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...
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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...
By Alric Lindsay In a Fireside chat today, September 10, 2024, at the Virtual Island Summit 2024, senior Forbes journalist Daphne Ewing-Chow sat down with Cayman’s Minister of Sustainability, the Hon Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, to discuss Cayman’s energy journey and...
By Alric Lindsay In response to questions from MP Joey Hew at a Public Accounts Committee hearing on September 5, 2024, Wesley Howell, Chief Officer in the Ministry of Border Control, Labour & Culture, explained that the 1,000 or...
By Alric Lindsay According to a publication in the Cayman Islands Gazette dated September 4, 2024, the Cabinet issued an order under the Customs and Border Control Act (2024 Revision) to broaden the categories of vehicles that are not...
By Alric Lindsay In an upcoming parliamentary session, a bill to amend the National Conservation Act is expected to be introduced. While the specific changes have not been disclosed, there is public speculation that the amendments may affect the...
By Alric Lindsay The Cayman Islands Civil Service Association Cooperative Credit Union issued a statement on August 27, 2024, expressing concerns about a proposed $200,000 annual fee recommended by Minister Andre Ebanks through his ministry. The Credit Union said...
By Alric Lindsay Stakeholders in the Cayman Islands often refer to the financial services, tourism, and construction sectors as “pillars” of the economy. However, there is little discussion about what it truly means for an industry to be a...
By Alric Lindsay Data from a 2022 Compendium of Statistics published by the Economics & Statistics Office shows that three landfills were used in the Cayman Islands to manage over 100,000 tons of waste for most of the period...