Archive for June 29th, 2015
CI to NY JetBlue flight makes emergency landing
(CNS): A plane travelling from Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman to New York had made an emergency landing in Charleston, the airline has confirmed. The pilot of the JetBlue flight 766 requested to land at the airport in South Carolina after crew reporting a smell in the cockpit.
Imports, permits and offshore to fund CIG
(CNS): When the new financial year starts on Wednesday 1 July, government will begin collecting over CI$628 million in coercive revenue – a record breaking amount and an estimated $5 million more than last year. The Cayman Islands Government depends very heavily on import duty, work permits and offshore sector fees for its revenues. Those […]
Local men face trail over drugs and guns charges
(CNS): Two local men arrested in North Side earlier this year both denied guns and drugs charges when they appeared in Grand Court Friday and will now stand trial. Keith Montaque (25) and Walter McLaughlin (26) were remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to three counts of possession of unlicensed firearms. The pair were two of […]
