Archive for April, 2019
Cops abandon perp chase for safety reasons
(CNS): The police have confirmed that officers abandoned a car chase in South Sound on Tuesday evening in line with their pursuit policy regarding safety. The officers were following a wanted man but a number of people got caught up in the high-speed chase, which happened along South Church Street at around 6:30pm, when the […]
ACC cops make fourth arrest in probe
(CNS): A 55-year-old man from Newlands has been arrested on suspicion of several corruption offences in connection with an ongoing investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission. He is the fourth person arrested in the unidentified probe, in which three other people have also been arrested since October 2017. So far, no one has been charged in […]
Fire crew rescues trapped driver
(CNS): A driver was treated for serious injuries at the George Town hospital Thursday after he was rescued by fire officers following a single-vehicle smash late on Wednesday night, in which it appears he drove into a tree. Just after 11:50pm police, fire and medics were called to South Church Street in George Town, where […]
GT man charged after holding baby hostage
(CNS): A 39-year-old-man from George Town has been charged with child cruelty and threats to kill and is expected to appear in court today (Thursday). He was arrested on Monday following a serious violent incident at a home in the Rock Hole area in which he held a baby hostage. The man threatened to harm […]
7MB condo owners object to ‘green’ gas station
(CNS): A number of owners at the luxury condo developments Water’s Edge and the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman have raised objections to a planing application by Refuel to open a new station close to the high-end residences on the West Bay Road. The project proposed by Travers Gas Station was scheduled to be heard by the […]
Should you call the police after a car accident?
If involved in a car accident, if there is damage to persons or vehicle, must the police be called to attend? Also, what if I witnessed an accident, must I stay till the police arrive or can I just leave contact details?
Frigates study to help define need for protection
(CNS): Cayman is taking part in an important new study tracking magnificent frigatebirds, some of the Caribbean’s most important avian predators, which will help define what areas here and in the region may need to be protected. Department of Environment (DoE) Terrestrial Resources Unit Research Officer Jane Haakonsson and two PhD students have placed tracking […]
Amnesty to hit reset button for unlicensed vehicles
(CNS): The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) has announced an amnesty for unlicensed vehicles, starting on Monday, 29 April, that will hit the reset button on owed fees for all unlicensed vehicles. Drivers will only have to pay the fees to license their cars going forward and all due fees will be waived, […]
OfReg dodges funding bullet from MLAs
(CNS): The utilities regulator, OfReg, came close to missing out on an additional $1.3 million in funding during the recent Finance Committee hearings after MLAs were tied on a vote for the money. Opposition members raised concerns over the regulator’s failings to address fuel pump prices and the wholesalers’ acquisition of gas stations. Several members […]
Bahamas needs law to prevent cruise line pollution
(CNS): The Bahamas tourism minister has said the country may need to create new legislation to prevent cruise ships from dumping sewage in its waters. Dionisio D’Aguilar said he is very concerned about allegations emerging from a US court case that Carnival cruise ships had dumped nearly half a million gallons of sewage in Bahamian […]
US woman charged over gun dies suddenly
(CNS): An American woman facing retrial in the Cayman Islands over the possession of an unlicensed gun, which was found in luggage shipped here to meet a cruise ship on which she was a passenger, died Thursday, according to a US funeral home. Carol Ann McNeill-Skorupan (68) “passed away unexpectedly”, the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home in […]
