Archive for November, 2015
Western Union reopens at Fosters
(CNS Business): The money transfer service firm Western Union has reopened for business at Foster’s Food Fair airport branch, the financial services minister has confirmed. Wayne Panton told CNS Business that as of 9am Tuesday morning, the service was back in business as a result of a new partnership and Fosters would be the agent […]
Lighthouse gets special accreditation
(CNS): The Lighthouse School has been designated a centre of excellence for its curriculum by an awarding body specialising in the special needs and disabilities areas. In 2008 the school began offering courses with ASDAN, allowing students to receive a recognised and established qualification from an accredited board for work they complete in the areas […]
Cops drive home road safety message
(CNS): The police are ramping up their road safety message this year ahead of the Christmas anti-crime and road user enforcement campaign with a documentary about the impact of road crashes, as they urge drivers to slow down, pay attention and stop drinking and driving. Superintendent Angelique Howell, whose mother died in a road crash, […]
Police seek missing women in jewellery store robbery
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to help them find a missing woman who may be able to help them in a robbery investigation. A police spokesperson said officers are conducting investigations into a series of incidents that occurred at Mitzi’s Jewelry Store between Friday 13 November and Wednesday 18 November.
Banking scam emails on the rise
(CNS): The police are once again warning people to be careful about emails that refer to banking activity after more victims fell for online scams. The RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) said the public should be suspicious of any instructions received by email purporting to be from banking institutions or individuals known to them talking about personal or business banking issues.
Man charged with stabbing, victim has collapsed lung
(CNS): A 30-year-old man from George Town has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with a stabbing outside a bar in Seven Mile Shops on the West Bay Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 18-year-old victim remained in the Cayman Islands Hospital on Monday in stable condition after […]
NCC concerned over cruise port process
(CNS): The National Conservation Council (NCC) has raised a number of concerns surrounding how government is handling the proposed development of cruise berthing facilities in the George Town Harbour in two public statements that have now been released to the media. While Premier Alden McLaughlin and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell have been boasting about the […]
Watson set out to line own pocket, says crown
(CNS): The former chair of the HSA was accused of being involved in a “cynical scheme to line his own pocket” with public cash, when the crown opened its case Monday against Canover Watson and his former personal assistant, Miriam Rodrigues. In an opening statement expected to last for several days, the prosecutor began setting out […]
No gay unions but CIG to look at dependents
CNS): The Human Rights Commission has published correspondence between Premier Alden McLaughlin and the HRC chair on the controversial issue of civil rights for gay couples. In a letter to James Austin Smith, McLaughlin said Cayman wasn’t ready to accept or legalise same-sex partnerships but government may consider changing the immigration rules to allow gay […]
Historic house destroyed in car crash
(CNS): One of the islands’ few remaining historical buildings has been destroyed in a car accident. Police have confirmed that a car crashed into the wooden Arthur Bodden house on North Church Street in the early hours of Saturday morning. An RCIPS spokesperson said that the driver of a Honda Civic lost control of the car […]
Cops involved in crash en route to 911 call
(CNS): A police SUV was involved in a minor collision with another vehicle on Sunday evening in George Town. An RCIPS spokesperson said three people in a silver Toyota Hilux were treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released following the crash, which happened around 9pm at the junction of Smith Road and Bobby […]
