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Communications outage resolved ahead of storm
(CNS): OfReg said that all communications services were restored at around 2:30am on Tuesday after an issue that mainly impacted Flow and Digicel’s business customers. The regulator said it was now awaiting the final outage resolution reports, which are expected within 14 days from the date of resolution, when a “thorough review to assess the issues and overall impact” will be conducted. On…
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PPM won't form coalition but will prop up UPM minority
PPM Leader Joey Hew (file photo) (CNS): As Cayman Islands residents were busy preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Rafael on Monday evening, Opposition Leader Joey Hew issued a statement on behalf of the PPM regarding the “void in our country’s leadership” after four members resigned from the UPM government last week. Continue reading PPM won’t form coalition but will prop up UPM minority
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Airport, banks, courts and schools to close ahead of storm
(CNS): As Tropical Depression 18 makes its way across the Caribbean, government officials have confirmed that most public sector offices, the airport, courts and schools will all be closed Tuesday when the system is expected to pass between Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands as a tropical storm or possibly a hurricane. The Cayman Island Bankers’ Association said all local retail banks will close…
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Turner: Bush using me to settle scores with Panton
Sabrina Turner (file photo) (CNS): Sabrina Turner has accused McKeeva Bush of targeting her to settle political scores with former premier Wayne Panton. The MP for Prospect, one of three Cabinet members who resigned last week, also said on Monday that Bush is extremely influential in the UPM caucus and acts like the premier, with no checks on his disrespectful behaviour. Making it clear that he…
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Cayman under Hurricane Watch as TC18 emerges
Source: NOAA (CNS): On the advice of the Cayman Islands National Weather Service and Hazard Management Cayman Islands, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, who is chairperson of the National Hazard Management Executive, placed the Cayman Islands under a Hurricane Watch on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading Cayman under Hurricane Watch as TC18 emerges
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Severe weather alert issued in face of possible storm
Weather system Sunday morning (source: NOAA) (CNS): The Cayman Islands National Weather Service issued a severe weather alert over the weekend, given the potential for a tropical system to develop in our region over the next few days. A broad area of low pressure over the southwest Caribbean has a 90% chance of developing in the coming days around the Cayman area. A tropical cyclone could form…
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MPs resigned over school, dump and beach erosion
(L-R) Sabrina Turner, Andre Ebanks, Kathy Ebanks-Wilks and Heather Bodden at Thursday’s press conference (CNS): André Ebanks, Kathy Ebanks-Wilks, Sabrina Turner and Heather Bodden have all circulated the same talking points on social media about why they resigned from the UPM government this week, with the dump, the cost of the Cayman Brac school and conservation all on the list. On Friday…
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Premier claims 'viable' government remains in place
Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly presides over what’s left of the Cabinet at a meeting on Friday (click to enlarge) (CNS): More than 30 hours after Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly lost four members of her government, she released a short statement on the CIG website that revealed very little about the real situation relating to the state of government affairs. The premier claimed she was…
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Polluters dump toxic waste fuel near water supply
Water Authority staff inspecting a contaminated meter box site (photo supplied) (CNS): In recent months, there has been an increase in toxic waste oil and fuel being dumped close to the Water Authority supply lines in and around its meter boxes. This poses a significant risk to the public water supply system, officials said, as they warned these polluters that hydrocarbons such as gasoline,…
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Premier remains silent over governance vacuum
Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly (file photo) (CNS): Twenty-four hours after half of her Cabinet and one backbencher resigned, leaving the government without a functioning majority, Premier Julianna O’Connor-Connolly has failed to address the country, though CNS understands that she held closed-door meetings with the opposition yesterday. The premier’s silence is not unusual, and this is not…
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'High-value transaction' was trigger for resignations
André Ebanks at Thursday’s press briefing (CNS): Answering questions about why he and three other members of government resigned from the UPM on Thursday, André Ebanks wouldn’t say what specific thing triggered their departure and suggested it was the “totality of events” over the last few months. It has been clear for some time that ousting Wayne Panton from the position of premier in October…
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Boat carrying Cuban migrants capsizes off Brac coast
(CNS): A vessel carrying four Cuban men capsized off the coast of Cayman Brac at around 8:30am Thursday morning, officials have confirmed. One man swam ashore, but it’s not clear if the other three men were rescued or made it to safety under their own steam. Border control officials said the migrants did not require medical attention and were being processed this evening in accordance with…
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Business community jittery over government crisis
Chamber of Commerce President Joanne Lawson (CNS): Despite reassurances from former deputy premier André Ebanks and Governor Jane Owen that the government is still functioning as normal after three Cabinet ministers and a parliamentary secretary resigned from the UPM government on Thursday morning, the business community has reacted with concern. The Chamber of Commerce said the resignations…
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PPM appear poised to prop up 'dysfunctional' UPM
Joey Hew at pro-port demo in October 2024 (Photo credit: Advancement of Cruise Tourism) (CNS): The opposition might align with some of the remaining UPM Cabinet members following the resignation of four key figures from the administration Thursday, saying it was dysfunctional. The PPM released a short statement indicating that the party is ready to provide “the leadership” for the country. CNS…
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Ministers and PS resign amidst UPM dysfunction
(L-R) Sabrina Turner, Andre Ebanks, Kathy Ebanks-Wilks and Heather Bodden at today’s press conference (CNS): Deputy Premier André Ebanks, Ministers Sabrina Turner and Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, and Parliamentary Secretary Heather Bodden have resigned from the UPM Government, effective immediately. Ebanks said their position had become untenable after several months of dysfunction, disorganisation…
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Police car rear-ended after sudden stop to avoid crash
(CNS): A marked police car on patrol on Shamrock Road in Bodden Town on Tuesday was rear-ended just before 4:00pm after a White Honda Fit in front of it made “a sudden manoeuvre” while exiting a local shopping centre. The officer driving had to make a sudden stop, causing the vehicle behind the police car to crash into it, the RCIPS said in a release. Continue reading Police car rear-ended after…
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JOCC calls for financial independence from UK's 'big stick'
Financial Secretary Ken Jefferson (left) and Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, chair of Finance Committee (CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has said the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility, which gives the United Kingdom the power to veto the Cayman Islands budget if it falls foul of the strict criteria, should be reviewed. She said that this jurisdiction needs to be more financially…
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