Conservationists warn of draft bill’s devastating impacts
Jan 3, 2025 · A ghost orchid in the Ironwood Forest in George Town (CNS): The draft national conservation amendment bill, published by the lame-duck UPM government on New Year's Eve, would, if passed fundamentally alter critical environmental protections that safeguard Cayman's natural resources and biodiversity with devastating …
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Minister claims to be ‘inclusive’ over changes to NCA (CNS): More than two weeks after the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency gazetted the National Conservation Amendment Bill and began a public consultation, which will close in less than two weeks, Dwayne Seymour, the minister responsible, has claimed that the process …
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Jan 14, 2025 · Local news in the Cayman Islands. (CNS): In response to a video of teenagers fighting in the middle of the Camana Bay shopping centre at the weekend that was circulated widely on social media, Dart’s property management team issued a statement asking parents not to leave children unsupervised there after shops and …
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(CNS): Former premier and sustainability minister Wayne Panton has raised significant concerns about the minority UPM government’s attempts to gut the National Conservation Act, specifically the damage the proposed changes could cause to the environment as well as the political and governance risks they present.
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Mac begs opposition to support the UPM’s bills (CNS): McKeeva Bush MP has made an unabashed appeal to PPM Leader Joey Hew and other opposition members to attend the parliamentary Business Committee meetings ahead of the scheduled session this month and help get the referendum bill and changes to the conservation law on the order paper for debate.
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Shortage of criminal defence lawyers still delaying justice (CNS): While the state of the court buildings, inclement weather, and a shortage of rooms and judges are still impacting the court clearance rates, Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale said a paucity of defence attorneys slowed down the clear-up rate of cases in the criminal division of the Grand Court last year.
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Minister claims to be ‘inclusive’ over changes to NCA (CNS): More than two weeks after the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency gazetted the National Conservation Amendment Bill and began a public consultation, which will close in less than two weeks, Dwayne Seymour, the minister responsible, has claimed that the process …
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(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now confirmed that they have opened an investigation into yesterday’s bomb threat at Grand Harbour. The RCIPS said that following a thorough search of the premises, by police and an explosives expert following the threat, the area was deemed safe, and normal business operations resumed.
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Jan 15, 2025 · 11 posts published by Cayman News during January 2025. (CNS): The construction and maintenance of the eight-mile East-West Arterial Road extension will cost the public purse around CI$1 billion over the next 50 years, according to the Draft Environmental Statement that has now been published for public consultation.
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Dec 20, 2024 · (CNS): McKeeva Bush MP has made an unabashed appeal to PPM Leader Joey Hew and other opposition members to attend the parliamentary Business Committee meetings ahead of the scheduled session this month and help get the referendum bill and changes to the conservation law on the order paper for debate.
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