Archive for September, 2016
Motorbike rider killed in smash with SUV
(CNS): A 62-year-old man who was riding a motorcycle has been killed following a collision with a white Ford Explorer on South Church Street on Monday, 19 September. Randy Johnson, who lived in Grand Cayman but was originally from Canada, was pronounced dead at the hospital today at just before noon after emergency personnel responded […]
Cops come under rock fire during arrest
(CNS): A group of people hurled rocks at police officers on Friday night when they arrested a West Bay man for possession of adapted flare guns and drugs. The incident began just after 11pm, when armed officers patrolling Watercourse Road spotted a man behaving suspiciously. Police said that as the officers approached, he hurried away, […]
Police round-up wanted man during road block
(CNS): A 37-year-old man from Bodden Town wanted by police on four outstanding warrants was rounded up along with 20 other people this weekend as police conducted a road block and responded to numerous crime reports. A 20-year-old George Town man who was arrested for drug dealing was also found to be driving without being […]
CIG rules out mining the dump
(CNS): The government has released the long-awaited outline business case setting out the options and costs for the future of waste-management on all three Cayman Islands, though the premier has already stated that his government had ruled out mining the dump. Only the first step in a long road to addressing the George Town landfill […]
Turtle attraction dropping ‘Farm’ from name
(CNS): There are no plans at the Cayman Turtle Farm to stop butchering and selling the meat from the animals that are bred in captivity there but the management has revealed that they are dropping the word ‘farm’ from the name. This is yet another re-branding of the controversial facility, which continues to suck in […]
Petition calls for sex case failings enquiry
(CNS): A local activist has begun a petition calling for a public enquiry into the failings of the RCIPS investigation into the recent child abuse case where two men accused of systematically abused a young female relative walked free because of the incompetence of the police working the case. Sandra Catron launched the online petition […]
Independents join forces against PPM policies
(CNS): The five independent members of the Legislative Assembly are joining forces to host a series of public meetings across Grand Cayman, starting this evening in East End, to challenge some of the PPM government’s policies and laws that it is bringing to the Legislative Assembly, though there is no sign yet that they are […]
Card game turns violent, player stabbed in heart
(CNS): Orlando Graham (36), a Jamaican national from George Town, was found guilty on Friday of intentionally wounding a former friend following an argument over a card game that turned violent. Graham was remanded in custody after he was convicted of stabbing Prentice Brown in the heart following a game of Rummy in January, when […]
LA to deal with over two dozen laws
(CNS): The government has confirmed that the Legislative Assembly will meet on Tuesday 4 October and it will be dealing with a massive lists of bills, as well as reports and motions. In addition to the misuse of drugs law amendments to pave the way for the legal medicinal use of cannabis oil, among other […]
Jewel thief gets six-month prison term
(CNS): A 38-year-old woman who admitted stealing several pieces of jewellery worth around $26,000 from a store on the West Bay Road in November last year was jailed for six months on Thursday by the Summary Court. Madeiny Rodrigues-Ebanks pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing a diamond ring, a gold necklace, a diamond pendent […]
260lbs ganja costs dealer two years jail
(CNS): Eduardo Swaby Gutierrez received a two-year jail term on Thursday after some 260lbs of ganja was found in his laundry room. The massive drug haul was discovered at Swaby’s house in Boatswain Bay when police officers from the RCIPS Drugs Task Force raided Gutierrez’ home on Monday, 5 September. But in what was one of […]
