Archive for December, 2019
National Trust details port deception
(CNS): The director of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands has outlined, in a sworn affidavit supporting its case for a judicial review, what the non-profit organisation states are the deceptions surrounding the government’s proposed cruise project. Nadia Hardie has said that while government has created an expectation that it will protect the environment, […]
Third teenager on run from BT home
(CNS): Fifteen-year-old Jared Johnson has become the third teenager this week to run away from where he is staying in Bodden Town. Police said Johnson was last seen on Saturday, 14 December, around 11:50pm at a resort on Austin Connolly Drive in East End. He was wearing a grey t-shirt, a pair of black sweat […]
RCIPS opens regional cyber-crime centre
(CNS): A new Digital Forensics Hub, co-funded by the UK’s National Crime Agency, has opened in the Cayman Islands to help in the fight against cyber-crime and online sexual abuse across the region. Launched on Wednesday, this RCIPS state-of-the-art hub will be used to combat child sexual exploitation and other forms of criminality perpetrated online […]
Looking back, moving forward
CPR Cayman writes: With the holidays around the corner and the referendum delayed, CPR Cayman wishes to take this opportunity to ensure that the public understands what has happened and that individuals are aware of what they can do to continue to advocate for transparency and a brighter future for Cayman.
600 tons of rubbish collected in holiday clean-up
(CNS): Residents threw out more than 600 tons of bulk waste from their homes and yards across the Cayman Islands over the period of the Department of Environmental Health’s annual holiday collection. The free bulk waste collection service ends this Friday, as teams from the DEH clear up in West Bay. Officials said that once […]
Migrants land on Brac after 5 days at sea
(CNS): One woman and 30 men from Cuba landed on Cayman Brac last Friday morning, 13 December, officials from the Customs and Border Control Service have finally confirmed. While there have been social media postings about the migrants’ arrival, officials took four days to issue a public release about their detention. The 31 people were […]
Dozen arrested in gambling bust
(CNS): Twelve people were arrested on suspicion of unlawful gambling, possession of criminal property and other related offenses following a police bust at a small George Town bar on Sunday. The raid, in which $16,000 was also seized, took place around 10:30am at licensed premises located off Dorcy Drive in the industrial area, when officers […]
Turtle farm keeps lid on reports
(CNS): Following significant public support for the Department of Environment’s turtle conservation plan, the National Conservation Council has ratified the proposal and sent it to Cabinet for approval. But while the public was fully behind the plan, the Cayman Turtle Centre (CTC) has been less than supportive and refused to share critical data with the […]
CIG cancels meeting on plastic policy
(CNS): Activists pressing government to introduce a single-use plastic ban in the Cayman Islands have expressed how disappointed they are that the ministry has cancelled yet another meeting of the steering committee formed to address the issue. The committee was created this summer to help develop a policy towards reducing the environmental harm caused by […]
NENS rollout to continue in New Year
(CNS): Government has invested heavily over the last year in improving how it communicates national emergencies, with Phase 2 of the new National Emergency Notification System (NENS) expected to be finished by the middle of next year. This includes broadening the number of channels available to disseminate emergency messages in order to reach the maximum […]
Two teens on run from kids home
(CNS): Just over a week after she turned up safe and well having absconded from the Frances Bodden Children’s Home earlier this month, Motesha Mothen (16) is on the run again, but this time she is believed to be with fellow resident Teshay Bryan (14). Both girls were last seen on Saturday, 14 December, at […]
