Archive for July, 2021
Teen suffered campaign of ‘domestic violence’
(CNS): A lawyer told a court that his young disabled client had suffered “a campaign of domestic violence” and provocation at the hands of his step-father, Damian Wellington, not unlike that suffered by a spouse in an abusive relationship, before he snapped and stabbed him multiple times in an altercation last year. Renaldo Keanua Taylor, […]
Homeschooling grew by more than 60% in 20/21
(CNS): Since the start of the 2020-2021 academic year, the Department of Education Services (DES) has approved 170 applications to homeschool a child, a 63.5% increase from 104 the year before. While many parents may have found the enforced home-based learning during the COVID-19 lockdown extremely challenging and were delighted to get their kids back […]
Panton calls for regional commitment on resilience
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has said that the Caribbean remains vulnerable to many shared challenges and called for a local and regional commitment to building resilience against climate and natural disasters as well as economic threats. Panton, who is participating in the Forty-Second Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean […]
McTaggart hits back over stipend provision
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart, the former finance minister, is defending his role during the previous administration after the current minister, Chris Saunders, criticised the PPM for not making any provisions to cover the cost of stipends for tourism workers impacted by COVID-19, either at the current rate or with the increase that the former […]
Popular doctor from Faith Hospital passes
(CNS): Patients and staff at Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac are still reeling from the sudden loss of Dr Dasanapur Girish, who died suddenly from natural causes while in Jamaica on 19 June. He was an ER physician who had been working at the Brac hospital for about two and half years. Health officials said […]
Just 261 first doses of vaccine given this week
(CNS): Just 261 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since Monday, bringing the rate to 68%, and around 64% have completed the two-dose course. This means that Cayman is still short of the minimum target of between 70% and 80% of the population getting both doses before the borders can begin to open. […]
Men found guilty of drug trafficking
(CNS): Four Jamaican nationals intercepted by the police and coastguard off the coast of East End in March this year have been convicted of trafficking some 400lbs of ganja following a four-week trial. The jury returned the guilty verdict Thursday afternoon after seeing compelling evidence of the men’s guilt in exceptional quality video footage from […]
Sister Islands all clear but more rain expected
(CNS) UPDATED Monday: The all clear was issued for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman on Monday as Tropical Storm Elsa passed about 90 miles north of the Brac early this morning. Assessment teams have confirmed that no damage was caused in the Sister Islands. Although the storm watch has been lifted, the forecast for all […]
One dead after 4 men gunned down on GT street
(CNS): Police have opened a murder inquiry after a spate of gun violence on the streets of George Town turned deadly late last night, when one of three men gunned down on Martin Drive in the central area of the capital was killed. Three men were wounded, one of whom was treated at the murder […]
UCCI director accused of theft, fired, leaves island
(CNS): Officials from the University College of the Cayman Islands have confirmed that a member of the staff has been fired after the discovery of possible misappropriation of funds. CNS has learned that the individual, Wayne Jackson, who was the director of hospitality studies at the college, has already left the island, despite an ongoing […]
‘Screechy’ dies, cops open sudden death probe
(CNS): A once notorious local gangster, Carlos Renton Russell (59), known as “Screechy”, was found dead in his North Side home earlier this week, CNS has learned. Despite his reputation, the convicted killer was believed to be leading a law-abiding life in recent years, even working as a security guard. Police confirmed that they have […]
