Archive for June, 2017
Webster claims he is not left handed
(CNS): As the court was shown the video evidence of Errington Webster masturbating in front of a 13-year-old girl, the former firefighter said the footage showed him using his left hand to carry out “the nefarious act”, which he said demonstrated that something was wrong because he is not left-handed. Continuing to give evidence Tuesday, […]
Top traffic cop in car smash arrested
(CNS) UPDATED: The senior police officer involved in a crash on Saturday near Hurley’s Roundabout who fled the scene has been tracked down and arrested. The RCIPS stated Tuesday that the 53-year-old police inspector, has been bailed and suspended from duty. CNS has learned that the officer is the former head of the traffic unit, […]
GT hit by three armed robberies
(CNS): Two George Town gas stations and one grocery store were all robbed Tuesday morning in yet another crime spike to hit the capital. Esso stations, one in the industrial area and the other on Shamrock Road, were hit within half an hour of each other from around 4am by what appears to be the […]
Opposition organises a shadow Cabinet
(CNS): The independent members of the Legislative Assembly sitting in opposition have organised into a shadow Cabinet, enabling them to keep track of the work and actions of specific government ministers, which is a first for Cayman. In a press release sent out by Deputy Opposition Leader Alva Suckoo, the MLAs said the opposition’s role […]
How much confidence do you have in our new government?
(CNS): Following a weekend of horse trading after the 24 May General Elections, Alden McLaughlin was able to form a government and retain his position as premier. However, in order to accomplish this, he had to form alliances with both McKeeva Bush’s Cayman Democratic Party and three Independents: Tara Rivers (a strong ally throughout the […]
Webster denies video evidence
(CNS): Former firefighter, Errington Webster (55), flatly denied masturbating in the presence of a 13-year-old girl, despite the video evidence, when he took the witness stand Monday to defend himself against allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. When asked about the incident of sexual abuse, the one-time political hopeful said, “It’s not true …no […]
Suspects son is smoking ganja
My 15-year-old son came home from spending the evening with friends smelling like weed. I don’t know if he was actually smoking himself or around people who were. Either way, this concerns me. I’m not sure what I should do. Any advice?
Burglar steals primary school safe
(CNS): Police are investigating a burglary at the George Town Primary that happened some time overnight on Thursday/Friday last week. The school canteen was broken into and a safe that contained a significant quantity of food tickets and an undisclosed quantity of cash were taken. At around 6am on Friday during a search of the […]
Armed cops arrest WB man for dangerous driving
(CNS): A West Bay man is facing a list of traffic violations after he failed to stop for police when he was speeding along North West Point Road on Saturday at around 1:30pm. He was hailed to stop by armed officers but he failed to stop so they followed the vehicle, which eventually stopped further along […]
Senior cop flees scene of crash
(CNS): The RCIPS said Monday that they were still looking for a serving police inspector who is believed to have fled the scene of a crash at Hurley’s Roundabout on Saturday. The smash happened just before 4:15pm at the junction of Crewe Road, and involved a white Pontiac SUV, which ran into the back of […]
Police track down stolen rental car
(CNS): The RCIPS has found a rental car stolen by burglars after they broke into a home on South Sound Road, George Town, at the weekend. The 2014 Blue KIA Cerato was stolen in the early morning hours of Saturday, 10 June, but spotted by the helicopter in the South Sound area on Monday. Police officers had […]
