Archive for March, 2015
Fights continue among JGHS students
(CNS): Education officials have confirmed that another fight took place last week at the John Gray High School following two other violent incidents — a gang-related fight and an assault on a teacher — earlier this month. Acting Chief Education Officer Lyneth Monteith said the latest “physical altercation” took place between two female students last Tuesday and […]
Mould behind closure of family services office
(CNS): Government officials have now revealed that concerns about mould in the building that houses the West Bay office of the Department of Children and Family Services is the reason why the office has been closed. With the welfare of the staff and clients at risk, the department said the building was scheduled to be […]
Minister wins costs for election battle
(CNS): Tara Rivers will be sending a hefty bill to the husband of her election rival after a Grand Court decision giving the education and employment minister the right to seek costs for the 2013 election petition. Although Chief Justice Anthony Smellie had initially hoped the parties would not press for costs, given the public […]
Robbers found guilty again
(CNS): Four men charged with the broad daylight heist at the Buckingham Square branch of Cayman National Bank in June 2012 were found guilty by a jury Friday after a six-week long retrial. David Tamasa, Rennie Cole, George Mignot and Andre Burton were all convicted of robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm for the […]
West Bay family service office closed
(CNS): Customers of the Department of Children and Family Services in West Bay will now need to travel to George Town to meet with social workers and support staff as the local office has closed. Government officials released a notice Thursday stating: “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Department of Children and Family Services […]
UK White collar crime expert gets deputy DPP post
(CNS) Updated: A UK barrister who specializes in white collar crime has been appointed as the new deputy director of public prosecutions. Patrick Michael Moran joined the office directly from the UK on 2 March and officials released the information Thursday, almost three weeks after he was appointed.
CUC sells off shares to raise $30M
(CNS Business): Shareholders in Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) are being invited to buy more shares in the local power provider as it seeks to raise around US$31 million to help fund extra generating capacity. The rights offering to existing shareholders only, for Class A ordinary shares, opens on 27 March and will close on 30 […]
Watson and Rodriguez to face trial together
(CNS): Local businessman and former chair of the hospital board, Canover Watson, will be tried in May alongside his former personal assistant, Miriam Rodriguez. Both are charged with a number of corruption and money laundering offences in relation to a hospital contract for a payment system. Watson, who faces a long list of offences, was […]
Tourist dies after diving in West Bay
(CNS): A 70-year-old man who was visiting the Cayman Islands from the USA died Thursday following a dive trip off North West Point. Police said that at around 2:45pm today (19 March) emergency crews were notified that the diver was in need of medical attention. Stephen Edward Van Buren from Conroe, in Texas was diving in the […]
Jury still deliberating in bank robbery trial
(CNS) Updated: The jury trying four men accused of robbing Cayman National Bank did not reach a verdict by the time the courts were due to close Thursday evening and were ordered to return to continue their deliberations Friday morning.
CIG seeks firm to deliver immigration online
(CNS): As government makes promises of much more transparency regarding the immigration system, it has begun the hunt for a private sector partner to deliver the software for a system that would streamline communication between the Department of Immigration . The advertisement in the local print media is seeking a fixed price to implement the […]
