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HRC breaks silence as CP law comes into effect (CNS): Local same-sex couples will finally be able to have their relationships legally recognised next week and gain access to similar rights afforded to married couples. The Civil Partnership Regulations have been gazetted and Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed that the civil service will be ready to take applications. Following that announcement, the Human [ ] Continue Reading Historic land records must be released (CNS): The Lands and Survey department has been ordered to release records showing how one decision was made during the Cayman Islands cadastral survey in the 1970s over land ownership. In what could turn out to be an important case for local families who believe land was wrongly taken from them, the Office of the [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Following the release of around 100 people who had completed their quarantine period yesterday, the figure has since jumped back up to 349 people now that everyone who went into isolation either at the government facility or at home with a geofence wristband this week has been officially counted. Chief Medical Officer Dr John [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Whether it is because government has made more documents available or because the process of making a freedom of information request is increasingly burdensome, the number of requests made for public records last year fell to its lowest ever level. From a high of 739 the year after the law was implemented, requests fell [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Over 100 people who have completed two weeks in mandated quarantine have been release with no one testing positive for COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said Thursday that 181 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last day were all negative, and that the number of people in quarantine had fallen from 232 [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): The over-stayer amnesty put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent those unable to leave from being prosecuted will come to an end on 31 October. Anyone who no longer has a valid work permit or any other official document allowing them to remain is urged to either address their [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Andrew McAlpine (47), a resident of the Cayman Islands working as a trader, was arrested at a Florida airport, Friday, and has since been indicted in an illegal pump-and-dump scheme. The US Attorney s Office in the Southern District of California said the Canadian national was part of a stock fraud ring working together to [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): With staggered start times, social distancing and limited spectators, the annual Cayman Islands Marathon is going ahead on 6 December regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed, But this year overseas competitors and local runners will also be given the chance to compete virtually by running in a location of their choice, or [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): British warships on duty in this region, standing by to assist with any natural disasters, have also been involved in a number of drug enforcement operations after some practice runs in the Cayman Islands this summer. Working with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the RFA Argus netted eleven packages of cocaine, weighing more [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Two men accused of defrauding the hospital by getting paid for work they never actually did even claimed overtime when they were not in the country in a scheme that prosecutors said could have cost the Health Services Authority tens of thousands of dollars in losses. Nick Smith (58) and Dominic Dacres (42), who [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Residents in Beach Bay who are fighting the development of a ten-storey hotel in their quiet residential community have argued that the project should not have been approved, not only because it breaches planning legislation but because there will be no benefit to Cayman. Having secured some $25 million in duty waivers, the resort [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): As Cayman marked another day with no new infections of the coronavirus either in the community or among the more than 200 people in isolation, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to put plans in place to promote science-based information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Cayman recorded 174 negative test resultson Wednesday and has [ ] Continue Reading (CNS): Opposition Leader Arden McLean has said that Premier Alden McLaughlin should stop crying about the constitutional loss and get on with the people s work. McLean took aim at both the premier and the governor on Wednesday, when he said the government should be focusing on the losses of the people, not a constitutional issue [ ] Continue Reading Privacy Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Privacy Cookie Policy

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