Archive for April 17th, 2015

Police appeal for eye-witnesses to Jet Ski crash

Police appeal for eye-witnesses to Jet Ski crash

| 17/04/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS) Investigators from the Joint Marine Unit are appealing for witnesses to the collision of two Jet Skis off Seven Mile Beach near the Westin Resort & Spa on Wednesday afternoon. Robert Cole (31) who was visiting from the USA on a cruise ship was killed when the personal watercraft (PWC) he was riding collided with another […]

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Police arrest suspect mugger

Police arrest suspect mugger

| 17/04/2015 | 7 Comments

(CNS): A woman was mugged early this morning in the vicinity of the Cayman Reef Resort but the police already have a suspect in custody. The victim reported that she was walking alone along the West Bay Road, close to the resort, when a man armed with a machete jumped from the bushes. The mugger stole items from her handbag, […]

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Prison probe sends second employee home

Prison probe sends second employee home

| 17/04/2015 | 13 Comments

(CNS): A second member of staff from HMP Northward has been placed on required leave as a result of the ongoing internal investigation at the country’s main jailhouse after a covert camera was discovered in one of the management team’s offices. As the investigation progresses, prison officials said they will only release limited information but […]

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Info boss warns PA’s not to hide behind confidentiality clauses

Info boss warns PA’s not to hide behind confidentiality clauses

| 17/04/2015 | 11 Comments

(CNS): The information commissioner was forced to uphold the legal department’s refusal to release the amount of public money it spent to pay off three senior police officers in the fallout of Operation Tempura because of a court order. But in his latest appeal ruling Jan Liebaers urges public authorities not to hide information behind such […]

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Can locals survive on proposed $6 basic wage?

Can locals survive on proposed $6 basic wage?

| 17/04/2015 | 44 Comments

(CNS): Following last week’s revelations that the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee has recommended a starting point of $6 per hour for a basic across the board national minimum wage, Kenneth Bryan has been finding out if local workers can survive on this hourly rate. In his latest video report for CNS, Bryan asks if $6 will […]

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