Archive for August 19th, 2015
Crime falling despite public perception
(CNS): While the public at large may perceive that crime is getting worse in Cayman, the statistics tell another story. Despite a serious spike in burglaries over the last few months, overall crime between 1 January and 30 June this year is down some 10% when compared to figures for the first six months of […]
West Bay flasher admits exposing himself
(CNS): A local man rounded up by police Monday, just one week after he was released from jail, is back at HMP Northward after he exposed himself to women who were exercising on the fields at the West Bay primary school (SJAC) early Monday morning. Caught by police on Fountain Road after the women reported […]
Burglars cut power in five different break-ins
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for a gang of burglars caught on CCTV that have been cutting the power at various commercial premises in order to get in without raising the alarm. Business owners are being advised to check their security in relation to main power switches that are outside their premises to prevent […]
Traffic delayed by ice cream truck and Chevy crash
(CNS): Commuter traffic was disrupted on Wednesday afternoon after a Chevrolet and ice cream truck collided on South Church Street, near Denham Thompson Way by Sand Cay apartments. An RCIPS spokesperson said one person was injured in the crash, though not seriously. However, traffic was snarled up and was diverted onto Walkers Road. South Church Street […]
Scientists warn of global reef crisis
(CNS): Coral reefs are in danger of completely disappearing from the world’s oceans before the middle of this century unless the international community embarks on an aggressive emissions reduction plan and serious conservation measures. As Cayman is currently faced with the decision to destroy over 35 acres of reef and supporting marine habitat in favour […]
Chuckie vows to bring in the cash
(CNS): The former tourism minister, Charles ‘Chuckie’ Clifford, returned to government on Monday but back on the administrative arm as the new Collector of Customs. A qualified attorney and a former police officer who eventually became a permanent secretary before he entered the political arena, he has vowed to use his skills and experience to […]
CIFA nomination trouble worries sports minister
(CNS): Osbourne Bodden said he was concerned to hear the Cayman Islands Football Association had rejected the nominations of two challengers for official CIFA posts in what he said sounded like a very undemocratic process. The sports minister told CNS that he was not only surprised by the decision but confused as to what provisions […]
Panton offers backing to LGBT community
(CNS): A Cabinet minister has taken a stand against comments condemning homosexuality made in the Legislative Assembly last week during a private member’s motion on traditional marriage. Saddened by the content and tone of the debate, Wayne Panton said he did not want to be associated in any way with much of what was said […]
Tropical storm expected to become hurricane
(CNS): Tropical storm Danny, which emerged from a tropical depression in the Atlantic yesterday, is currently heading west at around 14mph. The National Hurricane Center is advising that this storm, only the fourth so far this season, could become a hurricane sometime tomorrow. At 6am this morning the storm was located around 1,445 miles east […]
Lopez ‘absolutely not involved’ in robbery
(CNS): The George Town man accused of being the getaway driver in a liquor store armed robbery just before Christmas last year has denied any involvement at the crime. Andrew Lopez, who the crown says used his mother’s car in the heist and hid the distinctive gold sprayed shotgun used in the stick-up in the […]
