Archive for October, 2016
CIG targets cruise RFP before Nomination Day
(CNS): The premier has signalled the Cayman Islands Government’s intention to launch a request for proposals for contractors to build the controversial cruise berthing facility before the official start of the election campaign. Speaking Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce annual Legislative Lunch event, Alden McLaughlin told the audience dominated by members of the business […]
Judge identifies challenges with new release law
(CNS): A Grand Court judge identified challenges with the new Conditional Release Law during the second ever sentencing hearing in Cayman where a member of the judiciary has been tasked with deciding a tariff in relation to a life sentence. As Justice Charles Quin heard submissions Thursday in relation to the time that two brothers convicted […]
Rookie cop pursues and nets armed shoplifter
(CNS): A female police officer who graduated from the 2015 recruitment class was in the thick of the fight against crime Tuesday when she chased down and arrested a very resistant shoplifting suspect. Just before 8:30 on Tuesday morning, the police officer responded to the report of a shoplifter at the airport branch of Foster’s […]
Gang beat up man in Brac bar
(CNS): Police are seeking information from the public after a man was beaten up by a gang of five young men at a Cayman Brac bar on Monday night, although the victim made no report about the beating at the time. Officers who are investigating the altercation that happened at the Coral Isle Bar off […]
Tibbetts begins process to create utilities regulator
(CNS): The minister responsible for planning and public works began the process of dealing with a bundle of legislation that will pave the way for the much-anticipated utilities commission that the government hopes will not only act as the umbrella regulator for the technology, power, fuel and water sectors but also a watchdog for consumer protection. […]
Man accused of bribing Webb set to admit crimes
(CNS): Aaron Davidson, who co-founded the North American Soccer League, is expected to plead guilty today for his part in the massive FIFA scandal, in which he secured multi-million dollar TV contracts by bribing officials, such as Jeffery Webb. At the time he was bribing FIFA executives, Davidson was said to have worked closely with […]
Court prepares to begin tariff hearings for lifers
(CNS): Following the passage of the Conditional Release Law last year and the implementation of the law in February, preparations are underway for hearings to begin this month for those prisoners in HMP Northward who are serving whole life sentences to receive tariffs. The law, which focuses heavily on the rehabilitation of all offenders before […]
PR points problem ‘vexing’, says premier
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has stated that the problem his administration is facing over the permanent residency points system is “vexing” and “complex” but the government is working to address it. In his speech at the Chamber of Commerce annual Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday, McLaughlin said the problem, which emerged following a finding of the […]
Education law leaves room for private sector
(CNS): The education minister finally steered the education law through the Legislative Assembly Wednesday with support on both sides of the parliament. Describing the process of bringing the bill, Tara Rivers said it had been a “highly consultative process” and that the law had not been developed in a vacuum but in partnership with all […]
Cops issue more warnings over latest email scams
(CNS): The RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit has issued another public warning regarding the emergence of more phishing scam emails that appear to be circulating among local email accounts. While most internet users are now very familiar with how to detect what is a real email and what isn’t, there are still many people who are […]
Premier points to basic flaw in current education law
(CNS): Like many laws that desperately need replacing, the new education bill may not be perfect but is a massive improvement on the untenable situation presented by the current 33-year-old law, which is outdated and offers no real legal support for the education minister to implement education policy, Premier Alden McLaughlin has said. Speaking in […]
