Archive for December, 2017
Car crash cuts power from Red Bay to Newlands
(CNS): Hundreds of CUC customers were without power Wednesday morning and a major section of the Shamrock Road was blocked after a car crashed into a light pole. The smash happened around 3am and although the police have not yet released many details, it is understood that the driver, who was alone in the car, […]
Residents urged not to put out more bulk waste
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is urging residents not to place any more bulk waste on the curbside for collection on Grand Cayman as the deadline has passed for all districts on that island. Collections are continuing and department officials said the waste is being removed as the DEH works alongside private sector […]
Mugger gets 3 years in face of long rap sheet
(CNS): A local man who mugged two women in a church car park in January was jailed Friday for three years after pleading guilty to the crime. Terrence Tex Bryan (30) admitted using force to take a 14-carat gold chain from one of the women outside the Elmslie Memorial Church in George Town. Bryan was […]
Offshore law firm goes after press in Paradise Papers hack
(CNS Business): The law firm which was the victim of a hack in which millions of documents about their clients’ offshore financial affairs were exposed is taking legal action against the BBC and the Guardian. Both media organisations have stated that they will defend the breach of confidence proceedings instigated by Appleby, which has also […]
Beach access trouble blocks EMS
(CNS): Efforts to rescue a visitor to the Cayman Islands after he got into difficulty in the sea off Boggy Sands Road, West Bay, Sunday lunchtime were severely hampered because beach access was blocked. Fortunately, the rescue was eventually successful and the visitor is recovering in hospital, but witnesses to the incident told CNS that […]
Cash taken in doorstep armed robbery
(CNS): A local business person was robbed of their takings Friday night in the Smith Road area of George Town. The victim had driven home after closing up at two night-time businesses in the centre of the capital. When the person reached home and parked the car, they were approached by two armed men, who […]
Car thieves revert to vehicle of choice
(CNS): Police are reporting the theft of a 2000 burgundy Honda Civic, which was taken from Manse Road in Bodden Town sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday. After local car thieves opted to take a Suzuki Sidekick recently, they have reverted back to their favorite brand. In the latest case, however, the owner was unable to […]
Activists raise more concerns over discrimination
(CNS): Colours Cayman has accused government of effectively deporting gay Caymanians because same-sex spouses of local people have been refused residency rights as dependents. The activists raised further concerns with the European Union this week that Britain’s territories are continuing to discriminate against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community following a decision […]
New order cuts sentence for sex intruder
(CNS): A local man who was sentenced on Friday for his third sexual offence against women that involved him breaking into their homes was handed a six-year term by visiting judge, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, after she reduced the jail time by a year but imposed a 7-year sexual harm prevention order after his release. Ronnie Rodney […]
Serious smash blocks WB Road for almost 5 hours
(CNS): A major crash Sunday evening between a black Suzuki motorbike and a grey Honda CR-V landed the rider in hospital and the driver in custody. The smash also blocked the West Bay Road at the Cayman Beach Suites from before 7:3opm until after midnight, when police were able to re-open the coast road. The […]
No justification for Dart tunnel extension
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority denied the application by one of Dart’s companies, Cayman Shores Development Ltd, to extend the West Bay Road tunnel by around 195 feet because the developer had not justified the need for the extension. Minutes from the 22 November CPA meeting show that the board had “resolved to refuse planning permission” […]
