Archive for 2021
Woman robbed at gun point on GT street
(CNS): Police are investigating a report of a street robbery in George Town that took place early Monday morning involving two masked men, one of whom was brandishing a firearm. The victim, who made the report on Monday evening, said she was at the junction of Shedden Road and Eastern Avenue at around 5.50am when […]
Cayman’s COVID-19 case tally passes 8,000
(CNS): Just 14 weeks after the first community outbreak of COVID-19 in Cayman this year, the number of cases recorded to date had passed 8,000. As of 8am Tuesday, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee reported another 47 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2, including two in travellers, from 1,027 PCR tests, bringing the national tally since […]
Migrants come ashore on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) have now confirmed that the three migrants who arrived on Cayman Brac Tuesday morning are Cubans. No details such as the health, age and gender of the migrants or the state of the vessel in which they made the journey were revealed in the short release […]
Fewer DV reports in 2021 but concerns remain
(CNS): Gender-based violence continues to be a major issue in the Cayman Islands. The RCIPS has said that this year police responded to 1,517 incidents of domestic violence, a significant drop from 2020, when they investigated 2,288 incidents, 71% of which involved female victims. Offering its support to the recent campaign, 16 Days of Activism […]
CIG still struggling to fully account for public cash
(CNS): The audits of the consolidated accounts for the Entire Public Sector (EPS) for both 2019 and 2020 are ongoing as a result of a catalogue of issues that still prevent government’s financial officers from properly accounting for the public cash it collects. In her review of the 2020 accounts and the general state of […]
Couple charged over illegal gun found in home
(CNS): Police recovered an illegal handgun and a magazine containing ammunition during a search at a home in Bodden Town on Thursday. A 33-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, both from the district, have been charged in relation to the gun and were due to appear in court Monday. Officers from various units executed a […]
Landowners warned to clear beach access
(CNS): Woody DaCosta, the new chair of the Public Lands Commission and a long time vocal advocate for retaining access to local beaches, has told CNS that he means business when it comes to addressing any impediments “to meaningful access to the beach”.
Shoppers should now see impact of duty cuts
(CNS): The waiver of import duty on essential products for children, women and adults with medical conditions, including baby food and diabetic supplies, should now begin to impact prices on the shelves. The PACT Government’s decision to cut the 22% duty on a number of items came into effect more than two weeks ago, on […]
COVID-19 case rate numbers still falling
(CNS): There was good news from Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee in his daily report on Monday, which revealed that there were just 85 positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend, all coming from the community. Public Health officials carried out 2,128 PCR tests over the three days between 8am on Friday and 8am Monday, […]
1,050 people in need get extra Christmas payment
(CNS): The Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development confirmed Monday that all recipients of Permanent Financial Assistance will receive an additional $150 with their standard financial assistance distribution for this month, which will be included with the Needs Assessment Unit’s December 2021 distribution.
POF activists step up call for plastic ban
(CNS): The two tonnes of plastic trash that volunteers picked up from Grand Cayman’s shoreline for World Cleanup Day in September represents the total amount of plastic the island consumes in just over four minutes, according to activists from Protect our Future. This finding has prompted the young environmentalists to start another campaign to urge […]
