By Alric Lindsay At a Finance Committee hearing on October 11, 2024, Deputy Premier and Minister for Social Development André Ebanks received approvals of $4.6 million in financial assistance and $2.2 million for ex gratia benefit payments to seafarers...
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By Alric Lindsay In response to questions raised by MP Barbara Conolly in Parliament yesterday, October 10, 2024, MP Sabrina Tuner, the Honourable Minister of Health and Wellness and Home Affairs, confirmed that $22 million had been spent to...
Minister Dwayne Seymour Says $574,000 More Needed For Pirates Week 2024. Cabinet Approved.
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By Alric Lindsay At the third sitting of the first meeting of the 2024-2025 session of Parliament yesterday, October 10, 2024, Minister of Border Control, Labour and Culture Dwayne Seymour noted that the Cabinet approved supplementary funding of $574,000...
Deputy Premier Says Cabinet Approved An Extra, Unbudgeted, $1 Million For Housing Repairs
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By Alric Lindsay In a session of Parliament today, October 10, 2024, Deputy Premier André Ebanks announced that the $375,000 allocated for housing repair projects in the 2024 budget has now been exhausted. He explained that, with “well over...
By Alric Lindsay At the third sitting of the first meeting of the 2024-2025 session of Parliament today, October 10, 2024, Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly announced that the Government approved a 5% cost of living increase for civil servants. Additionally,...
By Alric Lindsay According to the Financial Assistance Act, 2022 (Commencement) Order, 2024, published in the Legislation Gazette dated October 1, 2024, the Financial Assistance Act, 2022 will come into force on October 10, 2024. As of this date,...
By Alric Lindsay Minister of Tourism Kenneth Bryan called the Cayman Marl Road Show today, September 27, 2024, to clarify that any projects under his portfolio, namely the airport runway extension and any cargo port redevelopment, would require an...
By Alric Lindsay Deputy Governor Franz Manderson and Minister of Tourism Kenneth Bryan appeared on the For The Record talk show with Orrett Connor on September 20, 2024. They discussed ministers’ authority to hire and fire employees, the difficulties...
Covid Report Shows How The Government Missed A Key Opportunity To Revamp The Public Transport System
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Covid Report Shows How The Government Missed A Key Opportunity To Revamp The Public Transport System
By Alric Lindsay According to a high-level summary of recommendations by the Strategic Economic Advisory Council (SEAC) set up in May 2020, the Cayman Islands Government missed a unique opportunity to improve the public transport system significantly during the...
By Alric Lindsay Community members joined George Town Central MP Kenneth Bryan, his fellow committee members, other MPs and supporters yesterday, September 12, 2024, to complete the groundbreaking for Central Scranton Park. The Park is located in Scranton, George...