Archive for April 1st, 2016
Second school burgled over Easter break
(CNS): Following a police report yesterday that St Ignatius High School was burgled over the Easter break, the RCIPS has said that the East End Primary School was also targetted over the holidays and the police were called just after 11:00am on Thursday, 31 March. The RCIPS said it had been discovered that a laptop computer […]
Two supects nabbed for burglary
(CNS): Two men suspected of stealing a flat screen television, assorted diving gear and other electronics articles from a property in the vicinity of Uncle Jimmy Lane, West Bay, on Thursday, 24 March, were tracked down by West Bay detectives using evidence gathered at the scene of the crime, police said. The two male suspects, aged […]
Tamara Butler trial: mental illness
Dawn writes: I think this trial and verdict draws attention to the stigma that continues to be associated with mental illness and the comments made here continue to prove why persons with mental illness don’t seek help. I’ve known Tamara for over 20 years and I have always known her to be a meek and […]
CUC says oil leak led to outage
(CNS): Offering further explanation for the power outage Tuesday, CUC have said that interruption to service followed an emergency stop of one of their larger generating units by staff for a oil leak. “The sudden loss in generation caused the load-shedding of four feeders serving the various affected districts,” Grand Cayman’s power company said. The […]
Requirements for travelling to Cuba
Do you need a visa to go to Cuba? Are there any other travel requirements? Auntie’s answer: Too bad we didn’t get this question before the Rolling Stones played in Havana last week; I could have weaved my answer around attending that historic concert. The short answer is that you do need to get a […]
New lock-up officially opened
(CNS): The new police detention centre for prisoners on remand at Fairbanks was officially opened this week, replacing cells at the West Bay and George Town police stations that had been condemned by UK prison inspectors and described as “18th century cages” by the Cayman Islands Commissioner of Police David Baines. Noting that the temperature […]
