Archive for November, 2019
Speaker claims social media hacked
(CNS): House Speaker McKeeva Bush says he has reported a social media hack to the police after he appeared to post his cell phone numbers underneath a picture of a scantily clad woman, a post that was circulated widely on several different sites over the weekend. But Bush has not denied engaging in angry exchanges, […]
Two killed in separate BT crashes
(CNS) UPDATED: Two men have been killed in two separate motor collisions in Bodden Town which happened around 12 hours apart. Police have confirmed that a pedestrian was run down by at least one car, probably two both of which left the scene, in the Lookout Garden area of the district on Sunday evening at […]
MLAs push AG to deport gay lawyer
(CNS): Several members of the Legislative Assembly, led by Anthony Eden (SAV), who has made a number of homophobic statements in the past, were pushing the attorney general on Friday to deport Dr Leo Raznovich, who is a legal resident in the Cayman Islands.
Scientist escalates war of words on coral
(CNS): Greg Challenger, a marine ecologist and president of Polaris Applied Sciences, which is partnering with Verdant Isle Port Partners to attempt to relocate over a dozen acres of pristine coral in the cruise port dredging area, has attacked the credibility of Dr Carrie Manfrino, the president of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI).
MoD team working on CI military
(CNS): A British Ministry of Defence team was in the Cayman Islands last week to advise on establishing the proposed local military regiment. Commander Con Burns, Major Renny Bulmer and Major Ed Dutton, members of the British military, met key stakeholders, including Premier Alden McLaughin and Home Affairs Minister Tara Rivers, during a three-day visit, […]
Current state of the cruise port question
Candy Whicker writes: As it has been just over a year since I wrote about the proposed cruise-berthing facility in George Town harbour, I thought it would be useful to review what has happened in the interim, look at how much more we now know — and what we still don’t.
Premier’s confidence in port support wavers
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin appeared despondent over government’s situation regarding the cruise port campaign, when he appeared at the fourth public meeting on the issue Thursday evening at the Elmslie Church, George Town. During the meeting he appeared to lose confidence in public support for the project for the first time, saying that if he […]
Man critically injured in fight
(CNS): A man is in critical condition after he was reportedly hit in the head several times during a fight on School Road, George Town, yesterday morning. Police said they were called to the scene following a report at around 8:15am that an altercation was taking place between two men and that weapons were involved. […]
CAL’s losses grow with grounded planes
(CNS): Projected earnings for Cayman Airways Ltd have been upended as a result of the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of two fatal crashes last year. CAL CEO Fabian Whorms said that having the two planes leased by CAL parked was not “essentially costing us anything”, but the […]
Gunshot report false, say cops
(CNS): Reports of gunshots being fired in West Bay yesterday have not been confirmed by the police, who were in the district in force yesterday. A spokesperson for the RCIPS said there was no report about weapons being discharged in the Logwoods area of the district but officers were there conducting proactive operations. They did […]
October report shows 5.7% growth in air arrivals
(CNS): The sustained growth of overnight tourism in the Cayman Islands was reflected in the latest statistics released by the Department of Tourism. October, which used to be one of the slowest months in the year, attracted 23,798 guest this year, a record number and an increase on last year of 5.76%. This puts the […]
