Archive for January 2nd, 2015
CNS website updated
(CNS): Cayman News Service launched the news site that changed the face of news in the Cayman Islands six and a half years ago. It was designed by David Wahler, a young Caymanian who was still at college at the time, and it has worked beautifully. However, the platform that it is built on is […]
Cop’s gun seized at airport
(CNS): A serving police officer whose gun was seized at the airport as he went through security has not been arrested and is still on active duty, the police have confirmed. Inspector Lauriston Burton, who is a licensed firearms holders, was stopped by customs back in October when his gun was spotted in his carry-on […]
Triplets are first Cayman babies of 2015
(CNS): At 12:45am on 1 January Mark and Sheena Thompson and their 9-year old son, Jayden Thompson, welcomed three new additions to their family. Triplets Alexa, Jenna and Emma who weighed 3lbs. 12ozs, 3lbs. 7ozs, and 3lbs 2ozs, respectively arrived after 32 weeks of pregnancy. Although the Thompsons had hoped their little girls would be […]
Airport reassures community over runway inspections
(CNS): Following a number of comments on Cayman News Service last week raising concerns that the Cayman Islands Airport Authority only conducts a runway clearance exercise once a year, the management reassured the public Friday that the runway is inspected several times every day. The annual Foreign Object Debris (F.O.D) walk is a team effort […]
Celebrities enjoy Cayman waters
(CNS): Movie star Tom Cruise and former US President Jimmy Carter were two of the celebrities that enjoyed Cayman’s watersports this holiday, according to international reports. The British press reported that 52-year-old Cruise, who is said to be a frequent visitor to Cayman, stunned other visitors when he joined a group of scuba divers for a […]
2014 in Review: Heroes and Villains
(CNS): Derek Haines remarkable six marathons in one year to raise money for the local hospice made him undoubtedly the Hero of the Year, but there were many others in the news this year whose heroic efforts made the Cayman Islands a better place. Minister Osbourne Bodden’s foul-mouthed verbal abuse surpassed even McKeeva Bush’s gambling […]
2014 in Review: Crime and Punishment
(CNS): With regular reports of armed robberies, violent assaults and even a carjacking, crime continued to be a major concern for the residents of the Cayman Islands, with many questions regarding the ability of the Royal Cayman Islands Police service to tackle it. The much anticipated trial of the former premier overshadowed other court cases this […]
2014 in Review: Jobs and promotions
(CNS): The year ended with a flurry of scandals connected to government positions and, in the case of the prisons and the police services, the recruitment practices. Two senior officers from the immigration department have been put on required leave and a former acting chief fire officer is seeking a judicial review regarding the loss […]
2014 in Review: Island health
(CNS): After a Cabinet reshuffle mid-December, the health and environmental health portfolio is now under Premier Alden McLaughlin in his expanded ministry. Disgraced minister, Osbourne Bodden, has kept his seat in Cabinet with a greatly reduced ministry but it seems unlikely that the policies will change. The need to tackle the huge problem of waste […]
2014 in Review: sense and cents
(CNS): Finance Minister Marco Archer continued to gain respect across the political divide, for both his ability to deal fairly with opposition members and in his apparent success in getting government spending under control. However, reports from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) revealed the staggering amount of unaccounted for spending during the last […]
Viewpoint: What next?
Dave Miller writes: I write this viewpoint for thought or debate for the new year. We are on a little island that virtually has nothing as natural resources. We love out little island because of our forefathers and their suffering. But they have succeeded in persevering through the past to where we are today. The problem […]
