Topic: Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks

Government will be looking at entering into a private public partnership to provide a new subsea cable connection for the Cayman Islands.

The South Sound boardwalk has been repaired after portions of the popular community site suffered severe damage during the passage of Hurricane Beryl in early July.

As the community continues to grapple with daily traffic congestion it seems a solution to woes felt by commuters is still some ways off from taking shape.

The first section of the Airport Connector Road, now named the Jay Bodden Highway, opened on Friday afternoon following an official ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Bodden family members and government officials.

The Infrastructure Ministry has taken a step forward in its plan to improve Cayman's ageing network of sub-sea communications cables by enlisting a project delivery team.

The push to get pepper spray legalised, to protect women in Cayman, has hit a wall as Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks has said he has been unable to get support from the National Security Council nor police to move law changes forward for its introduction here.

Billboards posted in at least three constituencies depicting messages and the images of two ministers and the House Speaker have been called into question after confirmation that the signs require planning permission.

The Ministry of Infrastructure has contracted advisory firm Grant Thornton Specialist Services to carry out a formal feasibility study into the modernisation of the Islands’ submarine cable infrastructure. 

Premier Wayne Panton has reaffirmed Government's intention to proceed with construction of the East West Arterial Road to help reduce traffic to and from the Eastern Districts.