Archive for November, 2016
Lawyers accuse CIG of secrecy over LPB
(CNS Business): Efforts by Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton to steer through legislation to govern the Cayman Islands legal profession ahead of the next Financial Action Task Force review and after 15 years of failed attempts by previous governments have been undermined by more complaints from the sector. Four local attorneys have accused the ministry […]
Missing man acquitted in rape case
(CNS): Stephen Mason, who absconded while on bail in relation to a rape allegation but was tried in his absence, was acquitted Tuesday, along with his co-accused. The two men were both accused of raping in 2012 a woman who had worked for Mason for a short period as a helper. She claimed the men […]
Robbery fugitive was exposed as ‘grass’
(CNS): A defence attorney representing a man convicted of a West Bay bakery store robbery said his client had skipped bail after being charged because he had been exposed as an informant in an unrelated gang-case. Dan Kelly (24) was convicted last month of robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm. When he appeared for […]
WB man charged with firing gun in wake of fight
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from West Bay was expected in court Tuesday to face charges in relation to allegations he fired a gun during a fight in the district last Wednesday night. The man has not been charged with either possession of an unlicensed firearm or an imitation firearm with intent but with two counts […]
Suspect nabbed returning to burglary scene
(CNS): A suspected thief who was caught by police George Town, possibly after he returned to the of scene for a second break-in, has been charged with two counts of burglary. The man was arrested Sunday evening after a police officer on patrol along Shedden Road near Crewe Road spotted a car exiting a driveway, […]
Still no jail for Webb as hearing postponed
(CNS): For the third time over the last year, the sentence hearing for Jeffrey Webb for his convictions in the FIFA scandal has been put off and the former local and regional football boss remains under a limited house arrest in Atlanta, Georgia. According to reports from the sports news website, Inside World Football, Webb’s […]
Expansion plans ahead for public works
(CNS): The Public Works Department could be playing an even bigger role in future, according to a new strategic assessment by Project Future. The ministry of planning published three reports about several departments within its ministry designed to make them more efficient and cut the size of government. However, after the report found a need […]
World keeps getting hotter, say scientists
(CNS): Scientists were raising the alarm Monday, in the face of news that global temperatures continue to shatter records rising towards the irreversible tipping point. During the first nine months of 2016 the average temperature was 2.16 degrees Fahrenheit above those recorded at the end of the 1800’s. A new report from the United Nations indicates […]
Bank robbery mastermind stays in jail
(CNS): There was no reprieve for David Tamasa this time around after the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal upheld his conviction for armed bank robbery. Tamasa was one of a gang of men convicted of the 2012 daylight heist at the Cayman National Bank for the second time in 2015 after a previous successful appeal […]
Archer targets red tape and debt
(CNS): The finance minister is hoping discussions he had with UK officials during the government’s trip to London last week will help him pay down more of the public debt and reduce bureaucracy on capital projects. Marco Archer told a small branch meeting of the PPM Wednesday that there were some issues with the Framework […]
Equestrian Center fights government over road
(CNS): The Equestrian Center, located off the Linford Pierson Highway, has started a petition to stop the government from taking some of its land for the widening of the road into George Town. Still reeling from sexual attacks on three of their ponies, one of which had to be put down, the private riding school […]
