Tag: New Year’s Eve
Booze board gives greenlight for NYE late opening
(CNS): All liquor licence holders in good standing have been given a blanket extension beyond regular closing times for New Year’s Eve, board officials have confirmed. As the year-end celebration falls on a Saturday night this year, the current music and dance legislation would mean that the party would be over before it began, as […]
Extension kicks off New Year for booze laws
(CNS): The start of 2016 brings a one-hour extension to regular closing times of all liquor licence holders on New Year’s Eve as well as a new regime surrounding the liquor law in Cayman, as amendments made to the legislation in October come into force on 1 January. The new law features several amended and some entirely new […]
Unemployment ‘Achilles heel’ for PPM
(CNS): The number of jobless Caymanians is proving to be the Achilles heel of the PPM government, according to the premier. In his New Year statement to the nation setting out his administration’s ambitions for 2016, Alden McLaughlin said the prospects for the year ahead were bright but admitted that at 8.3%, Caymanian unemployment remained […]
NDC issues Purple Bus route for NYE revellers
(CNS): Although many residents drive responsibly, there are still people who believe they can drink and then drive safely, despite evidence to the contrary, the National Drug Council said as they reminded residents and visitors who will be out celebrating on New Year’s Eve that the Purple Ribbon Bus will be running on 31 December from 9pm until […]
Purple Ribbon Bus to take home revelers
(CNS): The National Drug Council has managed to secure some sponsorship to support the New Year’s Eve Purple Ribbon Bus Service, which has long been seen as a major contributor to keeping the roads a little safer that night. Officials confirmed that some donors have come forward but with more support they would be able […]
