Archive for December, 2015
Purple Ribbon Bus to take home revelers
(CNS): The National Drug Council has managed to secure some sponsorship to support the New Year’s Eve Purple Ribbon Bus Service, which has long been seen as a major contributor to keeping the roads a little safer that night. Officials confirmed that some donors have come forward but with more support they would be able […]
Local man back in jail over gun, more cases loom
(CNS): Following a decision by the Privy Council earlier this year to restore his conviction for possession of an unlicensed firearm, Aaron Crawford was formally committed back to serving the remainder of his sentence Thursday. He is also scheduled to face two more criminal trials for alleged gun related crimes next year, which officials claim he […]
FOI request made for Moses, says witness in CarePay trial
(CNS): An FOI request to the Health Services Authority asking about the owners of AIS Cayman Ltd was made by Dale Sanders, the head of IT at the HSA at the time, on behalf of MLA Moses Kirkconnell, Sanders told the court Thursday. Giving evidence for the second day in the CarePay corruption case, Sanders […]
Reef damage from anchor in legit zone
(CNS): The latest damage to the reef in the George Town Harbour by a cruise ship is a consequence of the need to sacrifice some areas where reef systems occur to preserve others, according to Environment Minister Wayne Panton. However, there will be no consequences for Pullmantur Cruises for the destruction Tuesday of a section […]
Crime concerns raised over stolen licence plates
(CNS): Several vehicle licence plates have been stolen recently and the RCIPS is asking the public to help them track the plates down before they are used in the course of criminal activity. Police said that five yellow plates, including one from a motorbike, are known to have been stolen and they are asking the community to […]
CarePay RFP far too short, says IT expert
(CNS): The tight timeline ordered by Canover Watson to turn around the request for proposals for the hospital payment system contract was “unprecedented”, a key crown witness told the court when he gave evidence on Wednesday in the ongoing corruption trial. The short time also meant that a number of other companies, including local firm […]
Anglin guilty or strikingly unfortunate
(CNS): The crown prosecutor told Justice Charles Quin that Devon Anglin was either guilty of killing 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes or he was facing misfortune of a “striking level”, given the circumstantial evidence against him as well as two eyewitnesses accounts. As Andrew Radcliffe QC summed up the crown’s case for murder against Anglin on Wednesday, he said […]
Mysterious bodies remain in Cayman morgue
(CNS): The bodies of two men found in a boat off the coast of Little Cayman in August remain in the morgue at the Cayman Island Hospital because the RCIPS has not yet been able to identify them and are still working with overseas law enforcement agencies to try and solve the mystery. A police spokesperson said […]
Syed trial in limbo after another adjournment
(CNS): The trial of the former president of the University College of the Cayman Islands remains in limbo after his case was adjourned last week as the lawyers involved try to find a slot in the packed court docket to hear the case, which has dragged on for some time. Hassan Syed (49) is charged with a […]
Nominations sought for 5th ‘Proud of Them’ campaign
(CNS): With local teenagers facing numerous challenges and often getting a bad reputation for being troublesome, the minister responsible for youth is urging the community to nominate deserving young people for the latest round of the “Proud of Them” campaign. An initiative that puts young people at the heart of a billboard campaign featuring their […]
Cash transfer firm blames local banks for business woes
(CNS Business): The chair of a Cayman-based Jamaican cash transfer company has made it clear that he believes the banks are to blame for the problems his firm and its affiliates are facing, as he encouraged customers of those banks who also use remittance services to raise their concerns and even implied they should boycott […]
