Archive for October 3rd, 2016
New rules and $500k fines for telecom providers
(CNS): Local companies providing telecommunication services will be held accountable and sanctioned for outages, the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) said after creating new outage reporting rules for all its licensees that will include fines for non-compliance. The ICTA said the new development was due to ongoing complaints from consumers concerning the continued network […]
Child porn videos land man in jail for 16 months
(CNS): A 38-year-old man from the Dominican Republic was jailed for 16 months in Summary Court Monday for possessing around 11 videos depicting child pornography that he had downloaded from the internet. Jamie Diaz Vargas admitted four counts of possessing child pornography and one charge of accessing it. The material was explicit and involved children […]
Cops net 22 suspects in crime loaded weekend
(CNS): The RCIPS made 22 arrests during a weekend of serious incidents, which included the first murder of the year and another road death. Arrests were made for firearms, drugs, dangerous traffic violations and violent offences. However, Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Ennis has raised his concerns that not all licensed premises are doing everything they can […]
Figures reveal speedier FOI requests
(CNS): The latest statistics from the Information Commissioner’s office have revealed a 42% drop in the number of freedom of information requests being made by members of the public. But the numbers published to mark this year’s Right to Know week have also revealed that government is getting much quicker at responding to the requests. […]
Premier: Matthew serves as warning to be prepared
(CNS): As Hurricane Matthew rolled toward Jamaica and Haiti Monday afternoon, Premier Alden McLaughlin said he wanted to remind all residents that no one can afford to be complacent in hurricane season. Although the category 4 hurricane is expected to pass more than 340 miles to the east of the Cayman Islands Tuesday, the premier […]
Smith Cove to be developed
(CNS): Developers have submitted a planning application to build condos on the north side of Smith Cove. The property was owned by Dart and at one time was offered as part of the controversial NRA deal government struck with the islands’ largest developer as part of the land swap but it was not part of the […]
False news report stirs anger on social media
(CNS): A bizarre and inaccurate news story appearing on a UK-based website stirred up anger on social media after readers believed that the PPM government was about to offer visa-free access and to waive work permit fees for Jamaicans coming to the Cayman Islands. Based in Brixton, in London 1ndependent describes itself as a breaking news […]
Matthew heads north towards Jamaica and Haiti
(CNS): At 8am Monday morning Hurricane Matthew was heading north at around 6mph and is expected to approach Jamaica and southwestern Haiti later tonight. The storm is now expected to pass more than 330 miles to the east of the Sister Islands, but local weather officials urged residents to continue monitoring the dangerous storm. Packing […]
Driver killed in Smith Road crash
(CNS): Michael Eden (28) from George Town was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning in a single vehicle crash on Smith Road. Police said that Eden was driving a Silver Mazada Roadster at around 4am Sunday when it veered off the road into a chain link fence surrounding a yard near to the […]
