Archive for May, 2018
Police name visitors who died in local waters
(CNS): Police have now confirmed the identities of the latest two visitors from the United States to lose their lives in Cayman waters. Peter Stuart Schilke (57) from Connecticut died following a snorkelling trip off the East End coast on Saturday, 19 May. And Walter Franklin Steele (83) from North Carolina died after being found unconscious […]
Car thieves strike again stealing Honda Civic
(CNS): Police are seeking help from the public to track down a stolen 2000 white Honda Civic, registration #131 066, which was taken from outside a home on Shedden Road yesterday. The car thieves struck sometime between 12:15am, when the owner parked the vehicle, and 7am Thursday, when he discovered it had gone. Anyone with information […]
Dash cam evidence: On Cayman’s roads (Part 1)
(CNS Local Life): Are you tired of taking your life in your hands just getting to work? Does the standard of driving on the roads of the Cayman Islands drive you nuts? Well here’s your chance to vent some of your frustrations. With the increase of dash cams, a lot of those ‘yikes!’ moments are […]
Ex-police clerk dodges jail over grocery card abuse
(CNS): A local woman who worked as an accounts clerk with the RCIPS and misused a Kirk Supermarket charge card avoided going to jail Thursday, when a visiting judge handed her a 12-month sentence, suspended for 18 months. Sarah Connor (39) was charged alongside her workplace supervisor, Siscely Solomon, who jumped bail after she was arrested […]
Fund director arrested in cocaine probe
(CNS): A fund director with Intertrust, a Cayman Islands-based offshore firm, was arrested at his office on Elgin Avenue in George Town Thursday. Police said the 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and has been bailed as the investigation continues. No other details have been revealed by police but a number […]
Mixed record for Unity government one year in
(CNS) Take the survey below: It is twelve months to the day since the Cayman Islands woke up to a general election result that gave no single party a majority to take the reins of power. After a week of horsetrading, deals, counter-deals and a dose of double-crossing here and there, a coalition began to […]
Brac weekend fights under investigation
(CNS): The police arrested a 23-year-old man from George Town Wednesday on suspicion of assault ABH, but he is also suspected to have been involved in one of two separate fights that happened in Cayman Brac at the weekend. The RCIPS said officers are already aware of videos circulating on social media of two fights on the […]
Third man charged in Christmas Eve drug robbery
(CNS): Some five months after a robbery of seized drugs that washed up on an East End beach police have charged a third man in the criminal conspiracy. The unnamed 47-year-old-man from the district was charged yesterday with conspiracy to commit robbery and supply cocaine, and was expected to appear in court this morning, 24 May. […]
Masked rider charged with list of crimes
(CNS): A 26-year-old George Town man who was the heart of an island-wide ride last year, which police determined was an illegal event, is the first person to have been charged with any crimes in connection with it. The local man, who was wearing an orange face mask during the ‘Ride of the Century’, has […]
Tropical depression on horizon for start of season
(CNS): A broad area of unsettled weather that has brought a deluge of rain to the Cayman Islands over the last few days may become a tropical depression before the week is out. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said conditions are becoming more conducive for further development of the system by Saturday as it […]
Public asked to pick police officer of year
(CNS Local Life): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is asking the public to submit nominations for its 2017 Outstanding Service Awards. The annual gongs were established to recognise police officers, support staff, special constables and members of the public for outstanding and meritorious service that enhances public safety and police/public partnerships. The top award is […]
