Archive for January, 2016
‘The Beast’ gobbles trees, churns out free mulch
(CNS): Last Saturday more than 1,800 trees were fed into the Department of Environmental Health’s wood-grinding machine, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, which churned out around 60 cubic yards of free mulch for local gardeners. One of the few consistent recycling efforts by the DEH, the scheme relies on members of the public to put their used Christmas […]
Bodden Town man charged with rape
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from Bodden Town has been charged with two counts of rape and six counts of gross indecency, police said. The man appeared in court Tuesday and was remanded to custody. The details of the man’s crimes have not been revealed due to reporting restrictions imposed by the court in order to protect […]
CONCACAF faces reform as Blake faces questions
(CNS): The executive committee of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has submitted a package of reforms and amendments to its members ahead of the extraordinary congress next month, when they will vote on the new clean-up package. Meanwhile, Bruce Blake, the president of the Cayman Islands Football Association, is […]
Missing jury disturbs Misick’s legal team
(CNS): Lawyers defending the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, raised concerns about the missing jury as the case against their client opened last week. The corruption trial is taking place in front of a single judge because the defendants have been denied the right to a jury. Andrew Mitchell QC began his […]
West Bay man charged with attempted murder
(CNS): Police have charged a 54-year-old man from West Bay with attempted murder in connection with an incident on Thursday night in which a woman was stabbed at her home in Watercourse Road. Police said the suspect is known to the woman, who was attacked at around 10pm on 21 January. Although the injuries she […]
CIG names another National Hero
(CNS): The PPM administration has named the late Dr Roy Edison McTaggart as the country’s ninth official National Hero 32 years after his death. McTaggart was described by government officials as a “pioneering politician, businessman, dentist, cultural guardian and philanthropist”, best remembered for retaining Cayman’s position as a British colony when Jamaica became independent in […]
Governor struggles to explain offshore sector to BBC
(CNS Business): Quizzed over what the Cayman Islands and its offshore sector means to the people of Britain, the governor struggled to answer Jacques Peretti in the documentary aired on the BBC in the UK on Friday evening. “Britain’s Trillion Pound Island”, in which the producer and filmmaker tried to understand how the financial services industry […]
Watson battles to explain emails and documents
(CNS): The former chair of the Health Services Authority continued to try and explain more apparently incriminating emails on Friday during another tough day of cross-examination about his alleged involvement with AIS Cayman Ltd. Explaining documents that appeared to show how he and his close friend, Jeffrey Webb, were going to benefit from the lucrative hospital […]
Food supplies cut short by rains
(CNS): A local supermarket has issued more warnings about a shortage of fresh produce and anticipated price hikes as a result of waterlogged crops in the United States and freezing weather in Mexico. In addition to problems with fruit and vegetable supplies, Foster’s Food Fair said the bad weather has affected Florida corn growers and high […]
Backbench exodus may trigger early poll
(CNS): The departure of three MLAs from the government backbench could trigger an early general election, the premier has said, which would be conducted under the old multi-member voting system. Alden McLaughlin said that with such a very narrow majority, his government may struggle to get through the next 14 months before the anticipated Nomination […]
Billionaire boater destroys reef
(CNS): An anchor chain on the 300-foot mega-yacht, the MV Tatoosh, owned by billionaire Paul Allen, has destroyed almost 14,000 sq.ft of reef in the West Bay replenishment zone, the Department of Environment confirmed following a survey of the area. DoE officials said more than 80% of the coral in the area has been damaged by […]
