hurricane season, but officials said this additional collection will help with the transition.
