Archive for February, 2018
CPA gives nod to controversial 7MB project
(CNS): A controversial development on Seven Mile Beach, which opponents claim will promote ‘transient tourism’ in Cayman through websites like AirBnB, has received the green light from the Central Planning Authority. The Grove, which will provide a boost to the economy and range of welcome facilities for locals, combines one-bedroom apartments with shops, restaurants and green […]
Gunman awaits decision on life tariff in WB killing
(CNS): Leonard Antonio Ebanks is awaiting a decision from a Grand Court judge on the minimum term he will serve in jail for the murder of Tyrone Burrell in 2010 in what the crown said was a gang-related killing. Ebanks was given a mandatory life sentence in 2011 but made a reluctant appearance in Grand […]
Housing trust begins project for 16 BT homes
(CNS): The National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) is beginning a project in Bodden Town to build 16 affordable homes on a 10-acre site off Lake Destiny Drive, close to 20 existing affordable homes that were constructed in 2012. The homes will be made available for sale at between $110,000 and $125,000 for eligible Caymanians. Applicants must be […]
Business urged to wade in on consumer protection
(CNS): The new Chamber of Commerce president, Paul Byles, is urging all businesses to engage in the consultation process for the proposed Consumer Protection and Guarantees bill because he believes it will be much more difficult to ask for change once the law is passed. The bill is designed to give consumers some legal protections […]
Still no succession plan in fire service
(CNS): Two years after the current fire chief was drafted into Cayman from the UK, with the remit of sorting out the succession planning and talent management to pave the way for a local senior fire officer to take over the top job, there is still no succession plan in place. A multitude of problems […]
Prison farm killer to serve at least 34 years
(CNS): Randy Martin (43) will serve at least 34 years in jail for the murder of Sabrina Schirn (21) in 2009 at the prison farm in East End before he can be considered for release on licence, a court ruled Wednesday. Justice Charles Quin found a number of aggravating factors in what he described as […]
Car thieves make off with two more Hondas
(CNS): Police are reaching out to the community to help them find two more Honda Civics that were both stolen in West Bay yesterday. Car thieves who are regularly taking this model of vehicle struck at a restaurant car park in Morgan’s Harbour and apartments in Mount Pleasant. Both of the Hondas were 1998 models. […]
Smith Cove sex-crime suspect charged
(CNS): The police have now charged a 51-year-old man from George Town with two counts of indecent assault following an incident at Smith Barcadere (aka Smith Cove) on Friday where an underage girl reported being touched inappropriately by the suspect while she was in the water. The man is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
Gang killings not unusual in Cayman, argues lawyer
(CNS): A defence attorney representing a West Bay man convicted of a gang-related killing in 2011 told the court that, as depressing as it was, there was nothing unusual about a gang-related murder with guns in Cayman. Guy Dilliway-Parry argued that a judge should not increase the 30-year life term recommended in the law when […]
Cops keep rounding up drunk drivers
(CNS): Police believe the ongoing traffic enforcement crackdown is deterring drivers from drinking and driving, speeding and other violations. But these offences continue and over the past week officers have arrested eleven drunk drivers, one of whom was three times over the limit, and attended 66 road crashes. In one roadblock on Sunday they issued 19 […]
US visitor dies after snorkelling trip
(CNS): A 72-year-old man from the United Stated died yesterday after snorkelling off Seven Mile Public Beach, police have said. Just after 12:15pm Monday emergency services responded to a report that a man had experienced difficulties in the sea and had been brought ashore by members of the public, who were administering CPR. When the medics arrived, […]
