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Victim attacked and mugged on George Town street

Victim attacked and mugged on George Town street

| 18/03/2024 | 0 Comments

(CNS): A man was mugged by a group of three people in the early hours of Sunday morning in George Town. The man told police officers who responded to the report around 1:00am that he had been attacked by two men and a woman, who stole his wallet containing both Cayman and American dollars as […]

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CINICO offers car insurance, home cover soon come

CINICO offers car insurance, home cover soon come

| 18/03/2024 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Almost two years after the government-owned Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO) announced that it would begin offering more than just health coverage to civil servants and locals who cannot get coverage in the private sector, it has begun offering motor insurance to all Cayman residents. This expansion of services will be followed shortly […]

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Seriously injured man taken to hospital by passing car

Seriously injured man taken to hospital by passing car

| 18/03/2024 | 1 Comment

(CNS) Police have opened an investigation into a serious assault that happened on Linwood Street in the centre of George Town around 6:00am on Saturday. The RCIPS said that the victim “fled the location on foot and sought assistance from a passing vehicle on Shedden Road, who transported him to the hospital immediately”. The man, […]

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School cancelled over leaking chiller system

School cancelled over leaking chiller system

| 18/03/2024 | 10 Comments

(CNS): The Clifton Hunter High School in Frank Sound has been closed today, Monday, due to a major underground leak in the pipes carrying chilled water to the air conditioning system, the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services said in a joint release. While all in-person classes have been cancelled because all […]

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Man charged with grooming and rape of juveniles

Man charged with grooming and rape of juveniles

| 15/03/2024

(CNS): A 24-year-old man from George Town, who police suspect is part of a local grooming ring, has been charged with 18 counts of grooming and indecent assault against three juveniles. The alleged offences include rape, sexual communication with a child, meeting a child following sexual communication and indecent images of a child. When he […]

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CIG still dodging CI$2.2B CS retirees healthcare liability

CIG still dodging CI$2.2B CS retirees healthcare liability

| 15/03/2024 | 51 Comments

(CNS): At a Public Accounts Committee meeting on Thursday, senior officials once again dodged questions on how and when the Cayman Islands Government proposes to place its liability for the future healthcare needs of retired civil servants squarely on its books. This financial liability is currently only included in supporting notes that form part of […]

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CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns

CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns

| 15/03/2024 | 19 Comments

(CNS): In the two-month period between 15 December and 15 February, Customs and Border Control arrested 26 people at the Owen Roberts International Airport entering or exiting the Cayman Islands carrying drugs or weapons, plus one person for smoking on a plane. Officials said the interceptions, which included ganja, ecstasy, ammunition and guns, were based […]

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Woman suspected of stabbing man in GT bar arrested

Woman suspected of stabbing man in GT bar arrested

| 15/03/2024

(CNS): Police arrested a 26-year-old woman from George Town on suspicion of wounding following an altercation at a restaurant and bar on Eastern Avenue near Godfrey Nixon Way around 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. It was reported that a man and a woman had a fight involving a weapon at the premises, which resulted in the […]

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Redacted report reveals little to justify subsea cable

Redacted report reveals little to justify subsea cable

| 14/03/2024 | 60 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has released a heavily redacted outline business case, compiled by consultants Grant Thornton, on the government’s plans for a new telecommunications submarine cable. Key details have all been omitted, such as costs (estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars), its length and where it will be linked […]

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Cayman’s GDP grew by 3.6% in the first half of 2023

Cayman’s GDP grew by 3.6% in the first half of 2023

| 14/03/2024 | 14 Comments

(CNS): According to the Cayman Islands Semi-Annual Economic Report 2023 by the Economics and Statistics Office, the gross domestic product grew by an estimated 3.6% in the first half of last year. However, with inflation running at around 5.3% during the same six-month period, few people benefitted from the expanding economy. The weighted average lending […]

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Inflation begins to slow but averaged 3.8% in 2023

Inflation begins to slow but averaged 3.8% in 2023

| 14/03/2024 | 27 Comments

(CNS): The cost of living rose by an average of 3.8% last year compared with 2022, the Economics and Statistics Office confirmed after releasing its Consumer Price Index Report for 2023 this week. While inflation slowed last year, particularly during the last quarter, the rise in the CPI followed the 9.5% average increase during the […]

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