Archive for May, 2016
Man charged with corruption over $25 bung
(CNS): The latest person to fall foul of the Anti-corruption Law and end up in the Grand Court is a member of the public, who was arrested over a petty bribe. Ian Duffell appeared in the Grand Court Friday and denied one count of bribery in connection with an incident last September in which he […]
Ohio visitor dies snorkelling in East End
(CNS): An American tourist visiting the Cayman Islands from Ohio died in East End on Friday after getting into difficulties in the sea. Christina Jean Spradling, who was just 29 years old, got into trouble around 5:30pm while snorkelling with her husband. An ambulance was called and she was taken to the George Town hospital, […]
Miller: Time to address campaign finance
(CNS): North Side MLA Ezzard Miller, a longtime advocate for campaign finance reform, said government must now address the issue, claiming that Premier Alden McLaughlin crossed the line at a recent PPM fundraising dinner at the Ritz Carlton. Taking aim at the premier in particular, he said the PPM used its access to budget information […]
Online survey seeks views on culture policy
(CNS): As government continues to create the Cayman Islands’ first National Culture and Heritage Policy and Strategic Plan, a survey has been published online seeking input from the local community. Officials said the comprehensive survey was designed to “garner the widest possible feedback from all individuals in the Cayman Islands” to provide a genuine opportunity […]
New Labour & Pensions website launched
(CNS): The Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP) has launched a new website and created a Facebook page to help people navigate the new legal environment surrounding the minimum wage and pensions following the implementation of the Labour (National Minimum Basic Wage) Order in March and the passage of the National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 […]
Woman denies killing passenger in Rum Point crash
(CNS): Anastasia Watson (23) pleaded not guilty Friday to causing the death by dangerous driving of Kimberly Bush (23) in a crash in North Side last year. Watson was driving a silver BMW in the early morning hours of Wednesday 15 April on Rum Point Road when it came off the road and crashed into […]
Ramoon promises change as new CIFA chief
(CNS): Lee Ramoon has been elected as the new CIFA president and has promised to regain the trust of the members, sponsors, the public and government, but he said it would take time to turn the association around. “Everyone wants to see change and it is about to happen, but it will be baby steps,” […]
MRCU continues attack on swamp mosquitoes
(CNS): As the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) gears up to launch a pilot project in West Bay using genetically modified mosquitoes to try and eradicate the urban-loving, disease-carrying, invasive Aedes aegypti, the unit will be focusing on Cayman’s own swamp mosquitoes this week by more traditional methods. Officials said the seasonal aerial operations […]
Three suspect drug dealers arrested in WB raid
(CNS): Police have arrested two men and one woman following a raid in West Bay early Friday morning. The RCIPS said that just after 6:30 this morning officers conducted a drug operation at an address on Mount Pleasant Road. During the search of the residence an undisclosed quantity of white powder resembling cocaine and vegetable […]
MLA calls for 3rd Bodden Town primary school
(CNS): Opposition MLA Alva Suckoo is calling on government to find the cash to build a third primary school in Bodden Town. Suckoo, who quit the PPM earlier this year and joined the opposition, is filing a private member’s motion asking government to use crown land in the fastest growing district in the Cayman Islands. Suckoo […]
Firefighter faces firearms related charges
(CNS): A 33-year-old man from Bodden Town has been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent, in connection with an incident in the district last January. Fabian Thompson, who is a firefighter with the Cayman Islands Fire Service, made his first appearance in court Tuesday, accused of fleeing while armed with a weapon […]
