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Gov’t finally changing law to ban single-use plastics
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is in the process of changing customs legislation to ban the importation of a significant number of types of single-use plastic. Officials from the sustainability ministry said that small plastic grocery check-out bags, plastic straws, plastic stir sticks, plastic chopsticks, sky lanterns, polystyrene cups and clamshell food containers are all […]
Population growth fuels public concern for new plan
(CNS): Unchecked population growth that is fueling the rampant over-development of the Cayman Islands should be at the heart of the public conversation on shaping the development plan, people who attended the first of the planning ministry’s meetings on its draft Planning Statement made clear on Tuesday. This vague overview of what the Cayman Islands […]
Parents warned about chickenpox outbreak in schools
(CNS): The Public Health Department has recorded six confirmed cases of chickenpox reported within the school system. Five students and one teacher have been infected. A press release said the PHD is working closely with the schools and relevant healthcare providers to manage the situation and prevent further spread of the disease. As part of […]
Unexpected GT road closure causes traffic chaos
(CNS): Edward Street in downtown George Town closed unexpectedly Thursday morning, catching commuters unaware and causing traffic chaos. A media release from the planning ministry about this closure was not circulated until late Wednesday night, and the police issued notices and alerts after 10:00am that the road would be closed until Friday afternoon. The closure […]
Hottest May on record rounds out twelve-month streak
(CNS): It has come as no surprise to those following the trend over the last year that global average temperatures in May 2024 were the hottest for that month ever recorded. From June 2023 to May 2024, every month passed its previous temperature records as the globe continues to warm. Last month, the global average […]
Two men arrested in East End after drug bust
(CNS): Two men, aged 46 and 31, were arrested for various drug-related offences following a raid at an East End home on Sunday morning. Police said the operation under the Misuse of Drugs Act took place at around 11:30am on 2 June. When they arrived, the younger man was seated in a vehicle at the […]
Four drunk drivers arrested in a single morning
(CNS): Police are urging motorists not to drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol to stop the “carnage on our roads” after four people were arrested on suspicion of driving while drunk early Saturday morning. Police officers on Cayman Brac arrested a 19-year-old woman on suspicion of DUI and a 52-year-old man for failing […]
Buttonwood removal case ‘complex’ and ‘unusual’
(CNS): Local attorney Ben Tonner KC told a court on Wednesday morning that he was still engaged in discussions with the crown relating to the case against his client, Bon Crepe Ltd, and its owner, James Bergstrom, who has been charged with taking a protective species in relation to buttonwood trees removed from land in […]
Man jailed after streaming attack on Snapchat
(CNS): Sidney Henry (21) will serve at least ten months of a 20-month sentence in jail after he pleaded guilty to what a judge called a “vicious assault” last year on a former friend. As well as the violence inflicted, Henry also cut off his victim’s hair locks and streamed the entire assault on the […]
Cops net another suspected burglar after BT break-ins
(CNS): A 35-year-old man from George Town who was arrested on 29 May in relation to two burglaries at the same bar on Bodden Town Road in Bodden Town has now been charged with two counts of burglary as police track down another suspected repeat offender. In this case, the man is accused of breaking […]
$144M spent in five years helping locals into work
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government spent close to CI$144 million over five years (2019 to 2023) on efforts to get Caymanians into work, but a report by the Office of the Auditor General found little evidence that any of the various programmes and attempts to remove barriers have actually impacted the unemployment rate. The report […]
