Archive for December, 2017
Robber with mental age of child jailed for 2+years
(CNS): A young man who was described by his lawyer as having the mental capacity of a 9-year-old child was jailed Thursday for 27 months for an opportunist street mugging in George Town two years ago. Charles Walton, who was 18 when he robbed a woman on the West Bay Road, cutting her purse straps […]
Ministers & MLAs deliver Christmas messages via CIGTV
(CNS): Several of the Cayman Islands legislators have taken to the government’s television station this year to send out their Christmas messages to constituents. Using CIGTV, ministers and MLAs from across the political divide wished the people well for the season and urged them to think of the less fortunate. The Cayman Islands Fire Service […]
Governor lauds Cayman’s generosity
(CNS): In her final Christmas Message to the people of the Cayman Islands as its governor, Helen Kilpatrick lauded the generosity of Caymanians. The UK’s representative commended Cayman’s support for its fellow overseas territories hit by dangerous hurricanes this season and said the “scale and variety of the charitable and voluntary work in the Cayman […]
Child seriously injured by ferocious dog
(CNS): An 8-year-old girl sustained a serious injury to her ear and other wounds when she was bitten by a ferocious dog that broke free from its tether at a home in Prospect. Police said they are investigating the circumstances surround the attack by what was believed to be a pit bull yesterday evening at […]
Police chopper goes after drunk driver
(CNS): The police helicopter landed on the beach in North Side yesterday evening in order to nab a drunk driver, the RCIPS said today in a press release. With drunk driving causing major concerns for the traffic unit, the police appear to be using everything they have got to clamp down this Christmas on boozed-up […]
Rapist-lifer will get chance of earlier release
(CNS): Serial rapist and habitual offender Jeffrey Barnes (38), who received a life sentence for his third conviction for rape, is the only ‘lifer’ in HMP Northward not facing a mandatory minimum life term of 30 years and could be released before his full term is served. When he appeared, Thursday, for a conditional release […]
UK to survey and map Cayman’s sea bed
(CNS): Government has revealed that British officials visited the Cayman Islands in May to lay the groundwork for the UK’s Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Programme to undertake a survey of the local sea bed, which is now underway. A release from the governor’s office said this exercise was to produce accurate “navigation charts and guides, improving […]
Booze extension too late for NYE party
(CNS): Bars and clubs will be bringing in 2018 with more of a whimper than a bang on 31 December as, once again, legislation that prevents loud or live music and dancing on Sundays at liquor licenced premises will hamper the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Government officials announced that the Liquor Licensing Board has approved a […]
Ex-UCCI lecturer charged with child sex crimes
(CNS): A 49-year-old man from West Bay, who was formerly employed at UCCI as a maths lecturer, has been charged with several child sex offences, police said Wednesday. The RCIPS revealed news of the charges after the man appeared in Summary Court, stating that he had been remanded in custody pending a further appearance. The […]
Food bank begins making deliveries
(CNS): Last week the Good Samaritan Food Bank began making its first food deliveries to Meals on Wheels. The food bank is using leftover perishable foods from local supermarkets and restaurants to create meals, which will be passed on to local charities and church organisations, feeding people in need in the community. The warehouse and […]
Police alarmed by number of drunks on road
(CNS): As the holiday season gets underway, the RCIPS says Cayman’s traffic troubles are already getting worse and over the past ten days enforcement has seen an increase in drunk drivers and motorists being caught breaking numerous road laws. There were 31 arrests during those ten days, 18 of which were for driving under the […]
