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NCC members seek judicial review over unlawful removal
(CNS): The recently fired chair of the National Conservation Council, Stuart Mailer, his colleague Patricia Bradley and the very first NCC chairperson, Christine Rose-Smyth, have sent a letter to Cabinet asking it to revoke what they argue was the unlawful decision to fire six NCC members. The letter is a precursor to seeking a judicial […]
Housing report to remain secret as crisis worsens
(CNS): The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found in the Cayman Islands Government’s favour and ruled that the report by a ministry task force into the country’s housing crisis can remain secret. Although the work was conducted using public money and the government said it would help them tackle one of Cayman’s major social […]
Watler convicted of murdering Duffell on DNA alone
(CNS): Lindsay Kirk Watler (55) was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a jury of nine women and three men following a two-week trial. Watler had denied killing George Ian Duffell (51) and continued to do so as the jury read out their verdict when he said, “I didn’t do it.” Duffell was murdered […]
HSA appoints new chair after Ozzie’s departure
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) has appointed Yvette Dilbert as the new board chair after Osbourne “Ozzie” Bodden stepped down after more than three years in the role to hit the campaign trail. Dilbert has a list of relevant health and public policy qualifications and experience, having served as Faith Hospital administrator for 20 […]
US visitor dies following snorkelling trip
(CNS): A 73-year-old woman died Tuesday afternoon, the first water-related death this year. Police said she had been out snorkelling with a tour boat when she encountered difficulties at around 2:50pm. She was assisted back aboard, and the crew administered oxygen to her as the vessel headed to the South Terminal in George Town. The […]
Chilean ATM thieves jailed for 14 months
(CNS): Three Chilean nationals who were charged with theft and money laundering last year were recently convicted and sentenced to 14 months in jail. On Tuesday, 4 February, the court granted the crown’s request for a confiscation order against the ringleader of the gang, as he had played a leading role in the sophisticated crime. […]
Referendum battle heats-up between CPR and ACT
(CNS): Grassroots activists from the Cruise Port Referendum (CPR) campaign and those from the cruise industry’s lobby group, the Association for Cruise Tourism in the Cayman Islands (ACT), are locked in a battle that the well-funded pro-cruise group, even before the government begins pouring public cash into the fight, thinks its winning. However, the CPR […]
Six Cuban migrants arrive in East End
(CNS): The Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) confirmed that a boat carrying six migrants, understood to be Cubans, entered Cayman waters in East End around 9am on Tuesday, 11 February. CBC said it responded promptly to the reports, and all of the individuals were located and taken into custody. The six migrants are being […]
Boys charged with moving digger hit by Seymour
(CNS): Three boys have been charged with a reckless and negligent act, damage to property and criminal trespass in connection with a digger that was moved and abandoned on the roadside of Anton Bodden Drive on 8 August last year. The excavator was left with its crane sticking out into the road, which Labour Minister […]
UPM sacks six NCC members, including experts
(CNS): The UPM has fired all of the appointed experts from the National Conservation Council in what appears to be a shocking act of revenge against the NCC members, who advocated against the government’s attempts to gut the National Conservation Act and successfully challenged errors by the Central Planning Authority in court several times.
Independence loses lustre as MPs seek team-ups
(CNS): Twelve independent candidates were elected to office in 2021 alongside seven members of the PPM following a race in which 38 of the 50 candidates campaigned outside of a party or team. Eleven of the twelve elected independents formed PACT, and Dwayne Seymour, who ran in an alliance with the PPM, joined them later. […]
