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CIG seeking more consultants to tackle traffic troubles
One of this weekend’s crashes in Bodden Town (from @everythin345) (CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultants to design an automated traffic enforcement and integrated management system on behalf of the National Road Safety Committee. As congestion on Grand Cayman’s roads worsens and crashes average around a dozen a day, the ministry responsible…
Passengers at ORIA no longer have to remove laptops
New baggage scanner at ORIA (CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), with support from the infrastructure ministry, has deployed the first of three state-of-the-art baggage scanning machines at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA). Officials described this as a major milestone in strengthening airport security and efficiency, as it means that passengers no longer have to remove…
CNS readers target Archer for next deputy governor
Marco Archer (CNS): In a recent straw poll of CNS readers, Marco Archer, the CEO of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange, was the favourite candidate to be the next deputy governor. For the poll, we picked seven senior civil servants who we believe are likely candidates. However, we added Archer as a wild card candidate after he was cited a number of time in comments as someone outside the inner…
Over 22 years late, development plan still misses latest target
Chief Office Eric Bush answers questions at the PAC meeting (CNS): The chief officer in the planning ministry has said the target to get the National Development Plan completed by the end of last year was “over-ambitious”, even though this project is now more than 22 years late. Eric Bush reeled off a long list of meetings, consultations, reviews and redrafts involving civil servants,…
Road changes may not be enough to make Spotts safe
(CNS): One of Cayman’s most notoriously dangerous stretches of road is finally receiving some attention from government which has said it plans to make Spotts Straight safer. Since January, this 1.5-mile stretch of road has seen six fatalities, emphasizing the urgent need for proactive and sustainable safety measures. But campaigners who have pressed government for years about reducing the speed…
Premier in Samoa for Commonwealth meeting
A village in Samoa decoration to welcome delegates (CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly travelled some 6,500 miles this weekend to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 in Apia, Samoa, in the South Pacific. Accompanying her is Chief Officer Eric Bush from the planning ministry rather than one of her own chief officers. Continue reading Premier in Samoa for…
TravelTime to tackle evacuation and quarantine
TravelTime to tackle evacuation and quarantine
Cayman Airways crew before an evacuation flight to Miami (Photo by Paul Tibbetts)
(CNS): Government’s newest department, which was created to tackle some of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, took over management of evacuation flights and quarantine for returning residents and workers on Wednesday. TravelTime is expected to streamline travel until the borders are reopened to…
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No audit planned over curfew decisions
No audit planned over curfew decisions
(CNS): No official audit of the decisions made by the team that has managed curfew exemptions over the COVID-19 lockdown period is planned by the current government. Premier Alden McLaughlin said Wednesday that it was not his call to look into the fairness of the decisions, and if there were complaints, they would be handled by the relevant bodies. But some business owners believe that, as a…
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