Archive for March, 2017
False negative HIV tests raise concerns
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) said there have been three separate “false negative” HIV tests from private healthcare facilities in Grand Cayman and they are urging all healthcare facilities to use kits approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Government health officials said that in three cases, samples believed to be negative subseqently tested […]
Court upholds accessory conviction in banker’s killing
(CNS): A West Bay man was returned to HMP Northward Friday after an appeal in the case of accessory to the murder of Frederic Bise was dismissed. Leonard Antonio Ebanks failed to have the conviction overturned and his 20-year sentence reduced. He was found guilty following a trial in 2014 for assisting Chad Anglin, who […]
Finance lobby begs MLAs to drop motion
(CNS): The body which represents Cayman’s financial services sector has conceded that local law firms have lawyers practicing Cayman law overseas but maintained that they are not breaching the existing Legal Practitioners Law. As the political row over the new Legal Practitioners Bill continues, Cayman Finance is urging the politicians involved to drop a controversial […]
‘Fiery’ campaign launch for WBS candidate
(CNS Elections): A full back page advertisement in the local print media started one West Bay candidate’s campaign launch on a hot note. An unfortunate double-typo on the advert which suggested “Burn Rankin” was running for West Bay South was probably not the sort of fiery start the candidate was hoping for. Burns Rankin, however, […]
Cops seized $1M of ganja in 2016
(CNS): The RCIPS sized almost 1,489lbs of illegal ganja last year, and with wide-ranging street prices in Cayman, the drugs could have been worth more than one million dollars had they made it onto the street. The quantity of drugs seized gives an idea that many more millions of dollars worth are obviously making it […]
Syed ‘pathetic’ not dishonest, claims QC
(CNS): Thomas Price QC told the jury that his client, Hassan Syed, was a “pathetic” older man “smitten” with a much younger woman, who had behaved disgracefully when he used the UCCI credit card to lavish her with gifts, but he was not dishonest as he had always intended to pay back the money he […]
GT man fails in bid to cut sentence in stabbing case
(CNS): Corey Bowen (31) represented himself when he appeared before the Court of Appeal this week in an attempt to reduce his sentence of five years and three months for stabbing a love rival multiple times in the head, neck and stomach during a fight. But the George Town man’s efforts were in vain as […]
Police name snorkeller who died at Rum Point party
(CNS): Police have now named the 44-year-old male resident of Grand Cayman who died Wednesday after snorkelling in the water near a house at Rum Point where he was attending a party. He was Mongkol Srilamai, who was originally from Thailand. Police said the RCIPS Joint Marine Unit, the Cayman Islands Fire Service and a […]
GT man arrested over bar brawl stabbing
(CNS): A 46-year-old man from George Town was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assault GBH following a stabbing outside a bar in the capital on Wednesday. Police were called to the scene of the brawl in the parking lot of the Office Lounge on Shedden Road at around 1:30 Wednesday morning. When they arrived, they learned […]
Boaters urged to take care in face of changeable weather
(CNS): The Joint Marine Unit is urging local boat users to take care out on the water. Although the distress calls so far this year have not been high with slightly calmer waters, the sea can still be treacherous and preparation is the best safety measure that can be taken before any journey offshore. Inspector […]
How should the next government tackle health insurance costs?
(CNS Elections): How to pay for the cost of healthcare is a major headache for all countries, large or small. In the US, the promised repeal of “Obamacare” is proving much harder for President Donald Trump than he thought, because millions of people who are now covered under the Affordable Care Act could be left […]
