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Cayman’s GDP grew by 3.6% in the first half of 2023

Cayman’s GDP grew by 3.6% in the first half of 2023

| 14/03/2024 | 14 Comments

(CNS): According to the Cayman Islands Semi-Annual Economic Report 2023 by the Economics and Statistics Office, the gross domestic product grew by an estimated 3.6% in the first half of last year. However, with inflation running at around 5.3% during the same six-month period, few people benefitted from the expanding economy. The weighted average lending […]

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Inflation begins to slow but averaged 3.8% in 2023

Inflation begins to slow but averaged 3.8% in 2023

| 14/03/2024 | 27 Comments

(CNS): The cost of living rose by an average of 3.8% last year compared with 2022, the Economics and Statistics Office confirmed after releasing its Consumer Price Index Report for 2023 this week. While inflation slowed last year, particularly during the last quarter, the rise in the CPI followed the 9.5% average increase during the […]

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Bryan tries on deputy premier ‘hat’ for one week

Bryan tries on deputy premier ‘hat’ for one week

| 14/03/2024 | 105 Comments

(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has been appointed to act as deputy premier for seven days, from Wednesday, 13 March, as part of “an effort to foster leadership development and provide valuable experience to members of the Cabinet”, Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said in a government press release. This temporary appointment will give Bryan a chance […]

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Two arrested for smuggling ganja and exotic birds

Two arrested for smuggling ganja and exotic birds

| 13/03/2024

(CNS) UPDATED FRIDAY: Two Jamaican men aged 38 and 59 who were arrested following an interception at sea by the coastguard earlier this week have been charged with the importation of Ganja. The men appeared in court Thursday and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at the end of the month. Both men […]

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Cruise visitor dies after difficulties while snorkelling

Cruise visitor dies after difficulties while snorkelling

| 13/03/2024 | 18 Comments

(CNS): A 72-year-old man from Illinois who was visiting Grand Cayman on a cruise ship died Tuesday after getting into difficulties snorkelling in the George Town Harbour. According to an RCIPS press release, police and emergency services were dispatched to the South Terminal in George Town around 11:00am. When they arrived, the police officers saw […]

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NOAA: World on brink of mass coral bleaching event

NOAA: World on brink of mass coral bleaching event

| 13/03/2024 | 23 Comments

(CNS): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has warned that the world is on the brink of a fourth mass coral bleaching event in which a significant amount of tropical reefs might die. After months of record-breaking ocean heat resulting from climate change and the El Niño climate pattern, Derek Manzello, the coordinator of […]

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Civil servants to get more time with newborns

Civil servants to get more time with newborns

| 13/03/2024 | 38 Comments

(CNS): New mothers who work for the civil service will in future enjoy an additional four weeks of maternity leave, up from 90 working days to 110, with an increase in the paid portion from 30 working days on normal pay to 60 days. New fathers will now get 20 working days of paternity leave, […]

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Dozens object to Aqua Bay condo tower on 7MB

Dozens object to Aqua Bay condo tower on 7MB

| 12/03/2024 | 95 Comments

(CNS): An application for the demolition and redevelopment of a condo complex at the northern end of Seven Mile Beach has attracted 48 letters of objection from neighbouring owners, a long list of concerns from the Department of Environment and questions about the height of the proposed new tower from the Department of Planning.

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Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting

Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting

| 12/03/2024

(CNS): The police arrested a man on Saturday, 9 March, in connection with the mass shooting at the Ed Bush Stadium last month, but he has since been bailed with conditions pending further investigation. The 21-year-old man is from West Bay, where the shooting occurred during a premier league football match on Sunday, 25 February. […]

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CAL needs realistic budget to cover losses, says OAG

CAL needs realistic budget to cover losses, says OAG

| 12/03/2024 | 65 Comments

(CNS): Between 2018 and 2022, the Cayman Islands Government gave Cayman Airways Limited more than $152.5 million in funding, but each year the money was not enough to cover expenses. Over the same period, it received almost $24 million in supplementary appropriations after total losses of $34 million due to unrealistic budgeting. A new report […]

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Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB

Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB

| 12/03/2024 | 85 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government may want to rethink plans to spend CI$21 million on imported sand to replace parts of Seven Mile Beach in front of some of the islands’ most expensive real estate after a half-million-dollar sand dune project in Massachusetts took just three days to wash away. Although the Department of the […]

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