Archive for February, 2015
Supergrass returns to witness stand
(CNS): Marlon Dillon, who has been labelled ‘supergrass’ because of the evidence that he has given in several key trials, returned to the courts Monday to give evidence against four men accused of the largest bank robbery in Cayman’s history. Dillon has already pleaded guilty to his part in the Cayman National Bank daylight heist, in […]
Cayman top cop to lead BVI police probe
(CNS): The Cayman Islands police commissioner has been appointed to an internal police corruption probe in the British Virgin Islands. An RCIPS spokesperson confirmed Monday that David Baines would be heading up the investigation involving the BVI’s police force. Operation Lucan began formally last November in response to unconfirmed allegations that police officers may have […]
West Bay man faces catalogue of charges
(CNS): A 23-year-old West Bay man has been charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm in connection with a street mugging last September and two residential burglaries in West Bay, as well as one commercial burglary in George Town last year. The man was arrested and charged over the weekend with the list […]
Case against immigration secretary halved
(CNS): The criminal case against Tichina Rickfield for altering the immigration database without authority was cut in half Friday, even before the defendant responded to the allegations, when the judge directed the jury to enter not guilty pleas in connection with eight of the sixteen charges. Crown prosecutor Toyin Salaka conceded that the crown had […]
CIG claims just 12 homeless families
(CNS): The chief officer in the ministry of community affairs said that during 2014 the Needs Assessment Unit helped just twelve families with rental assistance where “the primary problem or contributing factor was homelessness.” Dorine Whittaker said that in the fiscal year ending 30 June 2013, the NAU provided 437 families with rental assistance and […]
UCCI aims to cut $560k from costs
(CNS): In an effort to secure the university’s future, the UCCI has undertaken an internal review of operating costs and come up with possible savings of well over half a million dollars. The college’s board chair and president revealed that the college is dealing with a deteriorating financial situation and ongoing serious losses and without some […]
CUC to use more client generated power
(CNS Business): The Electricity Regulatory Authority has approved a revision to the current Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) programme, which allows people who have their own source of alternative power generation, such as solar panels and wind turbines, to remain connected to the CUC grid and feedback electricity they generate. The revision increases the maximum total capacity […]
Missing $10k theft suspect won’t be forced back
(CNS): A former bar manager at a George Town waterfront spot who jumped bail almost three years ago will not be extradited from his hiding place in the United States. Former Cayman resident Arthur Screaton was located in the US by the Cayman authorities after disappearing in 2012 while on bail facing charges of stealing […]
Fast-track services rolling out at ORIA
(CNS): All visitors arriving at the airport on Grand Cayman will soon be able to enjoy fast track services if they are willing to pay for it, as a pilot project at the Owen Roberts International Airport begins a wider roll-out. The airport authority is expanding its meet-and-greet service and is working closely with immigration, […]
Parks unit worker gets ministry’s annual gong
(CNS): Arena McField, a supervisor in the Recreation, Parks and Cemeteries Unit (RPCU), has received the planning ministry’s Worker of the Year award. Beating more than 450 staff members for the workplace gong for outstanding public service, McField was said to play a “crucial role” in maintaining public areas for the benefit of residents and […]
30% of workers in minimum wage bracket
(CNS): The chair of the Minimum Wage Committee revealed that as much as 30% of the workforce is on low pay and could be impacted by the introduction of a minimum wage. Outlining the massive amount of work undertaken by the committee over the last eight months, Lemuel Hurlston said the lower paid workers were predominantly in […]
