Archive for November, 2015

C&W sold to Liberty Global

C&W sold to Liberty Global

| 17/11/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): International telecommunications and cable TV company Liberty Global has bought Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company of Flow, for £5.4 billion (US$8.2 billion), which includes £1.8bn of debt. This follows the $3.3bn takeover by CWC of regional competitor, Columbus International, on 31 March of this year, through which they also acquired Flow, which has […]

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$1 million needed for Christmas clean-up

$1 million needed for Christmas clean-up

| 17/11/2015 | 100 Comments

(CNS): The community affairs minister is looking for an extra million dollars in order to fund a Christmas clean-up job programme for next month. Osbourne Bodden revealed the plans during the Legislative Assembly meeting in October during one of a number of debates when the economic challenges caused by the local unemployment were discussed. Last […]

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Hackers target ISIS, UK to recruit more spies

Hackers target ISIS, UK to recruit more spies

| 17/11/2015 | 23 Comments

(CNS): The war against Islamic State is heating up online after the international hackers group ‘Anonymous’ released a YouTube video threatening a massive cyber attack on the jihadists. The British have also announced an increase in their spying budget following the terrorist attack on Paris Friday evening. Here in Cayman, the premier joined in the global […]

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CAL’s new Saab christened into fleet

CAL’s new Saab christened into fleet

| 16/11/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): Cayman Airways’ new Saab 340B+ aircraft was formally christened on Friday 13 November at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) on Cayman Brac. The airline said that the 34-seat aircraft will be phased into service between Grand Cayman and the Brac this month, replacing the 30-seat Embraer E120, which has operated under a […]

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NYD diamond robbers’ sentences stick

NYD diamond robbers’ sentences stick

| 16/11/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS): The three men convicted of the New Year’s Day jewel heist in 2014 after they were chased down by the police commissioner as they tried to escape all failed in their bid to reduce their robbery sentences Monday. James McLean and Jonathan Ramoon had been convicted of possession of an unlicensed firearm as well […]

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Ex-cop goes to jail in wake of failed appeal

Ex-cop goes to jail in wake of failed appeal

| 16/11/2015 | 23 Comments

(CNS): A former police officer who was convicted 18 months ago of bribery began serving his three-year jail sentence today after his conviction was upheld on appeal. Although convicted of soliciting a bribe from a Filipino man in exchange for not pursuing a possible theft charge, Elvis Kelsey Ebanks has not yet served any time […]

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Sex offender fails in bid to cut jail term

Sex offender fails in bid to cut jail term

| 16/11/2015 | 5 Comments

(CNS): A lawyer’s arguments that a judge had been too harsh and rigid when sentencing his client in connection with the defilement of a 15-year-old girl failed to persuade the appeal court that three years and seven months sentence should be cut. Representing Shankino William Ebanks (32) during the third week of the Court of […]

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Cops net four more suspected smugglers at sea

Cops net four more suspected smugglers at sea

| 16/11/2015 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Four men have been charged with drug smuggling following another police interception off the north coast of Grand Cayman this weekend. Two local men from West Bay and two men from Jamaica were arrested Friday evening when the Joint Marine Unit responded to sighting of a suspicious vessel, spotted by the crew on board […]

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Turtle Farm ranks high on cruel attractions list

Turtle Farm ranks high on cruel attractions list

| 16/11/2015 | 116 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Turtle Farm is coming under fire again on the global stage with the publication of an Oxford University report, which assessed wildlife attractions and the levels of cruelty. The report gave the CTF the same marks for animal welfare as bear dancing and snake charming because of the cruel conditions in which the turtles […]

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Public to have their say on waste management

Public to have their say on waste management

| 16/11/2015 | 16 Comments

(CNS): The public will have the opportunity to submit comments and ask questions of government officials at an open house meeting at the Government Administration Building (GAB), George Town, on Tuesday and on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Wednesday, as the health ministry begins the direct interaction with the community over the recently released draft […]

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Earthquake shakes seabed 100 miles off Cayman

Earthquake shakes seabed 100 miles off Cayman

| 16/11/2015 | 11 Comments

(CNS): A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shock the Caribbean seabed Sunday evening about one hundred and four miles south-southwest of George Town, seismologists say. The quake was recorded at just under six miles deep but no Tsunami warning was given. The quake happened at around 7:45pm, when Grand Cayman was also experiencing heavy thunderstorms.

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