Archive for March, 2020
Woman charged with murder
(CNS): A 36-year-old woman has now been charged with the murder of 27-year-old Marvin Xavier Conolly Armendarez in a North Side stabbing on 17 March. The woman has been in custody since she was arrested on suspicion of killing the man, who is believed to be her former partner. She was due to appear in […]
Gov’t preps to deal with ‘lean times’
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin said government is discussing a range of measures to protect the Cayman Islands, not just from the health crisis presented by the COVID-19 pandemic but the economic one as well and the “very lean times ahead”. Warning of tough times and a significant downturn in business, the premier said talks this […]
Student hospitalized from isolation hotel
(CNS): A local student who recently returned from overseas and was using the government’s isolation hotel was taken to hospital Friday evening, but government officials have refused to say whether or not the patient is suspected of having coronavirus. CNS asked for clarity on the issue and was told that Chief Medical Officer Dr John […]
Family home becomes stage for assault
(CNS): A West Bay man who was the victim of a machete attack in the early hours of Saturday morning terrified a family whose home he tried to get into in an attempt to evade his attackers. The family woke to find the badly injured man trying to gain entry to their home. That was […]
Man beaten up at Vic’s Bar
(CNS): Police are investigating a violent assault at a George Town bar early Saturday morning in which several men beat up the victim. The brawl happened at Vic’s Bar, on Seymour Road, at around 12:50am on Saturday, 21 March. When the police arrived, they learned that an altercation had occurred between the victim and several […]
Supermarkets to ‘ration’ groceries
(CNS): In the face of the continued and excessive bulk purchasing by many customers at the local supermarkets as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the owners of Kirk, Hurley’s and Foster’s supermarkets, including Priced Right, have come together to agree purchase limits for customers from Monday on almost all groceries except fresh goods and […]
Medical chief orders isolation under law
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee, as most senior public health official in the Cayman Islands, is using the Public Health Law to order returning residents to follow the 14-day self-isolation period, creating some legal authority over the situation. Dr Lee made the announcement at Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing, when he also confirmed another […]
Cayman Islands closes to new arrivals
(CNS): Owen Roberts International Airport closed to new arrivals on Thursday, as preparation began for the three-week border shutdown in an effort to keep the COVID-19 pandemic at bay. Customs and Border Control said that from today (Friday, 20 March) only Caymanians, residents, essential personnel and those with connections to Cayman arriving on flights from […]
Jury trials postponed for 3 weeks
(CNS): Once the three-month long ‘gold’ trial wraps up this week, the Grand Court is suspending all other jury trials for a period of six weeks, Chief Justice Anthony Smellie said in a statement from the courts Thursday. As the courts take action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be focusing on […]
Buses stay on road, gov’t avoiding full curfew
(CNS): There is an “inherent risk in just living” while the coronavirus is around, Premier Alden McLaughlin warned Thursday, when he said government was not shutting down the local bus network. He pointed out that, despite the efforts being taken in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic to curb the potential spread, there were […]
2 HCCI staff positive for COVID, 38 tests negative
(CNS): Two staff members at Health City Cayman Islands have tested positive for COVID-19 but another nine staff samples were negative. Meanwhile, 29 samples from members of the wider community were also negative, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said Thursday. While there is no evidence that COVID-19 has taken hold in the wider community […]
