Tag: Rolston Anglin
Troubles still stewing after turtle farm strike
(CNS): Staff at the Cayman Turtle Centre have a list of grievances that have still not been resolved, even after a significant number of workers walked off the job Friday and carried out a day-long protest. Despite their public declarations about many issues and a workplace that they describe as a “toxic environment”, which were […]
‘We have a political mess’ says Rolly
(CNS): Rolston Anglin, who is challenging Bernie Bush for the West Bay North seat after eight years on the political sidelines, distanced himself from any alliances, including those of his West Bay candidate colleagues, as he answered questions at the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum on Tuesday. Anglin described the current election campaign situation as […]
Candidates duck Q&A forums
(CNS): Two candidates, both in tight head-to-head constituency races, ducked out of the opportunity to answer questions from voters alongside their opponents on Tuesday. Bernie Bush, who is a two-way race with Rolston Anglin in West Bay North, left the Cayman Crosstalk studio on principle, he said, as he registered a protest against the new […]
Rivers takes aim at Anglin over contracts
(CNS): The education minister slipped into campaign mode on the floor of the Legislative Assembly Monday, as she launched an attack on her predecessor in the education ministry, Rolston Anglin. During the debate on the Procurement Bill, Tara Rivers made thinly veiled allegations of corruption and accused him of direct inappropriate political interference in the contracts […]
CIG to take over supermarket recycling collection
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health has confirmed it will be taking over the collection of recyclable materials that the public leaves at supermarkets next month, after the private sector firm that has been operating the service announced it was pulling out. The DEH said that the recent request for proposals had only one bidder […]
Ex minister says ‘Trash ain’t treasure’
(CNS): Given the economies of scale, it is very difficult to generate a profit from recycling in Cayman but it is an essential part of addressing the growing waste problem and government needs to make the necessary investment, according to Former Cabinet minister Rolston Anglin, who is co-owner of Junk, a recycling business. He said […]
Ex-minister takes aim at auditors
(CNS): The former education minister has refuted allegations made against him over the schools development projects and pointed the finger at fundamental problems with the original high school tenders. In a revealing statement to the Public Accounts Committee in response to a recent report from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) on the primary schools expansion and the […]
Anglin: I did best to manage disaster
(CNS): The former education minister, Rolston Anglin, has denied inappropriately interfering with the schools projects that he undertook as a member of the UDP Cabinet. Following the release of an audit report relating to government’s capital projects, Anglin said he had done his best to “to manage a situation that was a disaster” and delivered the primary school […]
Ex-minister faces another booze charge
(CNS): The former education minister and deputy premier, Rolston Anglin, has been convicted of another booze-related offence behind the wheel. Anglin was banned for 15 months and given a $650 fine after he pleaded guilty to being in charge of vehicle while intoxicated. The court heard that he was found by police near Fidelity Financial Centre […]
