Archive for October, 2016
Developer rejects NCC’s order for road EIA
(CNS): The National Conservation Council’s requirement that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) be conducted before government commits to constructing ten miles of highway to support the proposed Ironwood golf project has been rejected by the developers. At a general meeting Wednesday, the council voted to accept recommendations that an EIA was needed, not least because […]
UDP candidate denies any part in status scam
(CNS): Jonathan Piercy, who ran for office on the United Democratic Party ticket in both the 2009 and 2013 elections, categorically denied playing any part in the status scam that the crown says was orchestrated by Paul Hume Ebanks. Giving evidence in Ebanks’ trial Thursday, the former political hopeful for George Town told the court […]
National lottery not on Progressive agenda
(CNS): Sports and Community Affairs Minister Osbourne Bodden has said that the Progressives are not campaigning for a national lottery, despite comments he made to a reporter from the Bahamas. The minister told CNS that while he personally looks favourably on a lottery to help boost government coffers, it’s not a party position and he […]
MLA’s ex-office manager accused of managing robbery
(CNS): Prosecutors have accused Christine Rae Smith, the former office manager for George Town MLAs Roy McTaggart and Winston Connolly, of managing an armed robbery at a nail salon that was carried out by two men who were well-known to her. As the case against Smith, charged with robbery, opened Wednesday, the court heard that she […]
Women’s ordeal at hands of back doctor revealed
(CNS): Many of the women sexually assaulted by Dr Jamel (Jamie) Khan told police that they did not make a report in the immediate wake of the assault because they did not think they would be believed. The court heard that several of his victims blamed themselves and were ashamed and embarrassed about what had […]
Shotgun fired at West Bay home
(CNS): Police were on the scene of a possible shooting at a residence in Watercourse Road, West Bay, Tuesday night at around 11pm after receiving reports of loud noises at the property. Uniform officers sent to investigate discovered that one of the windows and the satellite dish at the home had been damaged by what […]
Tibbetts commits to dealing with beach access
(CNS): The planning minister has told the Legislative Assembly that his ministry is examining the issue of beach access in order to protect the rights that have been gradually eroded due to inadequate protection and extensive beachfront development. Responding to a private member’s motion brought by East End MLA Arden McLean during this month’s meeting, […]
Injured man sues former boss over forklift accident
(CNS): A West Bay man who fracture his spine and leg in a workplace accident on the Health City Cayman Islands construction site three years ago, when he was knocked off the top of a container by the prongs of a forklift truck, is suing his former employers. Mike McLaughlin (26), who worked as a […]
Cops retirement discrimination case opens
(CNS): A class action brought by around a dozen police and former police officers who say the Royal Cayman Islands Police Association discriminated against them due to both age and nationality opened in Grand Court Tuesday before Justice Robin McMillan. Arguing on behalf of the police officers in their human rights challenge, Attorney Jeffrey Jupp said […]
Prison applicants whittled down for fitness test
(CNS): A group of 64 potential recruits for HM Cayman Islands Prison Service took part in the fitness test stage of the recruitment process on Saturday, hoping to land one of seven entry-level jobs on offer at the local jailhouse. After a written test last week, the original pool of 128 applicants was slashed in […]
Immigration status and deporting criminals
A friend of mine was a victim of a crime and she has since left Cayman. I understand the offender is a foreign national but it is unclear if he is a permanent resident or perhaps has Caymanian status. Does his immigration status affect whether he can continue to live in Cayman once he gets […]
