Topic: Peanuts
Sunday liquor controversies resolved
Selling alcohol on Sundays and hosting a party with live music on New Year’s Eve, two issues that caused considerable controversy over the past year, are set to be resolved with a pair of legislative amendments.
End in sight for Sunday liquor sales saga
The long-running saga of whether Sunday alcohol sales can be permitted at gas stations and liquor stores may be resolved this week with the Liquor Licensing Board committing to deal with a backlog of applications.
Changes to liquor law coming
Government is planning changes to the Liquor Licensing Law to deal with inconsistencies over who can sell beer, wine and spirits on Sundays.
Letters – Giving a voice to the people
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Sunday liquor sales saga erupts
It seemed like a fairly routine application. But businessman Gary Rutty’s efforts to get approval to sell liquor at his gas station store on Sundays turned into an administrative nightmare that was still rumbling at the close of 2017.
More gas stations seek Sunday liquor sales
A decision on whether gas stations and liquor stores should be allowed retail licenses to sell alcohol on Sundays has been deferred pending legal advice.
MAIL CALL: Sunday liquor sales
Should Sunday liquor sales be liberalized in Cayman? Editorial Writer Jennifer Hemmingsen outlines competing viewpoints.
Audit: Liquor Board reversed decision, altered minutes
An inquiry into Grand Cayman’s Liquor Licensing Board has concluded that it approved a gas station’s application to sell alcohol on Sundays, then quietly reversed the decision and doctored official records.
Another twist in ‘untenable’ liquor license situation
The six-month saga of a Red Bay convenience store’s efforts to obtain a license to sell alcohol on Sundays took another odd twist late last week when a government employee suddenly appeared at a local lawyer’s office with a $1,000 check.
Internal document: Liquor Board approved Sunday alcohol sales at Peanuts
An internal document from the Department of Commerce and Investment appears to confirm that the Liquor Licensing Board granted permission to Red Bay convenience store Peanuts to sell alcohol on Sundays.
Woody DaCosta removed as chair of Liquor Licensing Board
Woody DaCosta has been removed as acting chairman of the Liquor Licensing Board of Grand Cayman. Mr. DaCosta, who will no longer serve on the board in any capacity, was asked to step down Wednesday afternoon by Commerce Minister Joey Hew.
New confusion in Liquor Board controversy
Lawyers acting for Peanuts convenience store have written to the Liquor Board of Grand Cayman seeking clarification over a new notification from the board which suggests that the business was granted a liquor license to sell alcohol on Sundays.
EDITORIAL – Accounting for the liquor board’s audit
What troubles us – and also, apparently, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson and Minister of Commerce Joey Hew – is the manner in which the Liquor Licensing Board has handled (mishandled?) Peanuts’ application for the retail license.
EDITORIAL – ‘Peanuts’ license: One story, two versions
Our drama begins in December 2016, when the Liquor Licensing Board granted Mr. Rutty a “package license” to sell alcohol at Peanuts Monday through Saturday but, importantly, not on Sundays.
