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CAL needs realistic budget to cover losses, says OAG
(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
(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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Police chase down suspect in gas station robbery
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now charged the 21-year-old man from Bodden Town who was arrested Saturday night after officers had chased him down around 8pm within minutes of an armed robbery at Mostyn’s Gas Station on Bodden Town Road. He was expected to appear in court Tuesday.
![Turtle made official national dish in list of new symbols Turtle made official national dish in list of new symbols](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Turtle-Stew-dinner-150x150.jpg)
Turtle made official national dish in list of new symbols
(CNS): Cabinet has picked five new national symbols as part of its goal to strengthen the Cayman Islands’ identity and protect its cultural heritage. But as the government tries to unite communities around these new symbols, one of the choices may cause concern, namely Turtle Stew as the national dish, even though sea turtles are […]
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Members reappointed to Labour Appeals Tribunal
(CNS): Robert Jones, one of several members who have all been reappointed to the Labour Appeals Tribunal (LAT), has taken up the chairmanship after serving previously as the deputy. Trisha McElroy and Ryan Charles have been appointed as deputies, while Isidora Eden, Dorthy Davis, Garth Clarke, Betty Baraud, Richard Lewis and Janet James have all […]
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One charged in gang-related targeted patrols
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from George Town has been charged with two counts of possession of an unlicensed firearm after police stopped and searched a car in George Town on Friday, 8 March. According to the RCIPS, shortly after 1:00pm, officers had cause to stop a vehicle travelling on Shedden Road, driven by a lone […]
![Data suggests Cayman can sustain $10 minimum wage Data suggests Cayman can sustain $10 minimum wage](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MWAC-Chairman-Lemuel-Hurlston-150x150.jpg)
Data suggests Cayman can sustain $10 minimum wage
(CNS): Pressure from the business community led the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee (MWAC) to recommend an increase to the national basic pay of just CI$2.75 per hour, rising from the current meagre CI$6 to $8.75 per hour, even though their research and data from the Economics and Statistics Office indicated that businesses could manage an […]
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Police believe arrested man is part of grooming ring
(CNS): Police are investigating what they believe is an organised grooming ring based in George Town where adult men are luring vulnerable young girls away from school and guardians. Last month, following a report of three missing teenage girls, an RCIPS school liaison officer obtained information showing communication from a man asking a girl to […]
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Man charged with unlicensed gun possession for air rifle
(CNS): A 35-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with the possession of an unlicensed firearm after the police found an air rifle during a search of his home. The police said they responded to a domestic incident on Friday, 1 March, in response to a report that a man had assaulted a woman known […]