Archive for March, 2015
Cops doing poor job says survey
(CNS): A public survey undertaken by the RCIPS at the end of last year has revealed that most people think the police are doing a poor job at preventing or tackling crime and over 60% believe the cops do not treat people fairly and equally. More than 55% of the people that took part in […]
Video report: Jobs benefits survey confidential
(CNS Business): On Friday officials from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) stressed that the value and need for a compensation and benefits survey is more crucial than ever for the Cayman Islands’ workforce. Alistair McNeish, Managing Director of PwC, stated at a the official launch of the PwC and CISHRP Compensation Benefits Survey conference that such a survey […]
UCCI board chair quits
(CNS): Sheree Ebanks has resigned from her position as chair of the UCCI Board of Directors after just 18 months at the helm of the college. Ebanks told CNS that she had formally resigned in December last year but continued on to oversee the recent viability report. Ebanks said she left on 5 March as […]
Local property investor charged with fraud
(CNS): A local business man appeared in Grand Court Friday facing fraud-related charges in connection with a property deal. Lewis Ebanks appeared in the dock for a matter of minutes, as the case was adjourned until 20 March after his attorney, Michael Snape, told the court that no indictment or details of the charges had […]
Syed’s six week trial set for September
(CNS): The former president of the UCCI, who is accused of stealing over a half million dollars from the local college, will now stand trial in September. Hassan Syed was scheduled to face the court later this month but problems with representation and what his attorneys have described as complex issues relating to the case […]
Snorkeller presumed lost at sea
(CNS): Norman Lee (47), a well known American comic book artist who went missing Thursday while snorkelling with his wife in East End, is presumed dead after police moved to a search and recovery operation on Friday evening. Police have confirmed that despite all of the available resources deployed by the RCIPS, who were assisted […]
Romanian skimmer gang admit conspiracy
(CNS): Two men, who were visiting Cayman from Romania and accused of using cloned credit cards to steal money from local high street banks last year, have admitted conspiracy to defraud and money laundering charges in relation to the theft of around US$100,000 but have denied stealing the money. A third man admitted conspiracy but […]
Machete wielding robber strikes at gas station
(CNS): Police are on the hunt for a masked robber who held up the Maedac Supercenter and gas station on Crewe Road last night armed with a machete. The police said a robbery report was made at about 9:20pm Friday while the heist was underway. The man entered the gas station store alone and brandished […]
Poster competition to kick off waste-awareness
(CNS): As the Cayman government inches its way towards the creation of a waste management strategy and a private sector partner to help implement it, the government is targeting the younger generation for its first awareness programme about more sustainable ways of managing waste. Before public consultation begins towards the end of this month on […]
Ship, port and agent at fault, says DoE
(CNS): A report conducted by the Department of Environment into the damage caused by a cruise ship anchor pointed the finger of responsibility at the Port Authority, the local shipping agent and the cruise line for the 11,000 sq-ft of crushed reef. But only the cruise line has made any financial contribution towards the recovery effort.
C4C MLA’s deny plans to join PPM
(CNS): Roy McTaggart and Winston Connolly, the two George Town MLAs who won their seats as C4C candidates, have both denied having plans to sign up with the Progressives, despite being fully integrated into the PPM-led administration. Mounting speculation this week that the two government backbenchers were planning to throw their lot in with the People’s […]
