Archive for July, 2015
Caymanian takes over GAB in new top job
(CNS): Troy Whorms has been appointed as the government’s facilities manager which will see him take charge of the civil service HQ on Elgin Avenue in what is a relatively new post. Whorms has been acting as the facilities manager until his formal appointment and officials said the young Caymanian had proved himself worthy, working […]
US and CIG mum on Webb extradition
(CNS): Both the American and local authorities remained tight-lipped Monday regarding the extradition of Jeffrey Webb following revelations that one of the FIFA officials detained in Switzerland will go to the US to answer corruption allegations in the football scandal. While undisclosed sources have confirmed that Webb is the only one of the seven football bosses […]
UK naval support ship to bring the governor’s new car
(CNS): A British naval vessel which is currently on deployment in the Atlantic for both disaster relief and counter narcotics operations is on its way to Cayman and is expected to arrive on Wednesday with a new car for the governor. RFA Lyme Bay will visit for five days and in addition to the humanitarian and […]
Ministry overwhelmed by paperwork
(CNS): The education ministry has admitted that it struggled to manage the volume of documents relating to the schools projects, which was why there were delays in the flow of information to the Office of the Auditor General when it was conducting its review of those publicly financed projects. But the deputy governor has said […]
Police net suspect against backdrop of rising burglaries
(CNS): As police handle a mounting caseload of burglaries, officers arrested another suspect this weekend on suspicion of a burglary in West Bay earlier this month. An RCIPS spokesperson said that officers executed a search warrant on Sunday 12 July at an address in Mount Pleasant in West Bay in connection with a break-in that had […]
$1m security firm theft case drags on
(CNS): A local woman accused of stealing close to $1 million when she worked as a financial controller at major security firm has still not answered the charges against her more than a year after she was first charged with theft, fraud, forgery and money laundering. The case against Patti Jane Ebanks (49) was adjourned […]
Men to stand trial over violent assaults
(CNS): Cory Bowen (29) from George Town pleaded not guilty on Friday to unlawfully wounding a man during a violent incident in Prospect last month. Bowen is accused of stabbing his victim multiple times in the neck during an altercation in Dogwood Drive and will now face trial in March next year. Meanwhile, Chad Ebanks […]
GT man denies throat slashing charge
(CNS): A 38-year-old man from George Town has denied charges of attempted murder and unlawful wounding in connection with a dramatic throat slashing incident on the streets of the capital in broad daylight last month. David Andrew Bodden pleaded not guilty Friday when he appeared in Grand Court, represented by Amelia Fosuhene from Stenning and […]
Real estate broker denies $100k theft
(CNS): A 75-year-old real estate broker has denied stealing almost $100,000 worth of deposits given to him by customers who were buying condos from him. Antonio Paolini, who is an American national, pleaded not guilty on Friday to two counts of theft of deposits worth over $51,000 and $43,000 and one charge of money laundering […]
Car catches fire in early morning crash
(CNS): Police are calling for witnesses to a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway close to the National Gallery. At around 4am on 11 July a Honda CRV collided with a CUC light pole and burst into flames. The 51-year-old man who was driving the car was taken to hospital […]
Gunmen rob GT nail salon
(CNS) Updated: Police responded to Grand Cayman’s latest armed heist on Friday evening at a George Town nail salon. An armed robbery at the GKS Business Park, Godfrey Nixon Way in George Town, was reported to the RCIPS at around 8pm after two suspects entered the location carrying what appeared to be guns. An unknown […]
