Archive for April 2nd, 2015

Man charged for McField Square shooting

Man charged for McField Square shooting

| 02/04/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS): One man arrested in a police operation this week has been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and wounding in connection with a shooting in McField Square last weekend. The 34-year-old George Town man was arrested with two others, who have since been released on police bail. The man, who is in police […]

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Cops on hunt for three stolen cars

Cops on hunt for three stolen cars

| 02/04/2015 | 6 Comments

(CNS): The police are asking the public for help finding three stolen vehicles taken over a seven day period at the end of last month from West Bay and George Town. Residents are asked to be on the lookout for a 1995 blue Honda Civic Ferio registration 123-596, a 2005 Black Chevy Epica registration 153-514 […]

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Doctor urges public to use free screening

Doctor urges public to use free screening

| 02/04/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) is doing its part on World Health Day in the Cayman Islands by offering free health screenings for blood pressure and diabetes on 7-10 April. The free screenings will be offered at all District Health Centres, George Town General Practice, Faith Hospital, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, from 9am – […]

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New EMTs trained on Cayman Brac

New EMTs trained on Cayman Brac

| 02/04/2015 | 2 Comments

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Health Service Authority (HSA) has added six individuals to its Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) team. The new graduates include Cameron Myrie, Michael Blackburn, Jelani Rivers McLean, Joseph Chollette, Brian Neil Dilbert and Sonja McLean Rivers. The EMT’s are now eligible to work as fully qualified EMT’s throughout the Cayman Islands […]

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Ten year land poison saga plagues family

Ten year land poison saga plagues family

| 02/04/2015 | 30 Comments

(CNS): Following a ten year wrangle with government authorities across three different administrations, a North Side family is still waiting for government to clean up their land, which is laced with arsenic, and compensate them for the trouble. The arsenic contamination was caused during the post Hurricane Ivan clean-up and has left the Powell family’s 14 […]

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Top spots filled on university board

Top spots filled on university board

| 02/04/2015 | 5 Comments

(CNS): Lemuel Hurlston has been named as the new chair of the UCCI Board of Goverors following the recent resignations of both the former chair, Sheree Ebanks, and the deputy chair, Linford Pierson. Andrea Bryan will take up the deputy chair’s spot and the Cabinet has appointed another new member, Stephen Watler, who will serve as […]

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Police refute claims of poor conduct after diver’s death

Police refute claims of poor conduct after diver’s death

| 02/04/2015 | 7 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS has categorically denied that their officers abandoned the body of a 62-year-old diver from the US, who lost his life at sea earlier this week, and said that claims made by a commenter on the CNS report were inaccurate. The police have, however, said that there was some miscommunication as the diver was pronounced dead […]

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Drama teacher groomed teen sex victims

Drama teacher groomed teen sex victims

| 02/04/2015 | 27 Comments

(CNS): A 33-year-old schoolteacher from Jamaica was described as grooming three local students when he made sexual advances and touched the youngsters’ genitals during a number of sexual assaults on school premises during 2013. Delroy James admitted five counts of sexual offences, including indecent assault, gross indecency and possessing an indecent image of a child […]

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