Archive for September, 2016
MRCU on full scale Zika attack
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit is carrying out a full-scale attack on the Aedes aegypti in an effort to keep the numbers of the disease-carrying mosquito down and contain the current Zika threat. Dr Bill Petrie, the unit’s director, said there had been an “unprecedented number of requests” for yard spraying, especially in […]
Illegal domestic worker gets 30 days in jail
(CNS): A Jamaican woman who admitted overstaying, working without a permit and doctoring an official stamp in her passport was jailed Tuesday for 30 days, while her unidentified local employer was reportedly “dealt with administratively”, the Summary Court heard. Dawn Ann-Marie Adams’ immigration crimes came to light after she was involved in a road crash […]
Sea fuel transfers ring environmental alarm
(CNS): Ship-to-ship transfers of fuel products just beyond the edge of Cayman waters, about 15 miles out to sea, are causing concern for some conservationists, who are worried that the unregulated activity, which is beyond the control of local authorities, could present a future environmental disaster for Cayman. Speaking at a recent National Conservation Council […]
Two charged following Savannah drug-gun bust
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Bodden Town has been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and 10 rounds of ammunition, as well as possession of ganja with intent to supply. A second man from the Bahamas, aged 30, has been charged with illegal landing. The charges follow the arrest of five people during a police […]
Developers select golf course contractors
(CNS Business): A Florida-based general contractor has been named as the developers of the much-anticipated Ironwood golf community to work on the proposed golf course and infrastructure works, officials said Monday. Described as a $1.1 billion development around an Arnold Palmer golf course, the developers have been in discussions with the current and previous government […]
Drug addicts: a parent’s pain
Oh, sweet bleedin’ Jaysus! I don’t think I have actually ever found myself LOL. As many times a day as I use those three letters, I’m never actually doing it. I’m only usually trying to end a boring conversation … but this … I actually Laughed Out Loud at the mental image of a veritable […]
Airline CEO defends board chair over PAC mix-up
(CNS): The chief executive officer of Cayman Airways Ltd (CAL) has defended the chairman of the airline’s board, Phillip Rankin, after he was criticized by the Public Accounts Committee chair for failing to attend the latest meeting. Ezzard Miller claimed that the committee had rearranged the schedule to accommodate Rankin, but CAL CEO Fabian Whorms […]
Inmate stabs fellow prisoner with light tube
(CNS): An inmate at HMP Northward will be serving two additional years for stabbing another prisoner with a broken glass light tube from his cell. Chadwick Dale (25) is already serving a six-year term for robbery and wounding, plus another year that was added in 2014 for escaping from the prison along with Steve and […]
Police urge public to secure homes and businesses
(CNS): The RCIPS is calling on the public to help fight crime and keep the lid on property crimes, especially burglaries, by checking the security of their premises. Efforts to reduce burglaries have resulted in a third less this year than last year, but police are concerned that people are making it too easy for […]
PAC chair berates witnesses over excuses
(CNS): The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has issued a warning to senior public servants in core government as well as its statutory authorities and government companies that when they are asked to attend PAC as witnesses, this is not a frivolous invitation that they can ignore. When the committee met last week, Ezzard […]
Ex-CAL directors get free ride for life
(CNS): Many of Cayman Airways’ former directors are getting free unlimited flights for themselves and their immediate family as a reward for serving voluntarily on the airline’s board. Paul Tibbetts, the airline’s chief financial officer, told the Public Accounts Committee last week that around 100 former directors who served before 2009 are able to fly […]
