(CNS): Police have issued a wanted alert for 28-year-old Dainian Cecil Henry, who escaped from George Town Police Station yesterday, 25 October, at around 5:15 in the evening.  Henry is reported to have made his escape by knocking aside a woman coming into the station who was carrying a baby. He made off down Elgin Avenue in the direction of the Immigration Department and officers immediately made chase but did not find him. Police said Henry was arrested over firearms related offences. Henry is of medium to dark complexion; approximately 5’ 9’’, heavy set at about 170lbs, low cut hair, and was last seen wearing a green t-shirt with yellow stripes and khaki shorts.

(CNS): The former managing director of Boatswain Beach has denied partying on public funds following revelations in the latest report from the office of the auditor general. Admitting that he had borrowed more than $66,000 in salary advances, Joey Ebanks said that the $6,500 bar tab was to promote business at the Schooner Bar and Grill, which he said was struggling to attract patrons. Dan Duguay states in his report that he was not offered any explanation for the spending by Ebanks at the bar during the audit of the turtle farm, but Ebanks insists it was part of a policy to improve business.

(CNS): Top level officials say they have identified ten measures to tackle the escalating levels of crime according to a release from government information services. Follow the commissioner’s meeting with members of the Legislative Assembly last Monday, another high-level meeting was reportedly held on Friday (23 October) called by the governor where government ministers, top civil servants and the commissioner made a list. Deputy Chief Secretary Franz Manderson said the meeting focused on gun and violent crime as well as youth at risk.

(CNS): Update Sunday 9:55pm - Two teenage girls who were reported missing Saturday are now back at the West Bay address that they had gone missing from Friday night, police reported this evening. Without elaborating, the RCIPS said they were safe and well and were being reunited with their parents. The girls Tyisha Scott (left) and Amber Yates (right), who are both 15-years-old, had been missing since 10:30 pm on Friday, 23 October. 

(CNS): The Special Police Investigation Team is back in the British tabloids, this time with tales of a tawdry affair, naked pool parties, deception and binge drinking. The UK’s Daily Mail reveals that the cover of one member of SPIT, sent to the Cayman Islands to investigate allegations of corruption in the RCIPS and dubbed the “Sunshine Squad” by the Mail, was blown after he was thrown fully-clothed into water at a pool party hosted by his American mistress, Julie Karner. A friend of Karner's told the tabloid the affair was no secret. Photo: Simon Ashwin, of SPIT

(CNS): People of the Cayman Islands will be enjoying an unexpected long holiday weekend at the beginning of November as the ‘Appointed Day’ when the country’s new constitution comes into effect has been declared a public holiday. The extra day’s public vacation falls on Friday 6 November just before Monday 9 November which is already schedule as this year’s Remembrance Day holiday.

(CNS): Police have now confirmed that two men who were arrested at the Cayman Islands immigration office in Elgin Avenue this week, in connection with a robbery at Margaritaville, have been released after being eliminated from the enquiry. The two men were reportedly arrested after staff at the office believed one of the men was the same as those pictured in police photos released to the public on Wednesday afternoon. However, they turned out not to be the men as pictured left. Pictures from CCTV footage were circulated following an armed daylight robbery which had taken place at the down town George Town bar and restaurant on Friday 16 October at 8.30am.

(CNS): Following the unprecedented debate in the Legislative Assembly Thursday on Ezzard Miller's motion proposing that government sue the UK and the governor, the FCO issued a statement on its website hours after it was rejected. Overseas Territories Minister Chris Bryant said he believed it was the right outcome. He said the governor had acted in the best interests of the Cayman people and the investigations should be seen through to the end.

(CNS): Aside from the widely publicised advances totalling $50,000 paid to the former managing director of the Boatswain Beach Turtle Farm, the auditor general has also revealed that Joey Ebanks spent more than $6,500 in the farm's on-site bar on alcohol, food and cigarettes, which has never been paid back. In a new report released to the public on Friday, Dan Duguay confirms that Ebanks received 16 salary advances, or loans, during his tenure amounting to over $65,871 which the Turtle Farm board was unaware of until he resigned in order to run in the general elections.

(CNS): Despite impassioned pleas from the  opposition benches, the government has rejected a private member's motion to take legal action against the UK and Governor Stuart Jack to recoup almost $7million spent on Operations Tempura and Cealt. Brought by North Side’s independent representative Ezzard Miller, the motion asked government to consider a lawsuit in the UK courts on the basis of misfeasance on the part of the governor to try and get at least some of the Cayman Tax payers’ money back.

(CNS): The two major bodies representing the wider legal profession, the Cayman Islands Law Society and the Cayman Bar Association, have now added their voices to the concerns being raised about the leader of government business’ decision to allow two local lawyers establish a legal aid office on a slashed budget. Charles Jennings and James Bergstrom have written to McKeeva Bush and asked him to revisit his decision. Welcoming any move to broaden access to justice, they state their concerns about the limited information available about the proposed scheme, but above all the proposed reduction in the budget.

(CNS): The chair of Cayman Finance has taken the governor to task in a letter addressing his recent public comments over the need for Cayman to implement direct taxes. As members of the Legislative Assembly were engaged in an unprecedented debate questioning the governor’s judgement, Anthony Travers also told Stuart Jack that while Cayman Finance was sympathetic to his need to redefine his legacy in his remaining days, the issue of direct taxation had been rejected by the local industry and he would avoid embarrassment if he stuck to the convention of not commenting before consulting.

(CNS): Bus operators say their business has been suffering since government moved the bus depot from the Public Library lot in George Town to the old Tower Building parking lot behind the Legislative Assembly. Talking to News 27, the drivers said that the move in February has caused a significant downturn in income and they have submitted a petition asking government to move the depot back to the library lot. Public Transportation officials say they got the petition, but say it is up to the tourism ministry. News 27 also spoke to several passengers who say the new location is too far out of the way.

(CNS): Police said on Thursday that as a result of proactive stop checks which have been increased in light of the recent rise in crime they have made around 16 drug arrests over the past few days. However, only two of the arrests were related to supplying drugs. On 21 October, three men were arrested on suspicion of possession and consumption of ganja and in the early hours of Thursday morning two women and one man were also arrested for possession and consumption of ganja. Investigations continue and the suspects remain in custody at this time.

(CNS):  Police said that a 33-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of burglary following a break in at a home on Outpost Street, George Town. The female victim returned home to find a man in her bedroom at around 11pm, but upon seeing the burglar she quickly ran to her car and called 911. Police responded to the call and were able to arrest the offender.