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Door to door petition checks to begin in two weeksJune 14, 2019(CNS): The Elections Office has confirmed that the door to door verification process of the petition for a referendum on the cruise port project will start in around two weeks. But voters who have signed the petition can now visit the office to verify their signature during office hours with their voter card or another […]
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WORC plan to be revealed at forumJune 14, 2019(CNS): The new Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman strategy will be explained by WORC Director Sharon Roulstone at an economic forum next week being hosted by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. The event will open with an address from Finance Minister Roy McTaggart on the ‘State of the Economy’ in Cayman followed by a […]
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Environmental activists call public meetingJune 14, 2019(CNS): As the threats and challenges presented by climate change and species extinction become increasingly apparent, environmental activists in the Cayman Islands are calling another public meeting this month to galvanise more support for local action. The Cayman group of Protect our Future, a movement spearheaded by young people around the world, will be hosting […]
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NCC aims to save endemic flower from extinctionJune 14, 2019(CNS): The National Conservation Council has issued an interim directive to protect the critically endangered Grand Cayman False Foxglove (Agalinis kingsii) ahead of a conservation plan for the endemic flower on the brink of extinction and now threatened by development. The Department of Environment said this small flower is “a habitat specialist with an extremely […]
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Turtle release on Governor’s Beach this SaturdayJune 14, 2019(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Turtle Centre is organising a special release tomorrow, Saturday 15 June, on Governor’s Beach to mark World Sea Turtle Day, which falls on Sunday, 16 June. Officials said the nesting season is “off to a good start” as more than 12,000 eggs have been collected at the centre. All visitors […]
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Tenders used for medivac from Oasis class shipJune 13, 2019(CNS): A passenger on a mega cruise ship who was in need of emergency medical assistance was brought to shore on Grand Cayman Thursday with the help of a local tender service, despite government’s continued insistence that these ships cannot use tender vessels. Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas can carry almost 5,500 passengers and […]
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Port Authority chair retires at critical timeJune 13, 2019(CNS): Government has announced that the chairman of the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) Board, Errol Bush, has retired for personal reasons. The octogenarian steps away from the important job at a critical time, as the government tries to steer through its cruise and cargo project. Bush will be temporarily replaced by Deputy […]
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Secret pay-offs qualify premier’s auditsJune 13, 2019(CNS): The auditor general has said government’s failure to reveal details of pay-offs made to departing civil servants has led to it falling foul of international accounting standards and to qualified audits for the financial period ending December 2017 in two of the premier’s ministries. In the Office of the Auditor General’s latest review of […]
