Archive for March 16th, 2016
Dart buys Hyatt, Beach Suites to close
(CNS Business): Dart Realty (Cayman) has acquired another major piece of property in Grand Cayman’s popular tourist area and where the current hotel operation is set to close down in six months. The island’s largest landholder has bought Beach Suites and the former Hyatt Resort, as well as the Britannia Golf Course but the firm has not revealed […]
Dirt bikes stolen from under cops’ noses
(CNS): Eight illegal dirt bikes confiscated by the RCIPS were stolen from the George Town Police Station after two separate break-ins into the rear yard. But senior police officers are blaming the state of the 1970’s building that houses the main police station, saying it is not fit for purpose and has been condemned for more than […]
Local man jailed over sex with underage girl
(CNS): A local man wept as he was taken down to the cells Tuesday after a judge jailed him for 16 months for having sex with an underage girl on two occasions. Mark Charles Bodden admitted having sex with the teenager in 2011 after she invited him to her house while her parents were out. […]
Webb faces legal action by FIFA
(CNS): As he awaits sentencing in the United States for his part in the huge corruption scandal that has rocked the world of football, one-time local hero Jeffrey Webb, alongside others who have pleaded guilty, is now facing civil legal action from FIFA. Singled out for hiding assets in the legal suit filed in the […]
Gang admits scamming ‘vulnerable’ local banks
(CNS): A gang of five people who came to the Cayman Islands to steal money from ATMs with skimmed cards targeted the jurisdiction because of the vulnerability of the local banks, prosecutors said Tuesday. They said that this type of crime is decreasing in the US and across Europe because of new technology that can beat […]
Cops & 911 find no trace of alleged early calls
(CNS): Claims made Friday by relatives of the two boys and three men now presumed lost at sea that they called 911 long before midnight on the night their loved ones did not return home have been refuted by the police and the emergency call centre. Screenshots given to other media appear to show 911 […]
