A no confidence motion in Speaker of the House McKeeva Bush appears to be in jeopardy as Premier Alden McLaughlin announced Parliament had no planned meetings ahead of the May General Elections. If the motion is to be heard Opposition Leader Arden McLean and North Side MP Ezzard Miller will have to convince other MPs to call an emergency sitting, which Premier McLaughlin said he believes is unlikely to happen.

Dart has submitted a planning application to create a mixed-used, resort and residential development that will span an area from the Cayman Islands Yacht Club to Seven Mile Beach, and may involve cutting a canal under the Esterley Tibbetts Highway bridge. The Company applied to the central planning authority last week, if approved it will mean Dart’s resort/residential developments in the area will extend from the yacht club at Governor’s Greek to the Kimpton Searfire Resort and Spa.

Samples sent to a laboratory that local vets had hoped would identify what poisoned several dogs last year have returned inconclusive results. Dr. Joyce Follows of Island Veterinary Services told the Cayman Compass last week, “Unfortunately, with all of our efforts and money spent sending these samples, we think all of the results are inconclusive.”

At least a dozen dogs reportedly became ill or died as a result of ingesting poison in December.

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