Archive for June, 2018
Couple arrested over illegal gun
(CNS): A Bodden Town couple found themselves in police custody Thursday after an early morning raid at a house in the Lower Valley area of Bodden Town, in which an illegal revolver and ammunition were found. Following the operation by a joint task force of police and customs officers, a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman […]
Watler jailed for 4½ years for killing boyfriend
(CNS): Brianna Watler (26) was sentenced Thursday to four and a half years in prison, following her conviction for the manslaughter of her boyfriend, Azzan Sherieff (23), in September last year in the wake of a violent altercation between the couple. Given the circumstances of the case, Justice Carlisle Greaves found that there was a […]
Manderson challenges PAC’s Ahearn allegations
(CNS): Acting Governor Franz Manderson has said that he will not be taking any disciplinary action against the health ministry’s chief officer, Jennifer Ahearn, because he does not believe that she lied to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), as claimed in the recent correspondence to his office. Manderson said her “recollection could be considered mistaken or […]
Regional BOTs ready for hurricane season after London talks
(CNS): The politics of the UK imposing beneficial ownership registers on the territories and the constitutional fallout has been dominating Premier Alden McLaughlin’s visit to the UK this week but the matter of hurricane preparedness has also been high on the agenda. Given that some of the British Overseas Territories are still recovering from the […]
UK MPs double down on demand for public registers
(CNS): The leaders of the British Overseas Territories impacted by the UK parliament’s vote in April to impose public ownership registers are currently in London, battling to reverse the decision and, in Cayman’s case, attempting to change the constitution. However, the British MPs behind the move doubled down this week. Andrew Mitchell, the Conservative MP who […]
No TV access to World Cup
I know that Logic has the exclusive rights to broadcast the World Cup, but what happens to those of us who aren’t subscribers? I also suspect there are many people like me in Cayman whose TV can’t accommodate an antenna for picking up free-to-air channels and even those will not carry all of the matches. […]
Officials remain mum over Choudhury’s suspension
(CNS): Following the surprising news Wednesday that the governor has been suspended from his post and called back to London for an internal investigation, it has become apparent that Anwar Choudhury faces more than one complaint ,which appears to have originated before his time here. However, officials have revealed no further details about the matter. […]
Man gets six years for hitting boss with hammer
(CNS): A former warehouse man at Foster’s Supermarket has been sent to jail for six years after he was convicted of wounding with intent for hitting his supervisor on the head with a hammer. Dain Damean McPherson (33), who is from Jamaica, was working at the Countryside branch of the supermarket when he attacked his boss, […]
Police arrest GT man over cock-fighting
(CNS): RCIPS community officers and staff from the Department of Agriculture have made another bust for suspected cockfighting. This time a 32-year-old man from George Town was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to an animal and unlawful gaming after the bust at a location on North Sound Road in the industrial area of the capital. Around […]
Rogue driving persists as cops issue 283 speeding tickets
(CNS): Inspector Ian Yearwood has highlighted the dangers posed by speeding drivers after the RCIPS traffic unit issued 283 speeding tickets in May and another 96 tickets for using a mobile phone while driving without a hands-free set. They also issued 171 tickets for excessive tint, 38 citations for dangerous driving and rounded up 36 drunk drivers during […]
Police seek help to find second missing teenager
(CNS): Police are asking for the public’s help in locating missing teenager Taj Yen, who has run away from what is understood to be the Bonaventure Boys Home. Yen, who is 16 years old, was last seen at the West Bay home yesterday, 12 June, at about 10:00am. At the time he was wearing a […]
