seen from United States
seen from India
seen from Italy
seen from Poland
seen from Uzbekistan
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Italy
seen from United States
seen from India
seen from Indonesia
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from China
seen from Netherlands
seen from United States
seen from Belgium
seen from China
seen from Romania
seen from Germany
seen from China
Welfare provision under review as COL soars
Minister Isaac Rankine (CNS): The delivery of financial assistance to families in need is undergoing a review as the government battles a growing welfare bill. People who need help include a growing number of working poor in the Cayman Islands, as well as retirees on inadequate pensions, those with disabilities and the unemployed. (more…)
Plan to tackle expected sargassum influx still elusive
Sargassum along the shoreline, June 2025 (from social media) (CNS): The University of South Florida is forecasting that there will be even more sargassum than in previous years in the western Caribbean Sea, which means the Cayman Islands can expect to see much of this seaweed around our shores this summer. The growing problem of huge patches of sargassum floating in the Atlantic and Caribbean,…
Plans afoot to expand House of Parliament into old Tower site
Cayman Islands House of Parliament (CNS): Parliament’s management team is in discussions with the planning ministry about the expansion of its building and is eyeing up the crown land behind the property, once home to the old government Tower Building, which was destroyed in Ivan and demolished soon afterwards. Continue reading Plans afoot to expand House of Parliament into old Tower site
Changes to laws to be made easier with redlining
Deputy LOO Kenneth Bryan presents his redlining motion (CNS): The National Coalition For Caymanians (NCFC) government has agreed that all future amendments to existing legislation will be ‘redlined’ — tracked and compared to the original law — enabling the public to more easily see what changes are being made. Continue reading Changes to laws to be made easier with redlining
Bill increases fines for litterbugs and fly-tippers
Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks presents the Litter (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (CNS): As MPs debated the government’s litter bill last week, they recalled the Cayman Islands tradition of keeping yards, communities and wider public spaces clean, and stated that the increase in littering around the islands in recent years had been ‘imported’ by those from overseas. Presenting the bill, Health Minister…
Recycling tools to be duty free as CIG switches gear on waste
Recycling bales ready for shipment (Photo credit: DEH) (CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has taken its first tentative step towards plans to recycle, repurpose and reuse trash instead of sending it to dumps by agreeing to consider cutting all duties on recycling equipment. Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan filed a motion asking the CIG to provide a 100% duty exemption on glass crushers,…
Home healthcare new financial crisis for public purse
Finance Minister Rolston Anglin answers questions in parliament, 6 March (CNS): Finance Minister Rolston Anglin is raising the alarm about an emerging public finance crisis for the government: the rapidly rising CINICO bill for taking care of the elderly and indigent who are released from hospital but still need care at home. The minister told parliament that in many cases, the money is funding…
MPs agree on face mask ban to help fight crime
Deputy LOO Kenneth Bryan addresses parliament, 5 March 2026 (CNS): Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan’s private member’s motion, which proposed banning masks or face-coverings in public places, was accepted by the Cayman Islands Government on Thursday, a move that MPs hope will help the police tackle crime. Some members noted that there would have to be exceptions for general and…
