Archive for July, 2016
UK sends senior diplomat to head up governor’s office
(CNS): In the midst of huge political changes in the UK and its Foreign Office, and with British territories facing an uncertain future, a new face has arrived in Cayman to head up the governor’s office. But Matthew Forbes is a considerably more senior civil servant than those who are usually sent to fill what […]
Cuban group continues journey
(CNS): A group of 26 Cuban migrants reached Cayman Brac Saturday evening but the 23 men and three women on board all opted to continue their journey. Officials did not say where they were heading but most Cubans who pass the Cayman Islands are heading to Honduras. They left Sunday morning and have not returned. […]
Police charge ex-political candidate with sex crime
(CNS): Errington Webster (54) is expected to appear in court today after police confirmed the Bodden Town man has now been charged with four counts of gross indecency. He was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of indecent assault and gross indecency with a minor in connection with a sexually explicit video distributed on social media. Webster […]
Elderly Caymanian’s body found near US old folks facility
(CNS) Update:US media is reporting that police have found the body of a missing 82-year-old Caymanian who disappeared at the weekend from an assisted living facility in Tampa, Florida. Maynell Scott, who suffered from dementia and Alzheimer’s, left the Belvedere Commons at around 7pm Saturday night. His body was found Tuesday evening in a pond […]
Calls come for Ennis to stay as top cop
(CNS): As government officials begin interviewing the people on the shortlist for the commissioner of police post, calls are coming in from the community to put at least a temporary hold on the recruitment process to allow Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Ennis, supported by Deputy Commissioner designate Kurt Walton, to continue their efforts to get […]
CarePay crime fueled by official failures
(CNS): Instances of non-compliance with the law and procedures, internal control deficiencies and an absence of the expected standard of care and professional skepticism by public servants were just some of the problems that government auditors found when they reviewed the CarePay fiasco at the hospital. They found that the former hospital board chair Canover […]
GM mosquito release approval ‘flawed’ argues QC
(CNS): The decision by the National Conservation Council to grant the Mosquito Research and Control Unit a permit approving the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes as part of a pilot project in West Bay was flawed and should be quashed, a lawyer representing local activists argued Tuesday. Stephen Tromans QC told the court […]
Baroness gets BOTs as part of cross-ministry portfolio
(CNS): Responsibility for the British Overseas Territories has gone to Baroness Anelay of St Johns (69), who has cross-ministerial responsibilities between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development. The FCO confirmed Tuesday that the territories had been added to the baroness’s portfolio, despite incorrect announcements locally Monday that Sir Alan Duncan had been […]
UK Cabinet selected but BOT minister still not set
(CNS): Following the surprise appointment of Boris Johnson as foreign secretary by the new UK prime minister, Theresa May, three other new faces have been moved to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Sir Alan Duncan who was the first openly gay Tory MP, has been appointed minister of state at the FCO. Tobias Ellwood and […]
Police answer 254 calls over weekend
(CNS): Just days after the RCIPS management released the details of their workload and the latest statistics showing a rise in crime, officers responded to 254 calls between Friday evening and early Monday morning and made 35 arrests for criminal and traffic offenses, with 22 arrests on Friday alone. The police were called out to […]
Five bailed in connection with two drug operations
(CNS): Police arrested three people early Saturday morning in connection with the discovery of a suspect drug canoe that came ashore in Prospect. In a separate incident, officers who conducted a drugs raid on Friday evening arrested two people in connection with an undisclosed ganja haul at a house in Savannah. The operation was carried […]
