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Sir Alden McLaughlin hosts a public meeting Thursday night (CNS): Sir Alden McLaughlin MP has asked the National Roads Authority Board to rethink its decision to restrict drivers exiting the Grand Harbour commercial complex to a left turn only. At a packed public meeting at the Seafarers Hall in Red Bay Thursday night, residents gave…

Child's submission on the EWAChild's submission on the EWAChild's submission on the EWAFull stretch of EWA (CNS): The final terms of reference (ToR) forming the basis for the increasingly controversial environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial extension have been published, and many of the public comments and questions submitted during the consultation process have…

Minister Jay Ebanks Addresses parliament on the EWA issue (CNS): Premier Wayne Panton's ongoing struggle to hold the PACT coalition together was laid bare last Thursday when his front- and backbench colleagues made it quite clear that they do not support a major part of his policy agenda. The debate over a private member's motion…

Her Excellency the Governor Jane Owen has returned to Grand Cayman after a busy day in the Sister Islands on Saturday, 29 April. Accompanied by Hon. Premier Wa

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Minister Jay Ebanks in parliament on Thursday (CNS): A private member's motion by McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) in parliament Thursday was accepted by the government in a unanimous vote that could see work start on the East-West Arterial extension immediately, even though the premier didn't appear to support the proposal. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Jay…

(L-R) Executive Director ICT Sonji Myles, COO Christen Suckoo, Deputy CO Andrea Fa’amoe, Minister Jay Ebanks, CO Eric Bush, Interim CEO Peter Gough, and Acting Board Chair Frank Balderamos (CNS): Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks, who has taken over responsibility for OfReg, the beleaguered utilities regulator, has said he wants to ensure its remit is clearly…

OfReg Interim CEO Peter Gough (left) and Ofgem Head of Crisis Response and Policy and Head of International Affairs Aidan Stringfellow (CNS): Aidan Stringfellow, head of Crisis Response and Policy and International Affairs at Ofgem, the UK utility regulator for gas and electricity, visited the Cayman Islands last week to offer support to the Utility…

Stretch of EWA that is being widened from two to four lanes (click to enlarge) (CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) has begun work on widening the existing East-West Arterial from Poindexter Road to Hirst Road from two lanes to four. This next phase of work is part of the continued effort to tackle Grand…

Chris Saunders (CNS): Former Cabinet minister Chris Saunders has said Caymanians should be cautious about the relationship with the UK as he believes the UK government would still like to impose direct taxation here. He claimed that if the Cayman Islands Government's finances take a turn for the worse in the coming years, which he…