Archive for December, 2018
Camana Bay kicks market out of key street
(CNS): The farmers’ market at Camana Bay is being moved next year, as the Dart Group responds to complaints from tenants in shops on the Paseo, the small town’s central street, CNS has learned. While concerns were raised in the local community this week, especially on social media, that the Wednesday market was closing for […]
One charged in Cayman Brac drug bust
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have seized several ounces of what they believe to be cocaine as well as an undisclosed quantity of ganja and have now charged one man following an early morning raid yesterday on Cayman Brac. A team of officers from the Joint Task Force, Joint Marine Unit, Air Operations Unit, Tactical Firearms Unit […]
Gun pulled in argument at West Bay Road bar
(CNS): Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident involving a gun at a bar on the West Bay Road on Saturday night. Just after midnight police received a report that gunshots had been fired in the area earlier in the evening, and that sometime later a man had brandished a firearm during an argument […]
LGBT activist presses UK on rule of law
(CNS): Dr Leonardo Raznovich, a former professor at the Cayman Islands Law School who has emerged as a leading advocate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community here, has added further submissions to the UK parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee review of the British government’s relationship with its territories. Following the recent findings in the Bermuda courts, […]
Magistrates confirmed to bench after four years acting
(CNS): Magistrates Angelyn Hernandez and Philippa McFarlane have finally been formally confirmed to the local judicial bench after acting in the job for over four years. The two women will continue to oversee cases in Summary Court after an open recruitment process overseen by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. Following a short-listing process, the panel […]
Premier agrees new offshore regime will boost population
(CNS): The offshore legislation that government steered through the Legislative Assembly on Monday to avoid being placed on the latest European Union blacklist will likely fuel population growth in the Cayman Islands, Premier Alden McLaughlin has told the Legislative Assembly, echoing recent statements by opposition MLA Chris Saunders. As he defended the eleventh hour bills, McLaughlin […]
Watercraft lost after breaking moorings
(CNS): A red and black Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 personal watercraft that broke away from its mooring point off West Bay Road is missing and police are appealing to the public for sightings of it. The PWC was last seen in the water off the WaterColours condo complex on the West Bay Road some time on […]
Acting inspector takes over eastern districts
(CNS): Acting Police Inspector Fernando Soto has taken over the helm of the area command for policing in the Eastern Districts ahead of the retirement, after 21 years service, of Inspector Winsome Prendergast. The RCIPS said that in the coming months, Soto will be organising community meetings across North Side, East End and Bodden Town to […]
Governor believes port process above board
(CNS): The governor has said the government plans for a cruise berthing and cargo facility in George Town is a matter for the elected officials and he will not interfere with the current process. Martyn Roper told CNS last week that this is an economic policy issue devolved to the local government, and while he […]
Man guilty of sexual crime on child at Smith Cove
(CNS): A judge found Valiyaveettil Josepeter (52) guilty of one charge of indecent assault and acquitted him on a second charge on Friday, following a judge-alone trial last month relating to an incident at Smith Cove in February involving two children, aged 7 and 10. Josepeter was accused of inappropriately touching the girls while they swam […]
Police bust GT gambling ring near airport
(CNS): Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of gambling offences following a bust on Friday night. According to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, officers executed a search warrant at around 9:30 in the evening at an address on Owen Roberts Drive, where it was suspected illegal gambling was taking place. The police did not […]
