Archive for June 16th, 2016
Pole fire causes WB power cut through night
(CNS): Around 1,700 CUC customers in West Bay were without power for varying periods Wednesday night in the second major outage in the last five days. The supply was cut at 7:24pm due to a pole fire in West Church Street but it was not until after midnight Thursday that customers close to the fire […]
Report: Drugs a public health not criminal issue
(CNS): A new report by leading public health bodies in the UK is urging a fundamental shift in the approach towards the criminalising of drug use. The Royal Society for Public Health and the Faculty of Public Health are calling for the personal possession and use of all illegal drugs to be decriminalised and other […]
Cops engage community in anti-crime clinics
(CNS): The RCIPS is holding another round of ‘community clinics’ this week at various locations on Grand Cayman, giving the public a chance to speak directly with police officers about their concerns. Replacing the town hall style of public meetings, police management have said these clinics are proving more effective with their informal approach. Setting […]
ICO backs keeping lid on Health City doctors’ details
(CNS): The Information Commissioner’s Office has upheld a decision by the information manager at the Health Regulatory Services (HRS) not to disclose the detailed qualifications of medical professionals at Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) because it is personal information which would not be reasonable to disclose. Balancing the public interest factors for and against disclosure, […]
Accused hit & run lawyer woke up in bushes
(CNS): An offshore attorney who mowed down two visitors to the Cayman Islands after he lost control of his sports car, following a champagne brunch at the Ritz-Carlton, told the court that he woke up in the bushes the morning after the crash, “covered in blood, mud and sand”. Simon Courtney (50), who is a […]
