Archive for July, 2017
Artist arrested under obscenity law
(CNS): Well known local Cayman Brac artist, Ron “Foots” Kynes, has been arrested under a little used section of the Penal Code relating to obscenities. Foots is by no means the first Caymanian artist to stir up controversy with his work, but the public display of his latest sculpture, which reportedly depicts two women performing […]
Latest PR lawsuit based on three-year wait
(CNS): A leading veterinarian and professor from St Matthew’s University is the latest person to file for judicial review in the courts as a result of the excessive delay on a decision regarding an application for permanent residency. Dr Samantha Shields, whose two children were born in the Cayman Islands, applied for residency in September […]
Witnesses sought to violent attack on woman
(CNS): Police are appealing for witnesses to a violent attack on a woman in a George Town bar, Sunday night. The victim was reportedly approached by a man she did not know, who had a clear complexion and was possibly Hispanic, in Vic’s Bar on Seymour Drive (a.k.a. Dump Road). Police said the man pulled at the woman […]
Premier urges elders to join new council
(CNS): The newly established Council for Older Persons is looking to recruit six additional members this month to represent the districts. The council, which includes up to seven government-appointed members, will meet once a month to discuss issues impacting the elderly in the community. Premier Alden McLaughlin said the law aims to ensure that seniors can […]
Tropical Storm Don rolls towards Windward Islands
(CNS): Tropical Storm Don, which emerged last night several hundred miles southeast of Barbados, was rolling towards the Windward Islands Tuesday. At 8am the storm was around 210 miles southeast of Barbados and some 320 miles east of Grenada, with winds in excess of 50mph. The NHC said Don was moving west at about 18 miles […]
The state of healthcare in Cayman
Anonymous writes: We can only pray that Mr Seymour (the new health minister) takes time to educate on the healthcare industry. The HSA is a good facility and with the correct funding, capital and foresight has the ability to be excellent. Being a health minister is a monumental job and his decisions affect outcomes and […]
Doctor dies after being hit by taxi
(CNS) Updated: The police have confirmed that Dr Vary Anetta Jones-Leslie (62), from Jamaica, died at the George Town hospital earlier this morning as a result of the injuries she sustained when she was hit by a taxi outside the airport yesterday. Police said that the 69-year-old man, from Bodden Town, who was driving the van […]
Health minister aiming for ‘adequate’ cover
(CNS): Dwayne “John-John” Seymour, a critic of the Progressives during the campaign who then joined the coalition government as health minister, believes everyone in Cayman should have “adequate health insurance coverage”. The Bodden Town MLA is understood to have been the second member to break from the independent group during the horse trading in the […]
Missing 12-year-old girl found in WB
(CNS): Police have found 12-year-old Hayleigh Sciamonte with help from the public. The young girl who had been missing since Friday, 14 July was last seen near her home in West Bay on Grass Piece Lane until Today when she was located in the district. Police said Hayleigh was spotted by a member of the public […]
Mercedes, motorcycle and truck stolen
(CNS): Another three vehicles were stolen in George Town over the weekend, police revealed Monday afternoon. Officers are now looking for a white Mercedes Benz, a black KTM#640 motorcycle and a white Ford truck, all taken between Thursday night and the early hours of Saturday morning in different parts of the capital.
Woman hit by taxi at airport
(CNS): A female pedestrian was seriously injured this morning when she was mowed down by a taxi near to Andy’s Rent-a-Car and the long-term car park at the airport. Police said the woman was knocked down at around 10am Monday and she was rushed to the George Town hospital. RCIPS officers are in the process […]
