Archive for August 29th, 2018
Gun conviction quashed by appeal court
(CNS): Michael Fernandez Jefferson (25) walked away from court and jail on Wednesday, having served more than twelve months for possession of an unlicensed firearm, after the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal overturned the conviction.
New planes open up new choices for CAL
(CNS): The arrival of the first of four Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft later this year will open up a world of possibilities for new gateways for Cayman Airways, airline officials said this week, as they announced that the first route the new plans will take on is Grand Cayman to Denver.
13 year over-stayer takes advantage of amnesty
(CNS): Eleven adults and three children have taken advantage of this month’s amnesty to leave the islands without fear of prosecution for immigration offences, according to the Department of Immigration (DOI). One of the group that used the free pass to leave without legal consequences had been in Cayman illegally for more than 13 years, officials […]
Thieves make off with 23-year-old Honda
(CNS): The Honda car thieves appeared to be back in action last week after a recent lull in their favourite auto-theft. This time the car crooks took a 23-year-old silver Honda Integra from a parking lot on North Church street some time overnight last Thursday-Friday.
School curriculum facing future changes
(CNS): By 2021, the Cayman Islands education curriculum will be changed, teachers will have an increase in salary and the John Gray High School will be built, Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly promised teachers during the annual education professionals welcome last week. It will be another year before teachers see the much touted pay rise to a minimum […]
