Archive for December 1st, 2019

4th man unveiled, charged for home invasion

4th man unveiled, charged for home invasion

| 01/12/2019

(CNS): Police have charged a 42-year-old George Town man in connection with a violent home invasion in Patrick’s Island, Prospect, two and a half years ago. The man had been named in the trial of Elmer Wright for the same offences and the restriction on revealing his identity has been removed. Shane Conner was remanded […]

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Serial burglar suspect charged

Serial burglar suspect charged

| 01/12/2019

(CNS): A 31-year-old man from Bodden Town has been charged with attempted burglary, damage to property, and burglary in relation to three separate break-ins in Bodden Town and George Town. The man, who has not yet been identified, was due to appear in court Friday afternoon to face allegations of a residential burglary spree in […]

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Heroes Square to get facelift

Heroes Square to get facelift

| 01/12/2019 | 28 Comments

(CNS): The central square in the heart of George Town, between the courthouse and the Legislative Assembly, which was created to celebrate Cayman’s national heroes, is getting a makeover. Work began this weekend to add new features to the square ahead of the next National Heroes Day ceremony in January 2020. Plans to add new […]

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Acting DPP confirmed in job one year on

Acting DPP confirmed in job one year on

| 01/12/2019 | 13 Comments

(CNS): A year after Patrick Moran was promoted to acting director of public prosecutions, the British lawyer has been confirmed into the post after Governor Martyn Roper accepted the recommendation the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. Moran applied for the post and went through an open competitive recruitment process, a spokesperson for the commission said […]

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Lobster catchers urged to stick to quotas

Lobster catchers urged to stick to quotas

| 01/12/2019 | 18 Comments

(CNS): With the opening of the lobster season, the Department of Environment is urging the public not to exceed the daily catch limits or take what is still a threatened species from protected areas. The season lasts three months, from 1 December until 29 February, but there are strict rules about how many lobsters, and […]

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