By Alric Lindsay On the Cayman Islands Government’s “Bonfire” website, the Government published an invitation to prospective bidders to submit a proposal for the provision of a 15-year CI$150,000,000 (US$182,926,829.27) loan facility to the Government. However, in last week’s...
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By Alric Lindsay As members of the public are aware, the Cayman Islands Government is considering the introduction of a third submarine cable to connect networks in the Cayman Islands to the rest of the world (the two existing...
NRA’s Managing Director Provides Update On Environmental Impact Assessment For East-West Highway
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By Alric Lindsay During a Finance Committee meeting on October 11, 2024, Edward Howard, the managing director of the National Roads Authority (NRA), provided an update on the progress made on the environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial....
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...
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...