Archive for July, 2015
Ebanks flies to airport but leaves foot in labour office
(CNS Business) The former director of the Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP) has started work as the new head of human resources for the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) but is still working part time for the labour office. The airport issued a press release on Friday announcing Mario Ebanks’ arrival there, just days after Ebanks confirmed […]
Man injured in doorstep robbery
(CNS): A man was robbed on the doorstep of his Bodden Town home late Friday night when two men armed with handguns approached him outside the house on Venice Bodden Drive. Police said Sunday that the report was made to 911 at around 11:20 pm on 3 July.
Man critical after West Bay stabbing
(CNS): A local man is currently in the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town in critical condition after he was stabbed in the head and chest early Saturday morning. Police recovered a gun from the crime scene in West Bay, a spokesperson for the RCIPS said. The 911 service received a report of shots being […]
Fire boss charged in hit and run
(CNS): John Bodden, who was suspended from his temporary position as acting chief fire officer last month following his arrest in connection with a hit and run in Savannah, has been charged. Police said the 47-year-old Bodden Town man was charged on Thursday afternoon with careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, using a vehicle […]
Webb charged in local fraud case
(CNS): The former FIFA vice president and local football boss, Jeffrey Webb, has been charged with fraud and breach of trust in relation to the local hospital card payment case. Canover Watson and Miriam Rodrigues are also facing further charges in relation to the ongoing local investigation into the CarePay Card contract, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)b […]
World’s divers urge CIG to stop port
(CNS): The international body which represents the world’s diving industry is urging the Cayman government not to press ahead with plans for a cruise berthing facility in George Town as they warn about the economic as well as the environmental disaster the project will herald. Writing to the Department of Environment Thursday, just ahead of the […]
Police scour CCTV for clues in killing
(CNS): Investigators working on Grand Cayman’s latest murder are scouring through CCTV footage for clues as to who shot 20-year-old Jason Charles Powery. An RCIPS spokesperson said detectives were “anxious to speak with anyone” who could have information regarding the incident, in which the West Bay man was shot in the head near a George […]
Reward pledge soars over home invasion
(CNS): A concerted effort by a family who were the victims of the latest home invasion has raised pledges from the private sector for one of the largest rewards ever offered for the conviction of armed robbers in Cayman. Around $110,000 has been pledged to find the armed gang that burst into a home in Governor’s […]
Poisoned land triggers major public health probe
(CNS): After a decade-long saga to get government to take the situation seriously, a major public health investigation is finally underway on land that was poisoned with arsenic and other dangerous substances when it was used as a debris site during the post Hurricane Ivan recovery. Government officials revealed yesterday that testing by local and international […]
Chuckie named as new customs boss
(CNS): Former Cabinet minister and senior civil servant, Charles “Chuckie” Clifford has been appointed as the Cayman Islands collector of customs after six rounds of recruitment for the top government job. Speculation had been mounting over the last few weeks that the local attorney had been selected for the post, which had been vacant for […]
Audit exposed Immigration appeals shamble
(CNS): An internal audit at the government secretariat which deals with immigration appeals found a catalogue of problems undermining the system and causing massive delays. Poor record keeping, inadequate security, breaches of the immigration law, weak management systems and staff shortages were all identified as contributing to the chaos. But government said it had significantly […]
