Archive for April, 2015
Pole fire cuts power to almost 1800 CUC customers
(CNS): Homes and businesses in some parts of George Town were without power for around two hours on Monday morning when a CUC pole caught fire along North Sound Road. Spokesperson for the power company said 1,795 customers in Central George Town as well as Dorcey Drive, Bobby Thompson Way, Hospital Road, South Church Street […]
Public views wanted on cutting barriers to a greener Cayman
(CNS): The Department of Environment is calling on the public to take part in a number of surveys to help raise the country’s environmental consciousness. The DoE said it wants to find out what the barriers are to a more sustainable local lifestyle, as well as to understand public perceptions about being more eco-friendly and […]
Armed burglar tries to assault woman in home invasion
(CNS): A 46-year-old man from Bodden Town has been arrested and charged with aggravated burglary after a frightening early morning knife-point home invasion in Beach Bay on Good Friday. Police said that the intruder awoke a woman, who was at home with just her young son, when he smashed a glass window at around 4:30am. When she heard […]
Six Cubans on the run from IDC
(CNS): The police are asking for the public’s help to find six Cuban detainees who escaped from the Fairbanks Immigration Detention Center (IDC) in George Town on Sunday night at around 11pm. Officials said that eleven Cuban migrants who were awaiting deportation busted out of the secure facility through a metal grilled window and out […]
Telecoms merger good for customers
(CNS Business Video): Two billion-dollar telecommunication companies have joined forces to take technology and customer service to the next level. Cable and Wireless Communications, which operates as LIME throughout the Caribbean, announced the company has complete its US$1.85 billion acquisition of all of the equity of Columbus International Inc.
Cayman claims low record of food poisoning
(CNS): As the world focuses its attention on food safety to mark the World Health Organisation’s World Health Day, officials in Cayman say the islands have a low rate of food-related health scares. The day was described by Cayman’s Department of Environmental Health as an opportunity to alert the public to the importance of food […]
Teen tourist hit by van
(CNS) A 16-year-old boy is in a serious condition at the George Town Hospital after he was struck by a van on the West Bay Road Monday night, according to the RCIPS. A 56-year-old man who was driving the Suzuki mini-van has been arrested by police for dangerous driving. An RCIPS spokesperson said the teenager was […]
Rich are target of immigration changes
(CNS): Wealthy individuals who own property and want to live in the Cayman Islands or spend more time here without working will be the focus of the next round of legislative changes to the immigration law, the premier has said. The bulk of the changes impacting work permits will be dealt with via changes in […]
Public help cops recover stolen car
(CNS): An eagle-eyed member of the public has helped the police recover one of three cars that were stolen on Grand Cayman during a seven-day period at the end of last month. Police said that the 1995 blue Honda Civic Ferio, which was reported stolen on Saturday 21 March from an apartment complex on Newport […]
Video Report: Cayman’s newest airline delays launch
(CNS Business): The take-off of a newly launched airline, with plans to create around 100 jobs in Grand Cayman, has been delayed. The Cayman-based airline, called BlueSky Airlines, said it’s battling turbulent times after the company they were receiving their aircrafts from shut down. The airline aims to offer flights from Grand Cayman to destinations […]
Visitor caught at Cayman airport with loaded gun
(CNS): An American man was arrested on Saturday 28 March when he was found trying to carry a loaded firearm through Owen Roberts International Airport. And two days later a Caymanian, flying in from Honduras, was arrested after he was found with what could be cocaine.
