Archive for November 8th, 2016
DoE warns rock removal will damage 7MB
(CNS): Cabinet’s decision to allow one of Dart’s network of property companies to dig up beach rock from Seven Mile Beach went against clear technical advice from environmental experts. In its review of the coastal work application made by Crymble Landholdings Ltd, the Department of the Environment warned that removing even a sample of beachrock […]
Ebanks found guilty in status grant scam
(CNS): Paul Hume Ebanks (50) from Bodden Town was remanded in custody Tuesday after a jury took less than three hours to unanimously find him guilty of 27 charges of obtaining property by deception and theft in a status grant con. He was convicted of taking more than $167,000 from at least two dozen people […]
Fishing canoe taken from South Sound dock
(CNS) Updated Thursday: Police said that a boat which disappeared from South Sound dock at the weekend has been found and they are no longer investigating the suspected theft. Police also said the small boat was not a canoe as first stated but a South Sea type vessel.
Driver arrested for indecent assault on passenger
(CNS): A 52-year-old George Town man is currently in police custody following his arrest in connection with an indecent assault last week. Police said the man was arrested Monday, 7 November, following reports of an assault in Prospect last Thursday. A woman had reported that as she was walking on Marina Drive in George Town […]
West Bay faces day long power cut in wake of crash
(CNS): UPDATED 6pm – CUC restored power to most of West Bay by around 4pm Tuesday. A major single-vehicle smash in the early hours of the morning not far from Cemetary Beach destroyed at least one CUC pole. The collision caused a major power outage in the area, as the power provider worked to repair and […]
Use of turtle shells after meat removed
What happens to the turtle shells after the Turtle Farm butchers the turtle for meat? Auntie’s answer: I went to the source for this one, asking the Cayman Turtle Centre (the name was changed from Turtle Farm this past September) to respond to your question, and I received a very detailed explanation of the procedure […]
