Archive for November, 2016
Cops seize drugs and guns in GT raid
(CNS): Police arrested three people Tuesday following a raid on a house in Windsor Park, George Town, where they found what was suspected to be ganja and cocaine along with a firearm and ammunition. Officers from the Drugs Task Force, the K9 and uniform units as well as the police chopper were involved in the […]
Friend of prison boss favoured over colleagues
(CNS): A British woman who was a long-time friend of the prison director was given preferential treatment when she was employed at HMP Northward as a manager in 2014 compared to her colleagues. Nina White, who has since left the service after getting embroiled in the ‘videogate’ scandal at the jail, was paid over $1,000 […]
Khan to serve 4 years for sex crimes
(CNS): Former local chiropractor Dr Jemal ‘Jamie’ Khan will serve four years in prison for various indecent assault offenses. Justice Charles Quin handed down a series of sentences Thursday, including six years for the most serious conviction from a list of offences committed by the back doctor on female patients. All of the sentences, which […]
Doctors snub review of medical fees
(CNS): The government has confirmed that fees paid to doctors for health services won’t increase in the short-term after most local healthcare providers failed to engage in a survey to review medical costs that could have seen them get more cash. The results of the work by medical consultants engaged by government indicate that the […]
Convicted gun witnesses plead against jail
(CNS): A couple who gave evidence in a trial against a local man with a reputation for gang-related violence begged not to go to jail at the sentencing hearing Wednesday. Ashley Terry and Sean Dunbar appeared in court alongside Jose ‘Peto’ Sanchez for the possession of a handgun at a Bodden Town bar last year. […]
CIG steps up recycling efforts with $140k of kit
(CNS): The government has bought around $90,000 worth of new recycling equipment and $50,000 of specialist bins to boost the recycling efforts now being made by the Department of Environmental Health. The kit was described by officials as an interim measure to divert recyclable materials from the landfill until government completes what has been the […]
AG needs to tackle indecent assault gender bias
(CNS): The crime of indecent assault in Cayman has a gender bias that needs to be addressed, the court heard Tuesday, as the offence against a man appears to be considered as a more serious crime than an indecent assault against a woman. In a ruling Tuesday on an unrelated legal matter concerning an indecency case, […]
Cops hunt drug smugglers at large in EE
(CNS): The police are asking for the public’s help to find suspected drug smugglers who they believe landed illegally on Wednesday morning in East End. Officers have been searching for the suspects since around 5:30am after they seized a canoe and an undisclosed quantity of what they suspect is ganja. The men who were believed […]
West Bay man arrested following machete fight
(CNS): A 29-year-old West Bay man was arrested on Sunday night after a fight in the district landed another man in hospital. Police said that officers were dispatched to the scene at the junction of Reverend Blackman and Birch Tree Hill Roads at around 7:15pm on 13 November, following a report of the fight. Inquiries […]
NGOs call for child safety standards
(CNS): Local activists that are part of a coalition of non-profits and government agencies working to address child abuse in the Cayman Islands have warned that the ongoing failure of the authorities to establish national standards for youth organisations means that there is no oversight for people working with children and no requirements to meet […]
Looking for a Buddhist service
I am a Buddhist. Where can I meet other Buddhists and is there a place of worship here? Auntie’s answer: One of the nicest things about Cayman is how multicultural our little island is, with the 135 nationalities that live here belying its small size and population. There is also a variety of choices when […]
