Tag: Liquor Licensing Board
Mobile booze licensees warned to follow rules
(CNS Business): The chairman of the Liquor Licensing Board has issued a reminder to all mobile licensees to comply with the laws and that their licences are restricted to mobile bartending and limited to private and organised events or functions. There was no indication in a release from the Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) […]
Bars need inspections ahead of renewals
(CNS Business): Liquor licence holders in the Cayman Islands have just one month before their annual renewals are due. Licence holders, including those with music and dancing licences, that want to carry on having the right to sell booze need to submit their applications before Friday, 18 August. Before they can submit renewals, their premises must […]
More gas stations cleared to sell booze
(CNS Business): Once, only a very small number of gas stations in Cayman were allowed to sell liquor but another six were added to the list following a recent liquor licensing board meeting and one has even been cleared to sell alcohol on Sundays. However, there appear to be some inequities emerging from the board’s […]
Booze board boss quits before first year is out
(CNS): The chairman of the Liquor Licensing Board, who was appointed in January, has quit before completing even the first year of his four-year tenure. A release from the Department of Commerce and Investment said that Campbell Law had resigned as chair to avoid a conflict of interest. In his notice to the board the […]
Booze traders urged to make early applications
(CNS Business): The Department of Commerce and Investment is advising liquor licence holders to start their licensing application process as early as possible in order to avoid delays under the new legislative regime. Booze traders and those with music and dancing licences are encouraged to apply for their renewals well before the Friday 19 August […]
Government confirms new booze board members
(CNS Business): A new line-up of faces will be on the Liquor Licensing Board as it moves into a new legislative regime following the implementation of the amended law this month. After more than a decade heading up the board, Mitchell Welds has been replaced by Campbell Law, Corporate Manager at Higgs & Johnson Corporate Services […]
Booze bill lifts current moratorium
(CNS): Government’s moratorium on new licences for businesses to sell alcohol will end with the passing of a new bill, which is expected to be debated in the Legislative Assembly this week. Government is bringing amendments to the liquor licensing law, which will also tie liquor licences to specific trade and business licences, allow more flexibility in […]
Changes coming to liquor law and board
(CNS Business): Government is finalising amendments to the liquor licensing law that will change how booze licenses are allocated, linking them directly to premises rather than individuals. Commerce Minister Wayne Panton said that the forthcoming amendments to the law would see liquor licenses tied to trade and business licences and address some of the problems created […]
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