Archive for January 7th, 2015
Missing 4th man shakes remorse claims
(CNS): A number of questions over the fate of three men charged and convicted of a daylight jewellery store robbery on New Year’s Day last year were raised in court Wednesday. Justice Charles Quin queried if the failure of the robbers to identify the fourth man, who escaped during the chase, undermined the remorse they […]
Chief education officer to retire
(CNS): Chief Education Officer Shirley Wahler has informed her staff and the ministry that she will be taking early retirement very shortly, having been offered an unexpected opportunity elsewhere that she has decided to accept, CNS has learned. During the seven years that Wahler has led the department, the external exam results of graduating students […]
Chikungunya cases on the decline
(CNS): Although there is now a clear decline in the number of local and regional chikungunya cases, public health officials are warning people to continue to take precautions against mosquito bites to ensure the situation remains that way. The worst now appears to be over in the recent Caribbean outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted virus and […]
Immigration case stalled as juror falls ill
(CNS): After just a few hours of evidence from the suspended chief immigration officer, Linda Evans, in the crown’s case against a former work permit board secretary has been adjourned. As a result of a juror being taken ill, Justice Charles Quin discharged the entire jury panel Wednesday morning and adjourned the trial until next […]
CS succession planning failing
(CNS): Civil Service management has failed in its efforts at succession planning and is undermining the morale of government workers who are nearing the top of the profession by the way they are forced to act in top jobs for long periods but not given the substantive post. MLA Ezzard Miller said it was hard […]
Obituary: Former Justice Priya Levers 1946-2014
(CNS): Priya Levers, who was the first woman to serve on the Cayman Islands Grand Court bench, died on Christmas Eve aged 68 at home surrounded by her family. Levers came to the Cayman Islands from Jamaica and began serving as a full-time judge in 2003. Originally from Sri Lanka, she moved to Jamaica when […]
