Archive for June, 2015
FIFA fallout stops U15 Cayman tournament
(CNS): The CONCACAF Under-15 Boys’ 2015 Championship, which was scheduled to be held in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in August, has been cancelled. In a release from the regional football body, the Executive Committee said it had decided to postpone the development competition until further notice but made no mention of the bribery scandal […]
Cyclist loses foot after hit and run
(CNS): A cyclist who was knocked down by a car in a hit and run early Saturday morning has had his foot amputated as a result of his injuries. In yet another serious road collision in the capital at around 6am today (6 June), Emergency Services were called to the incident on Eastern Avenue near the […]
Severe weather onslaught continues
(CNS): Following earlier warnings of flooding on Cayman Brac, government officials said the Red Cross Shelter in George Town had opened Friday night as torrential rain pounded down on Grand Cayman as well. Residents in the capital and across the island were knee-deep in flood waters when officials began issuing formal alerts regarding the shelters.
Wet weather continues, Brac roads flooded
(CNS): As the National Weather Service forecasts more heavy rains across the Cayman area over the weekend and into next week, police issued a warning to drivers on Cayman Brac Friday afternoon as roads on the Sister Island were becoming waterlogged. An RCIPS spokesperson said as heavy rains and lightning persisted, the South Side Road […]
Only three locals make grade for prison jobs
(CNS): In the most recent recruitment drive for the prison service, although there were more than 80 local applicants, the director said he was only able to employ three of them. With a significant number of local applicants failing to turn up for the interview process, more falling at the first hurdle of the written […]
Newspaper accused of ‘treason’
(CNS): An editorial which appeared on Wednesday in the only daily newspaper in Cayman was described as “treasonous” by the premier in the Legislative Assembly on Friday. But the allegations in the opinion piece by the editor and his board about local corruption that upset all legislators as well as the country’s leader may have […]
CIMA boss isolated from FIFA-related probe
(CNS): Updated: Government officials have clarified that the local regulator has set up an internal unit that will report to the non-executive board, and not the CIMA managing director, to investigate the allegations made about a local bank and other offshore entities registered here in the ongoing FIFA corruption scandal. But despite family connections, CIMA MD Cindy […]
Cops arrest fire chief for hit and run
(CNS) Update Friday: Police have arrested Acting Chief Fire Officer John Bodden (47) in connection with a hit and run in January outside Savannah Primary School, when two brothers were hit by a car, which left the scene. Bodden was arrested by traffic investigators for dangerous driving and leaving the scene of an accident yesterday at his […]
How ATM scammers steal customer information
(CNS Business): Devices that capture your debit card information at ATMs are becoming more popular with crooks. On a global scale, data reports show “ATM skimming” is on the rise, and its also plaguing local ATMs in the Cayman Islands. The fraud technique has already succeeded in stealing around $250,000 this year.
$100 taken in ‘terrifying’ home invasion
(CNS): A 67-year-old woman and her five-year-old granddaughter were subjected to a terrifying ordeal when three masked men burst into a West Bay home and demanded cash at around 2:30pm Wednesday 3 June. As the three unarmed but violent and aggressive men entered the house on Billy Manderson Drive, they grabbed the woman by the neck […]
Police reveal death of another visiting diver
(CNS): A 53-year-old man visiting the Cayman Islands from Clearwater, Florida, died while diving in West Bay almost one week ago, police have now revealed. John Michael Killanin was in Grand Cayman participating in an annual dive event known as Inner Space, police said, when he got into difficulties on the morning of Friday 29 […]
