Tag: OfReg
Chairmen appointed to NRA and OfReg boards
(CNS): Mark Parchment, a local financial and development consultant, has been appointed as the National Roads Authority chairperson, and attorney Samuel Jackson is the new chairperson of the OfReg board. The NRA seat has been vacant since Gilbert McLean was appointed but declined to take up the job in February. Rudy Ebanks, the former OfReg […]
OfReg clears more piecemeal CUC green capacity
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has given CUC the green light to release another 6MW of capacity for the Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) programmes in the continuing piecemeal approach to the adoption of renewable energy in Cayman. As the clock ticks on the government’s unrealistic goal to […]
Minister aims to improve utility provision
(CNS): Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks, who has taken over responsibility for OfReg, the beleaguered utilities regulator, has said he wants to ensure its remit is clearly defined and it is empowered to deliver on that remit so that it can improve the utility services delivered by operators. OfReg oversees water, fuels, energy and telecommunications, which […]
UK regulator’s crisis expert reviewing OfReg
(CNS): Aidan Stringfellow, head of Crisis Response and Policy and International Affairs at Ofgem, the UK utility regulator for gas and electricity, visited the Cayman Islands last week to offer support to the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg). The visit follows news that the planning and infrastructure ministry has taken over responsibility for OfReg […]
Ebanks quits OfReg council, refusing to be ‘seat warmer’
(CNS): Just a few months after George Ebanks was appointed as chair of the Consumer Council, created to advise the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) and feed in consumer concerns, the local businessman has resigned, saying he refuses to be a seat warmer and describing the council as a “cheap employee” of the regulator. […]
Little Cayman residents livid over terrible Flow service
(CNS): Over 60% of the people who live on Little Cayman have filed a formal complaint to OfReg about what they say is the appallingly bad telecommunications service from Flow they have received for as far back as 15 years. The regulator said 95 residents and business owners had contacted the office, and within days […]
Consumer Council chair commits to representing people
(CNS): George Ebanks, the chair of the newly established Consumer Council, has told CNS that he is committed to consulting with the public and ensuring their concerns are conveyed to the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), which created this new body to protect the rights of consumers. Ebanks said he would not allow the […]
CIG cuts deal for free World Cup games on TV
(CNS): Local cable and internet TV provider Logic, which has exclusive broadcast rights in the Cayman Islands to the FIFA World Cup, has agreed to provide 22 games for free on CIGTV channels on other providers as well as across its own free over-the-air service. OfReg and the Cayman Islands Government have cut a deal […]
OfReg and CUC to define ‘fair price’ on solar
(CNS): Both the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) and Caribbean Utilities Company have begun separate and independent studies to gather evidence on a price that is fair for solar providers and for customers as the Cayman Islands inches towards a much-needed expansion of alternative, renewable fuel supplies. But in the face of the current […]
Lab fuel tests clear gas station after complaints
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has found no evidence of contamination at the BarCam Esso Station, located on the East-West Arterial Rd, Patricks Island, following an anonymous complaint about fuel quality that was posted on social media. OfReg said it conducted an immediate investigation, which included a number of onsite tests and […]
Flow: OfReg jumped the gun on pricing dispute
(CNS): Flow said it was “deeply concerned” by the press release last week from OfReg about its official notice to the local branch of the telecom provider informing it of “possible contraventions of licence conditions” under the Utility Regulation and Competition Act. Responding to CNS inquiries, officials from Flow said OfReg was “extremely premature” when […]
