Archive for September 21st, 2015
Controversial turf finished on new CIFA pitch
(CNS): The acting president of the beleaguered local football association, CIFA, said Monday that the turfing project on the new pitch at the HQ in Prospect is finished. Bruce Blake said the goals and corner flags are scheduled to be set up Monday and Tuesday and a grand opening will take place later this month. […]
Pastor claims gay sex objections are not hate speech
(CNS): A well-known local pastor has stated that the objection by Christians to gay sex is not hate speech and has compared the expression of those objections to homosexuality to a parent chastising a child for being badly behaved. In a statement submitted to the press calling on churches in Cayman to stand firm against […]
Cargo plane makes emergency landing at ORIA
(CNS): Airport officials and the police have confirmed that an IBC Airways cargo plane made an emergency landing at the airport in George Town just before noon Monday. The plane landed safely and without incident with the support of the local emergency services, including the helicopter. The pilot of the Saab twin engine plane, which […]
Local boat rescues five men at sea
(CNS): Two men aboard a small private vessel rescued five men from the sea on Saturday evening after their boat had capsized near the South Sound Channel. Officers from the Air Operations Unit in the the RCIPS helicopter received a distress call from the capsized boat at around 8pm on 19 September and then found it using its FLIR […]
Car and building shot at in George Town
(CNS): Shots were fired at a vehicle and building off Martin Drive in George Town early Saturday morning, police confirmed Monday. A report was made to police at around 3:30am 19 September about a gun being fired in the central area of the capital. When police arrived at the scene and checked the area, officers discovered […]
CoP attends military workshop in Bavaria
(CNS): Cayman Islands Commissioner of Police David Baines was rubbing shoulders with high-ranking military types last week when he attended a workshop in Europe dealing with international security issues and the links between terrorism, drugs and illicit trafficking. Baines, who is under fire over concerns about the RCIPS’ ability to tackle crime at home and […]
‘Monumental change’ in works for procurement
(CNS): A new law to manage government contracts and the purchase of goods and services is in the works and will bring “monumental change” to the current failing system, according to the new procurement director, Craig Milley. Accounting for more than 27% of public spending, how government buys things and awards major contracts will fall under […]
Driver arrested in car blaze case
(CNS): Police have arrested the man behind the wheel in the car crash on the West Bay Road last Monday in which the vehicle exploded. Police said that a 32-year-old George Town man who was driving the car in which Jessie Perry was badly burned in the early hours of 14 September has been arrested on […]
Ice machine prime suspect in school poisoning
(CNS): An ice machine has been identified as the most likely cause of the recent outbreak of food poisoning at Red Bay Primary School, according to government officials, but they are unable to say with certainty what caused the sickness. Following the publication of the final report on Friday, other possibilities were not completely dismissed […]
