Archive for January 12th, 2016
Scotland to step into Howell’s boots
(CNS): Superintendent Robert Scotland has taken over the responsibility for Uniform and District Operations in the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, taking over from Angelique Howell, who has taken a leave of absence to complete her articles with a private law firm, having recently completed her law degree. Scotland, who has been in the police service for […]
Rodrigues walks free after acquittal
(CNS): The judge presiding over the CarePay corruption trial directed the jury Tuesday to find Miriam Rodrigues not guilty of the one charge against her in relation to the case, in which she was standing trial alongside Canover Watson. Rodrigues, who was charged with transferring criminal property, or money laundering, was acquitted today following a submission […]
Government confirms new booze board members
(CNS Business): A new line-up of faces will be on the Liquor Licensing Board as it moves into a new legislative regime following the implementation of the amended law this month. After more than a decade heading up the board, Mitchell Welds has been replaced by Campbell Law, Corporate Manager at Higgs & Johnson Corporate Services […]
Premier names Connolly to chair work task force
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has announced the creation of a new programme and task force to tackle Caymanian unemployment, which he has described as his government’s Achilles heel. With 8% of the local workforce unemployed and around 21,000 work permit holders, government is launching ‘ReadytoWork.ky’, a project that will encourage employers to take on locals with […]
Design mitigation is preferred option
(CNS): Environment Minister Wayne Panton remains hopeful that a new design for the proposed cruise port project would significantly reduce the likely damage to marine life in the George Town harbour and prove more effective than any mitigation attempts to protect reefs during construction or costly efforts to try and relocate coral from the dredging area. […]
Crown wraps up CarePay case with more evidence
(CNS): Jurors were given more documents on Monday as the crown wrapped up the hospital CarePay corruption case against Canover Watson and Miriam Rodrigues. While the six women and one man have heard from many live witnesses, a very significant portion of the crown’s case is based on electronic data and documents, particularly email communications, banking transactions […]
Elderly tourist punched by robber
(CNS): Three American tourists were robbed at knifepoint on the beachfront porch of their vacation home in Rum Point, North Side, on Monday evening in the first robbery of the year. Police said that a 77-year-old man, who was injured during the robbery, his 76-year-old wife and another female friend (61) were sitting outside on the porch when […]
