Scotland refuses to respond to public debate
We have received the following release from the Keep BT Dump Free Coalition where they say Government Minister and Bodden Town MLA Mark Scotland has not responded to their request for a public debate on the controversy surrounding the Dart…
ICO and Port heading for stormy waters
A port is not always a safe place in a storm and the Port Authority Cayman Islands’ (PACI) reply to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) criticism of the Authority has not done anything to make it a place of safe…
AG confirms progress in reporting financial statements but “still a lot of work to do”
The following is a press release issued Thursday 25th October 2012 from the Office of the Auditor General, Cayman Islands The Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick, made public today a report on the status of financial accountability reporting in the Cayman…
Owen Roberts Airport redevelopment takes a step forward to Canada
Three days of high level talks between Cayman and Canada to advance the Cayman Islands Airport Redevelopment Project took place recently. Cayman Islands participants included the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, Cayman Enterprise City, the…
CHEC on course for Port development
As talks successfully progress between China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and the Cayman Islands Government, officials from the international marine engineering and infrastructure construction firm have been highlighting the benefits the crucial project will bring to the Cayman Islands economy….
Accountability dashboard for civil servants
At the 8th October 2012 meeting of the Deputy Governor and Chief Officers the minutes show a presentation on the Human Resources (HR) Performance Management Dashboard. The Dashboard will allow the Deputy Governor, Portfolio of Civil Servants (PoCS), Chief Officers,…
Rapist pleads “Guilty”
Just before his trial for abducting and raping a 49 year old defenseless woman, Jeffery Barnes (32), pleaded “guilty” in Monday’s (22) Grand Court. He had previously pleaded “Not Guilty” but after some prompting by his attorney he changed his…
Judge reserves decision on South Sound filling dispute
Justice Charles Quin heard both parties in the dispute over whether RC Estates have the right to remove 50 feet of recovering mangrove buffer that runs 2,000ft along the coastal lots of a proposed development in the South Sound. After…
New OT minister makes first official visit to Caribbean
The new Overseas Territories Minister. Mark Simmonds is in the Caribbean visiting the British Virgin Islands from yesterday (22) and Anguilla on Wednesday (24). The Cayman Islands is not on his agenda. The following is a Press Release from HM…
Golf Course and marina for Bodden Town?
Without an Environmental Impact Study, the proposed Bodden Town Golf Course and marina is going to have problems with the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Water Authority-Cayman. That is unless the government ministers get involved. The Central Planning Authority…
