Archive for February, 2017
Police chopper tracks teen on stolen bike
(CNS): A 16-year-old boy was arrested by police on Sunday after the RCIPS helicopter tracked the youngster, who was riding a stolen bike without a helmet and without plates. Police said the teen was spotted at about 3:30pm (5 February) in the Harbour House Marina area of Prospect. Coordinating with police patrol on the ground, […]
Suspect dealer arrested in restaurant
(CNS) A 36-year-old man from George Town was expected in court Monday to answer drug offence charges after he was arrested for allegedly dealing drugs in a restaurant in the capital last week. Police said the man was arrested on 2 February while he was at a restaurant on North Church Street, which the RCIPS did […]
Prison turns to private sector for inmate rehab
(CNS): Due to a shortage of staff, the prison service is turning to the private sector to help rehabilitate and retrain inmates who will be due for release. Although nine new recruits have now begun training to become prison officers, Cayman Islands jails are around 35% understaffed, the prison management has confirmed. With the prison […]
Cruise passenger fined $1,000 over ammunition
(CNS): Narciso Barrios was fined $1,000 when he appeared in court Friday in connection with the discovery of three live rounds of .22 calibre ammunition in his bag at the cruise dock in George Town this week. Barrios, who is from Panama, was a passenger on the Monarch, which was here on Wednesday. He was […]
BT delivers biggest constituencies on new voter list
(CNS Elections): Election officials have now finished the voters’ enumeration exercise and published the revised electors list, which has 21,465 registered voters and is now available for public scrutiny and checking. The new register clearly demonstrates the rapid growth in Bodden Town: the constituency of BT East has the highest number of voters (1,531) and […]
One shot outside 7MB nightclub
(CNS) Updated Monday: The man who was shot outside a nightclub in the Seven Mile Beach tourist area early Saturday morning has now been released from hospital, police have said. The second man, who was struck with a gun and not shot as originally believed, discharged himself shortly after the incident. Initial reports had indicated […]
Officials warn 194 voters may miss out on election
(CNS Election): Almost 200 voters have less than three weeks to contact the elections office and supply their correct information otherwise they will not be able to vote in the May General Election. According to the Elections Office, during the registration and list verification processes, they were unable to contact, by telephone, email or during […]
OfReg opens for complaints at GT office
(CNS): The new Utility Regulation and Competition Office, now known as OfReg, is up and running. The Ministry of Planning, Lands and Agriculture announced Friday that the doors were open at the new overarching regulator, which is designed to protect consumers and promote competition. People can now raise concerns or file complaints with the new regulator […]
Cops warn women of another WB sex pest
(CNS): Police are urging women not to walk, run or exercise alone in secluded areas of West Bay after another victim was indecently assaulted on an early morning walk in the district Wednesday. The attack happened just after 6:30am on Conch Point Road near to the derelict resort of Spanish Bay. A woman was walking […]
Local doctors criticise health system
(CNS): Two local senior physicians slammed the Cayman Islands government health system and its management in Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday, pointing to a catalogue of problems. One doctor said Cayman had blindly followed the American system and another warned of problems in regulation and standards. The doctors complained of the health ministry’s disrespect of […]
TV regulator rejects blame over commercial failings
(CNS Business): Following the news that Cayman 27 is dropping its costly ‘Daybreak’ local morning magazine TV show, the TV arm of the new regulator OfReg has stated that this issue is entirely commercial and not a regulatory matter. “The failure of cable providers to come to an agreement with Hurley’s Media Ltd for distribution […]
