Archive for March 21st, 2016
WB restaurant robbed by armed gang
(CNS): Three masked men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, held-up a popular West Bay beachfront restaurant on Sunday night in the second of two armed robberies in the district over the weekend. The hold-up happened at Alfresco Restaurant at around 9:00pm (20 March), where customers on the outside deck, including tourists, were also victims.
Robber takes cash & phones in WB mini-mart hold-up
(CNS): A lone gunman made off with an undisclosed quantity of cash and five mobile phones on Saturday night following an armed robbery at a mini-mart in West Bay. In the first of two armed robberies in the district over the weekend, at about 8:20pm the robber, who was wearing a dirty t-shirt across his […]
Police seize gun and ammo in GT raid
(CNS): Two men appeared in court Monday following the seizure of a .38 revolver and six rounds of ammunition. On Friday, 18 March, at around 6:15am, police arrested five people in a raid at a house in the Crewe Road area of George Town, where the weapon was found. A 36-year-old man of no fixed address and a […]
Survey seeks public opinion on CoP
(CNS): Local activist Kent McTaggart has created an online public opinion survey about the performance of Police Commissioner David Baines and is urging people to take part and express their feelings about the job he is doing. The survey opened on Sunday night and by Monday lunchtime it had been completed by around 60 respondents, the […]
Cops ignore home invasion report
(CNS): It took police more than 14 hours to respond to a home invasion in progress in North Side during the early hours of Friday 18 March. Two men broke into the holiday home in Rum Point Drive at around 2:30am, and when the owner, who is a regular visitor to the island, awoke to […]
CAL makes inadequate search over FOI request
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) failed to respond adequately to a freedom of information request, Acting Information Commissioner Jan Liebaers found in his latest appeal decision. However, because the airline eventually made good on the request and during the process of the hearing released more documents, he ultimately dismissed the appeal by a former employee seeking records relating to his […]
Weekend smash lands four in hospital
(CNS): Four people escaped serious injury in the early hours of Saturday morning (19 March) in a two-car smash in George Town. Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision on Bobby Thompson Way near the junction of John Greer Blvd at around 2:45am. A red Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by a 28-year-old man with two […]
Caymanians are wise, smart but can do better
George R. Ebanks writes: I had the pleasure of going to Cayman Brac recently, which gave me the chance to slow down a bit as the pace of life there is as it was in Grand Cayman in years gone by. I sensed more “togetherness” amongst the people of Cayman Brac than I do here […]
Ministry ‘challenged’ by stamp duty collection
(CNS): The planning ministry has admitted that it is struggling to collect stamp duty due on rental properties, describing enforcement as a “key issue”, and that most of the fees they collect come from lawyers acting on behalf of client companies who are under a fiduciary duty to comply with the law. Following concerns raised by […]
How secret is the local Masonic Lodge?
I have one question about one organisation on the list (Group needed for single moms) — The Lodge! When you press on their link it comes up blank. Secret Society they are! Why is their link not working? (Or is it me doing something wrong trying to get it to work?)
