Archive for August 4th, 2017
Driver gets lengthy term for fatal smash
(CNS): Conroy Nairne (33) has received a long prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving after Justice Marlene Carter handed down a six-year jail term Friday. The George Town man was doing 127 mph behind the wheel of a black Audi when the car crashed and burst into flames on West Bay Road in September […]
Thieves make off with Honda from GT carpark
(CNS): Following a short lull in what has become a common crime on Grand Cayman, police are on the lookout for a dark blue 1995 Honda Civic stolen from the Bayshore Mall parking lot Thursday. The car (pictured left) was reported stolen that evening after the owner discovered it was missing at about 8pm, having parked […]
Burglary suspect also charged over gun
(CNS): The 29-year-old man arrested early Wednesday morning in connection with a burglary at a Seven Mile Beach condo has also been charged with a gun-related offence. The man was chased by cops when he and a second man, understood to be still on the run, were caught climbing out of a window in the […]
Government calls on older folks to join council
(CNS): The community affairs ministry has extended the deadline for applicants to its Council of Older Persons as it appears to be struggling to find enough people willing to sign on to help oversee policies and recently implemented legislation. Despite the public demand for laws and policies to look out for the specific interests of […]
DoE and vets rush to save poached turtle
(CNS): An adult female wild green turtle, estimated at over 400 lbs, was saved from the poacher’s knife yesterday after DoE enforcement officers Carl Edwards and Alan MacKay responded to a report in the Eastern Districts. The turtle was found on her back in a tool shed impaled through the neck and flippers by four […]
