Archive for January, 2016
Warning issued as Zika virus spreads through region
(CNS): With 18 countries in the Caribbean and Latin American now reporting cases of the Zika virus, local medical personnel remain on high alert. Although no cases have been reported in the Cayman Islands so far, officials have issued a travel advisory due to the transient nature of the population and access to endemic areas currently experiencing […]
Supergrass challenges removal of residency right
(CNS): The man coined as a “supergrass” by his own lawyers after giving evidence for the crown in three major trials against a dangerous gang of robbers as well as the gunman in a murder case is challenging the removal of his permanent residency and employment rights following his own conviction. Marlon Dillon, who was […]
Visiting snorkeller dies off Cemetery Beach
(CNS): A 65-year-old man visiting the Cayman Islands from Illinois, US, was pronounced dead at the hospital on Wednesday morning after snorkelling off a West Bay beach. Police said the 911 Communications Centre received a call at around 9:30am that Joseph Dieschbourg had encountered difficulties in the water off Cemetery Beach.
Corruption case opens against TCI’s former leader
(CNS): The trial of Michael Misick, the former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and eight other defendants began Monday, as the crown opened the case against them for corruption charges that date back 13 years. The prosecution claims that Misick and others were immersed in corrupt land dealings with developers that netted millions […]
Jury asks for missing minister
(CNS): The absence of the former health minister, Mark Scotland, was queried Wednesday by members of the jury hearing the corruption case against the former Health Service Authority Board chair Canover Watson. While Scotland has been referred to throughout the trial, extensively so since Watson took to the witness stand, the former UDP minister was […]
CUC claims to offer value for money to customers
(CNS): More than half of residential customers’ electricity bills in December were under $200, according to Grand Cayman’s electricity supplier, which said in a statement issued yesterday that it provides customers with a reliable service and good value for money. Pointing to lower oil prices bringing down bills, CUC said there was a perception that […]
Webb’s CONCACAF salary was stopped after arrest
(CNS): Former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb is no longer receiving any cash from either FIFA or the regional association, CONCACAF has confirmed. Although a number of other football officials caught up in the massive FIFA corruption probe are still being paid, Webb, who has pleaded guilty to corruption charges connected to kickbacks and bribes from […]
Premier: Growth key to addressing inequity
(CNS): The growth in the local economy since the Progressives came to office is the key to addressing inequalities in Cayman society, according to Premier Alden McLaughlin. Without the economic growth due to the restoration of confidence because of the PPM administration’s attention to public finances, good governance and transparency, government could not begin to address […]
Not guilty verdict in child murder case
(CNS): Devon Anglin has been found not guilty for a second time for the murder of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes on 15 February 2010. After he delivered the verdict, Justice Charles Quin acknowledged the pain, suffering and grief of the child’s parents and that they and others in the community would be deeply disappointed that his […]
Rum Point tourist robber charged
(CNS): A 38-year-old man from Bodden Town has been charged in connection with a robbery at a Rum Point condo in North Side earlier this month in which an elderly visitor was punched in the face. Police said the suspect was arrested on Saturday evening, 16 January, and charged on Tuesday morning, ahead of his […]
BBC documentary set to scandalize Cayman
(CNS Business): A new BBC documentary on the Cayman Islands due to air in the UK on Friday is likely to scandalize the jurisdiction once again. Despite efforts by the Cayman Islands to shake off the tax haven label, the programme by Jacques Peretti will be focusing on the UK territory as a “notorious tax haven” and what […]
