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Rise in robberies prompts call for ban on masks in public
A spike in masked armed robberies has sparked an urgent call for action, including banning masks in public.
Deputy Opposition Leader and George Town Central Member of Parliament Kenneth Bryan filed a private member’s motion on Monday aimed at tightening public safety and mask-wearing laws in the Cayman Islands.
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Immigration bill gets mixed reaction from Cayman’s financial services
Cayman’s financial services professionals held differing views on how the government’s immigration reform bill, which passed through Parliament on 12 Dec., would impact their sector.
On one end of the scale was attorney Nick Joseph, founder of relocation advisory consultancy, Reside Cayman, who said: “The new immigration bill won’t have any material impact for the vast majority of financial firms.”
At the other was Chris Johnson, the managing director of Chris Johnson Associates, who believes the bill is the latest sign of the breakdown in relations between the government and business. “Laws and regulations are introduced without thought, which are frequently harmful to the business community,” said Johnson.
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