Archive for December, 2019
Climate change costing $billions, charity reports
(CNS): Fifteen of the natural disasters and extreme weather events during 2019 that resulted in damages of more than $1 billion were fuelled by climate change, Christian Aid found in a new report released Friday. These disasters killed and injured thousands of people around the world and ranged in damage costs from over one to […]
Teenager found safe after going on run
(CNS) UPDATED Monday: Police have confirmed that sixteen-year-old Motesha Mothen was found safe and well, Monday. The teenager had gone on the run from the Frances Bodden Children’s Home in Bodden Town on Christmas Eve less than one day after returning to the home having gone on the run several days before.
Queen reflects on ‘bumpy year’
(CNS): Queen Elizabeth II emphasised the need to set aside past differences and come together, as she gave her annual message to the Commonwealth this year. In her 68th Christmas broadcast, the 93-year-old monarch spoke about a “bumpy year”, but did not convey whether she was referring to the bumps in British politics or her […]
Police deal with almost 1,000 traffic offences
(CNS): Since the start of December the RCIPS traffic unit has recorded almost 1,000 traffic violations, ranging from DUIs to illegal tint, as they pursue this year’s holiday crackdown. The safety campaign will continue into the New Year, police said, with intensified road enforcement operations, including an increase in traffic stops and high visibility patrols. […]
Opposition leader says better days are ahead
(CNS): Arden McLean, the opposition leader and member for East End, has said that 2019 was a “pivotal year for citizen engagement”. He said it gave him hope that Caymanians and residents were committed to standing up for Cayman, even in the face of fierce criticism, and suggested that there were better days still to […]
Premier: Cayman is paradise in troubled world
(CNS): In his Christmas message this year Premier Alden McLaughlin urged people to count their blessings, saying that despite the challenges the country faces, the Cayman Islands remains a paradise in a troubled world. He said his government remained steadfast in its goal to improve the lives of all Caymanians and that it would be […]
Governor calls for tolerance in 2020
(CNS): Governor Martin Roper said that all across the world, including in the UK with the divisive Brexit debate, people have lost some of the tolerance that we are used to and he hopes that in 2020 “all of us can make our own contribution to putting that right”, as he delivered his Christmas Message […]
Man gets broken jaw during WB fight
(CNS): Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fight in West Bay last week that resulted in one man receiving a broken jaw. Officers were called to an address off Captains Joe and Osbert Road in the heart of the district, where two men known to each other were involved in an altercation. During the […]
One teenage runaway still missing
(CNS) UPDATED TUESDAY: Police have repeated their call for the public to help them track down 15-year-old Jared Johnson, who has been missing for over one week. The teenager, who ran away from his family home on Saturday, 14 December, was last seen that night about 11:50pm at a resort on Austin Connolly Drive in […]
New house stirs up access concerns
(CNS): A substantial residential home that has recently been completed in West Bay is stirring up concerns over access for residents in the area. The owners of the house by Alfresco Restaurant and Henning Beach appear to be pushing the boundaries of their property into Mary Mollie Hydes Road, which is likely to interfere with […]
Armed robber strikes in parking lot
(CNS): An armed robber made off with cash and a mobile phone Thursday night, police have now revealed. The stick-up happened shortly after 10:00pm off Spruce Lane, in the Courts Road area of George Town. according to an RCIPS press release circulated Monday, four days after the incident. The robbery took place in the parking […]
