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Dart-led consortium not properly checked out

Dart-led consortium not properly checked out

| 09/08/2024 | 87 Comments

(CNS): Of the many reasons for the recent collapse of the talks between the government and the Dart-led consortium proposing to develop a waste-to-energy facility and waste management system at the George Town dump was that the parties involved in this public-private partnership may not have been fully qualified to do the work. In a […]

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CAL jet makes emergency landing

CAL jet makes emergency landing

| 08/08/2024 | 40 Comments

(CNS) Updated: Cayman Airways 481 from Los Angeles landed safely at Owen Roberts International Airport at 4:56pm after an emergency situation was called. According to the airline, the plane landed with minimal flaps after encountering a flap asymmetry issue during its approach. Although the aircraft was capable of landing safely with minimal flaps, Captain Joey […]

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Suspect arrested for 1997 Brac murder

Suspect arrested for 1997 Brac murder

| 08/08/2024

(CNS): Police say they have arrested a 76-year-old man on suspicion of murder in relation to the death of Eva Glee Ebanks on 16 October 1997 on the south side of Cayman Brac. Ebanks was 35 years old at the time of her death. CNS understands that the suspect is Eddylee Martin, a well-known businessman […]

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CIG says John-John injured in early morning crash

CIG says John-John injured in early morning crash

| 08/08/2024 | 130 Comments

(CNS) Updated 4:55pm Thursday: The Cayman Islands Government has now confirmed that the senior politician involved in a collision in Bodden Town early this morning, 8 August, was Labour Minister Dwayne “John-John” Seymour. The Cabinet minister was injured when his vehicle collided with an excavator arm that was in the road. The CIG said that […]

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The common theme: Incentivise the rich, force the poor

The common theme: Incentivise the rich, force the poor

| 08/08/2024 | 86 Comments

I’m a millennial and I’m in this non-stop grind because in the 90s we saw light at the end of the tunnel. I’m running off of that stupid hope that there is something at the end of all this suffering because I used to see it. The next generation didn’t see any of that. They […]

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CAL Express fleet review depends on LC airport project

CAL Express fleet review depends on LC airport project

| 08/08/2024 | 24 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Airways will be renewing its Express domestic fleet in the coming years, and a study is now underway to review the Saab aircraft that currently flies between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac for a suitable replacement, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan told parliament recently. But the decision might be contingent on what happens with […]

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Man dodges jail over bullets ‘found’ on beach

Man dodges jail over bullets ‘found’ on beach

| 07/08/2024 | 13 Comments

(CNS): A local man who said he had found a black bag containing 15 rounds of ammunition on Seven Mile Beach, close to the Kimpton Hotel, earlier this year was given a suspended sentence last month after the court decided “custody was avoidable” given all of the circumstances. Corey Alexia Diaz (26), who pleaded guilty […]

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Drs Express wins another battle in fight for justice

Drs Express wins another battle in fight for justice

| 07/08/2024 | 40 Comments

(CNS): The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has been ordered to hand over documents that supposedly support its decision not to prosecute any of the public officials involved in an unlawful raid at Doctors Express almost five years ago. In a long-running legal battle, the health facility continues to seek justice over the […]

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Region bracing for busy peak storm season

Region bracing for busy peak storm season

| 07/08/2024 | 10 Comments

(CNS): Colorado State University hurricane researchers are still predicting a very active Atlantic hurricane season with a total of 23 named storms, down from 25 in their initial forecast. Four have already passed, which means we may see another 19 over the next three or four months. As TS Debby continued to deluge the southeast […]

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CIG refuses to release task force housing report

CIG refuses to release task force housing report

| 07/08/2024 | 46 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has refused to release a report it conducted examining the country’s critical housing problem that was supposed to help shape a new policy and provide some insight into solving this pressing issue. A shortage of affordable homes for both Caymanians and expat workers to buy or rent is reaching a […]

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OfReg ‘protecting’ public with satellite internet ban

OfReg ‘protecting’ public with satellite internet ban

| 06/08/2024 | 127 Comments

(CNS): OfReg has stopped a number of stores and vendors in the Cayman Islands, including Cost.U.Less and Shop Smart Cayman, from selling satellite internet terminals, claiming that this is to protect consumers. But not everyone agrees with the decision, given the erratic, costly and often poor service provided by existing communication companies.

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