Archive for April, 2015
Reef pest becomes Cayman’s culinary delight
(CNS Business): As efforts to control the lionfish population wreaking havoc on reefs in the Caribbean continues, the Cayman Islands has jumped on board with the “If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ’em” campaign. Local restaurant owners said the demand exceeds the supply available on island, forcing them look elsewhere but organizations like the Cayman United Lionfish League (CULL) […]
Boundary meetings face low turnout
(CNS): There were less than 40 people at the Electoral Boundary Commission’s public meeting in George Town Monday night, when the panel tasked with drawing up the recommended boundary lines for the country’s new political landscape arrived in the capital. With just a handful of voters turning up to the Sister Islands meetings and just […]
Cops charge suspect serial burglar
(CNS): An unnamed Filipino national has been charged with a string of commercial burglaries on Grand Cayman, from George Town to Savannah over a four-month period. Police said the 44-year-old man was arrested and charged on Thursday with four counts of burglary, all at commercial premises, between 26 November last year and 26 March.
Hospital to step up urgent care service
(CNS): The government hospital has begun the process of recruiting two new doctors for the general practice clinic to improve the urgent care service and reduce the number of patients using accident and emergency when they are unwell. The health minister told the Legislative Assembly that the hospital has to prioritize acute patients in the […]
Victim takes civil action against ex-cop and CIG
(CNS): A man who was injured following an altercation at a gas station with on off-duty officer almost six years ago is taking legal action in the civil courts against both the former cop and the government. Adolphus Myrie is suing Rabe Welcome and the attorney general for the physical and mental injuries that he […]
Cops find fraud evidence in woman’s bra
(CNS): A Romanian woman accused of concealing false credit card codes in her underwear in part of a conspiracy with three other men appeared in court on trial Monday. Mariana Opriniou is charged with conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The crown claims that she and her co-conspirators skimmed over $100,000 from ATM machines.
Myles sued by lawyers in housing fraud case
(CNS): The former deputy chair of the National Housing and Development Trust, who was convicted of fraud last year, is being sued for over $30,000 in connection with unpaid legal fees. The lawyers who represented Edlin Myles at trial and sentencing were preparing his appeal but they have also stopped acting for him, according to […]
Fishermen find drugs at 12 Mile Bank
(CNS): Police have recovered another major haul of drugs after fishermen discovered a package in the ocean at the popular local fishing spot 12 Mile Bank, some three miles off North West Point. The fishermen found and reported the contraband to police last Wednesday, the police reported in a press release Monday. The haul contained 23 […]
Hit and Run suspect arrested
(CNS): A 24-year-old local man from Bodden Town was arrested yesterday in connection to the fatal collision Thursday, in which the driver left the scene after knocking Donnie Ray Connor off his bike. According to an RCIPS report, detectives from George Town Police Station arrested the man on Sunday 26 April on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving […]
CIG crawls towards mental health facility
(CNS): Government officials have said that there are around 40 people in Cayman suffering from mental health issues who are in need of long-term residential care but the country still has nowhere to house them. However, the process to create a local facility is now underway, officials said. At present, around half of diagnosed patients are […]
Cops still looking for new recruits
(CNS): There is now less than one week left in the recruitment campaign to find more Caymanians to fill police boots. The deadline is Thursday for hopefuls to submit their application in the latest drive to find at least a dozen new local entry-level constables. Throughout April the RCIPS recruitment team has been out and about, […]
