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Cayman’s biggest problem: Mount Trashmore
Beaumont Zodecloun writes: Dart should not have been the ‘selected bidder’ [for the waste-to-energy project] because Dart et al. have no experience with WTE or any facet of the problem. Here is my armchair analysis of the situation:
Bodden misses chance to score against minister’s legacy
(CNS): At the Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for Bodden Town East on Friday, Robert Bodden (TCCP) failed to seize the opportunity to remind voters of the incumbent’s poor legacy in office as a minister and the representative for Bodden Town East over the last two terms. Dwayne Seymour bragged that he’d been a minister […]
Woman arrested for murder after man killed with block
(CNS): Police are investigating a murder after Lincoln Silburn (63) from George Town was found dead at around 4:20am on Sunday. Silburn’s body was discovered by police officers who attended the scene behind Uncle Clem’s grocery store on Mary Street. The RCIPS has not released any details about how Silburn was murdered, but according to […]
Man arrested at bar for having flare gun and ganja
(CNS): A 31-year-old man from West Bay was arrested outside a bar in Trafalgar Place on Thursday evening for the possession of a flare gun after the police responded to a report of a disturbance at the location at around 7:30pm. The RCIPS did not say whether the man was arrested at the Jungle Room […]
Drunk drivers arrested as crashes reach another peak
(CNS)UPDATED WITH RCIPS CORRESTION : A 21-year-old man was arrested for DUI after a single-vehicle collision on the West Bay Road close to Snooze Lane just before 2:00am this morning. When the police arrived at the scene of the crash, they found a man lying in the road with head injuries who police have now […]
Dredging has decimated regional coral reefs, says expert
(CNS): Renowned regional marine scientist Dr Tom Goreau has revealed the extent of the damage to marine environments all around the Carribean resulting from dredging for cruise berthing facilities and marinas or large ships stirring up sediment as they pull into docks. Speaking at the CPR rally on Tuesday, he said the massive amount of port […]
Machete wielding robbery suspect charged and bailed
(CNS): Police have charged a 33-year-old George Town man in connection with a robbery that took place at a George Town convenience store on Mary Street earlier this month. Officers apprehended the suspect on Friday, ten days after the robbery in which a masked man wielding a machete burst into the store, demanded money and […]
Health ministry to begin search for new CMO
(CNS): Dr Nick Gent, the current chief medical officer, will be leaving the Cayman Islands at the end of his contract term in September. Officials from the health ministry said that Dr Gent, who has been here since September 2022, has used his extensive knowledge and experience in public health, epidemiology, healthcare policy, human rights, […]
Cayman operators get terrible deals from cruise lines
(CNS): The decline in cruise passenger numbers in the Cayman Islands isn’t the only problem for people working in the sector, according to a new report by regional economist Marla Dukharan. The report shows that, compared to tour operators at most other destinations in the region, those here are getting a smaller slice of the […]
Wanted burglar suspect caught after break-in at BT church
(CNS): Luis Abel Soler (25) from George Town, who was wanted by the RCIPS, has been arrested and taken into custody after he was arrested Tuesday morning following a burglary at a church on Bodden Town Road in the heart of the district. The report was made as the break-in was happening, but when police […]
CINWS gears up for 2025 hurricane season
(CNS): There are still more than eleven weeks to go before the official start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but given that storms can form well before 1 June and with climate change making regional weather patterns increasingly unpredictable, local weather experts are already preparing for the season. On Monday, the National Hurricane Center […]
