Archive for January, 2019
CIG to take on ex-cons in pilot programme
(CNS): The Portfolio of the Civil Service (PoCS) has begun a new initiative to provide a fresh start for Caymanians who have been convicted of crimes and served their time but are now in need of work as they transit back into society. While the government has pressed the private sector to take on rehabilitated […]
Witness reveals failings around immigration tests
(CNS): A senior manager with the immigration department revealed many policy failings over how it was conducting English Language Tests at the time an internal review began, which happened after the department was tipped off that something criminal could be going on. Nicola Solomon, an assistant chief officer, gave evidence on Thursday in the immigration […]
Police at scene of traffic accident in Breakers
(CNS): Police were at the scene of yet another single-vehicle crash on Grand Cayman’s roads Friday morning. This time it was in the Breakers area of Bodden Town Road; one person is in hospital and drivers were urged to drive with caution in the area. This crash follows another major collision on Shamrock Road near […]
From Cayman to the South Pole
(CNS Local Life): The phrase “to the ends of the earth” has real-life meaning for Guy Manning, who recently returned from the absolute bottom, geographically speaking, having trekked to the South Pole. But extremes are nothing new to the Cayman-based lawyer, who has also been to the top of the world – he scaled Mount […]
Coincidences lead to attempted kidnap conviction
(CNS): Sean Roy Scott (37) from West Bay was found guilty on Thursday of attempting to abduct a nine-year-old girl, who was visiting Cayman with her family last May, as she played with her sister outside a Seven Mile Beach condo. Scott was accused of trying to pick up the child with the intention of taking her […]
Governor gets to unpack after securing 4-year post
(CNS): The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has confirmed that Martyn Roper has been officially appointed as the governor of the Cayman Islands and will now serve a four-year term. Officials said that Roper had completed a competitive recruitment process, though no details were given of that process. Roper said that he and his wife […]
Offender dodges jail but must pay $8K for stabbing
(CNS): Committing a violent stabbing did not cost Duvon Morris (27) any jail time after he was convicted Thursday but it has cost him $8,000 to meet a compensation order for his victim, who was left with some $10,000 in lost earnings and medical expenses after he sustained three stab wounds in March 2017. The court […]
Men injured at South Sound construction site
(CNS): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has reported that two men were injured at a construction site on South Sound Road at around 1:15pm today, Thursday 24 January. Police said the men were taken to hospital by the emergency services. No other details were revealed, including the exact location of the accident in an […]
George Town man still missing but seen this month
(CNS) UPDATED THURSDAY: Following a press release from the RCIPS Wednesday that revealed Eral Keith Whitely (72) from George Town had not been seen since around Christmas Day and had been reported missing Tuesday, 22 January, the police have since learned that he was last seen about two weeks ago in the Dump Road area of George […]
Cayman fighting tax evasion, Rivers tells New Yorkers
(CNS): Financial Services Minister Tara Rivers told an audience in New York this week that the Cayman Islands had been doing good work in the fight against tax evasion, money laundering and countering terrorist financing, as she delivered an address at the 6th Annual Cayman Finance New York Breakfast Briefing at the Harvard Club. The Cayman delegation had opted […]
WORC and border control set to go live
(CNS): The government has announced that the legislative changes creating the new employment agency Workforce Opportunities Residency Cayman (WORC) and the revamped Customs and Border Control (CBC) Agency will become effective next month. After postponing the planned 1 January start date, officials have now confirmed the Immigration (Transition) Law, 2018 and the Customs and Border […]
