Archive for January, 2022
Tide gauges fitted to measure sea levels and activity
(CNS): Four tide gauge stations have been installed across all three Cayman Islands to collect data on tidal activity and sea levels. The gauges have been installed at Gun Bay Public Dock in East End, the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal in George Town, the Creek Dock in Cayman Brac and at Bloody Bay Dock in […]
Cops seek witnesses to violent NYE yard invasion
(CNS): A 24-year-old man has been arrested and three people were treated in hospital following a violent incident in Flute Lane, West Bay, on New Year’s Eve. Shortly before midnight on 31 December police were called to the address off West Church Street, where a fight had occurred at a party in the area after […]
Brac bush removal not approved, officials confirm
(CNS): Officials from the planning department and the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Development Control Board have confirmed that the bush clearance on South Side Road was not approved and that the landowner has been notified that he needed permission to rip up the bush and foliage that has been cleared. It appears that land […]
Law reformers open discussion on legal abortion
(CNS): The Law Reform Commission has opened a public consultation on reforming the prohibition in the Cayman Islands on almost all abortions and ending the criminalisation of women who want to terminate their pregnancies when their lives are not necessarily at risk. A new discussion paper released by the LRC in December proposes the first […]
Man seriously wounded after stabbing at GT bar
(CNS): One man is in hospital being treated for life-threatening injuries and a second man is in police custody after a stabbing at the Everglo Bar on Seymour Drive (aka Dump Road), George Town, just after before midnight on 2 January. The victim was stabbed multiple times during a fight and was taken by a […]
Women stalked and assaulted by cyclist
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from George Town has been arrested after reports that two women were stalked and one was assaulted in the South Church Street area on Monday morning. Just after 6am this morning, a woman reported the first incident. The second woman said she was stalked and assaulted about half an hour later […]
137 more people added to COVID cases
(CNS): Officials were unable to confirm the exact number of active cases of COVID-19 in Cayman on New Years Eve but Chief Medical Officer Dr Autilia Newton reported 137 new cases, nine in travellers and 128 across the community, including three in the Sister Islands. Of these, 49 of were picked up via lateral flow […]
‘Sir Alden’ gets top royal gong in NY Honours List
(CNS): Former premier Alden McLaughlin, the MP for Red Bay, has been given the top royal gong in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. According to a press release from the governor’s office, Sir Alden is only the second recipient of a knighthood in the Cayman Islands, given for his personal services to the people.
