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(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has opened a public consultation process on the draft Residential and Tenancies (Amendement) Bill, 2023 to find out if the people want to see further changes before it moves forward and amends the current legislation, which was passed in 2009 and is now woefully outdated. (more…)

Central Scranton Park opening (from social media)Central Scranton Park (from social media) (CNS): Central Scranton Park, located in the heart of George Town, was officially opened on Saturday to much fanfare. Political dignitaries past and present, local community members and various public officials, including Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan, who spearheaded the project, gathered at the…

Pristine land at Barkers (CNS): Almost half of the additional budget spending for 2026 that Finance Committee voted on and passed last week was appropriated for Jay Ebanks’ planning ministry, and much of it, about $38 million, is going towards land acquisitions. Ebanks received almost CI$60 million of the more than $134 million that has been added to this year’s public spending plan. (more…)

Work on the next phase of the EWA extension from Hurst Road, September 2025 (CNS): The construction of the controversial and costly East-West Arterial extension should begin in September, Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks has said, even though the final decision on the route of this highway has still not been settled. Premier André Ebanks recently told CNS that the route will be reconsidered by…

Cayman Islands House of Parliament (CNS): Parliament’s management team is in discussions with the planning ministry about the expansion of its building and is eyeing up the crown land behind the property, once home to the old government Tower Building, which was destroyed in Ivan and demolished soon afterwards. Continue reading Plans afoot to expand House of Parliament into old Tower site

Minister Jay Ebanks in parliament, 10 March (CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has moved to protect homeowners who find themselves in difficulty when paying off mortgages by slowing down the foreclosure process. An amendment bill has paved the way for the introduction of various measures to make homeowner-occupiers more aware of their obligations in the first place. Continue reading Bill…

(CNS): Opposition Leader Joey Hew has asked the Cayman Islands Government to ease up on the requirements for some categories of e-bikes and other micro-mobility devices, becoming one of the first MPs to reflect public concern about what many believe are draconian measures being imposed on e-bikes. Continue reading Hew urges NCFC to ease up on slower e-bikes

Photo of the Nor’wester of 2024 showing the extent of waves, with the existing development indicated with an orange arrow (Source: RCIPS, submitted to CPA by the DoE) (CNS): Planning Minister Jay Ebanks gave very little away about when the long-awaited National Development Plan is likely to be rolled out, as he responded to questions in parliament from Opposition Leader Joey Hew this week. He…