Archive for January 4th, 2016
Over 220 crashes during safety campaign
(CNS): There were 226 road accidents in Cayman during the RCIPS’ month-long Holiday Safety Initiative, Operation Magpie, which ended this weekend. The police said the number of collisions caused concern, but after 15 road deaths during 2015, the fact that no one else lost their lives or suffered serious injury on the roads during the campaign was seen as a […]
Teenage motorbike rider arrested after crash
(CNS): A 14-year-old boy from George Town has been arrested and bailed after the motorbike he was riding collided with a truck on Crewe Road, George Town, on Sunday afternoon. Police say the accident happened just before 3:30pm yesterday, 3 January, as the truck was turning left onto Alamo Drive. Ambulance, fire and police services responded following a […]
Hefty fines for unofficial use of Cayman iconography
(CNS): Officials from the deputy governor’s office have issued a reminder to the public that hefty fines exist for people who are unofficially using the Cayman Islands national symbols for commercial purposes. The Coat of Arms, Flag and National Song Law (2005 Revision) requires users to seek permission from Cabinet for the reproduction of local iconography, […]
No royal gongs for Caymanians In honours list
(CNS): No Caymanians were awarded honours this year in the annual Queen’s list. Almost 1,200 people from the UK and the Commonwealth were given some kind of royal gong, including a knighthood for the former overseas territories minister, Henry Bellingham, believed to be the one who put a stop to the UDP government’s planned cruise port partnership […]
Shopkeeper finds bullet in store front
(CNS): A retailer in George Town discovered a bullet hole in his shop window at the weekend. George Town CID is now investigating the report made to them at about 4:30pm on Saturday 2 January. Police say the business owner was taking down Christmas decorations from the front of his shop when he noticed what appeared […]
2015: a year in review
(CNS): During the first few days of 2015 a Cuban migrant drowned and two men were killed in two car crashes on the Brac in a year that claimed thirty lives on the roads and on the water. Three days into the New Year police began their first murder enquiry after a man was shot […]
