Archive for January, 2022
Two more people die as a result of COVID-19
(CNS): Officials have confirmed that two people have died of COVID-19 related causes over the last 24 hours in Cayman. CNS understands that one of the two victims was an unvaccinated elderly woman from Cayman Brac who was admitted to the George Town hospital a few days ago. But officials have not revealed any details […]
Christmas Eve killer to serve 24-year life term
(CNS): Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21) will serve a minimum of 24 years in jail before he is eligible for parole for the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2020 at a nightclub complex in The Strand plaza. Johnson, who was just 19 when he stabbed and […]
Police hunt smugglers after finding major ganja haul
(CNS): The RCIPS is looking for members of a smuggling gang after they recovered an undisclosed quantity of ganja, described only as “large”, in Beach Bay, Bodden Town, last weekend. The police said they were unable to reveal the weight at this stage in the investigation, which began in the early morning hours of Saturday […]
Quarantine rules relaxed for vaxed Omicron cases
(CNS): Public Health officials have announced a relaxation in quarantine and isolation requirements for those testing positive for the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. As this variant becomes the dominant strain in the Cayman Islands, the rules have reverted to those in place before it emerged. With immediate effect, people who are positive with any strain […]
UK organised crime expert gets DPP job
(CNS): Simon Davis, a UK barrister based in Birmingham, has been appointed as the director of public prosecutions (DPP) on a three year contract from 1 March 2022. Davis is not a QC but officials said he will come to the Cayman Islands “with significant prosecutorial, leadership and management experience”. Davis has a history of […]
Oceans heat up as 2021 lands in top 5 hottest years
(CNS): The year 2021 was the world’s fifth hottest on record, with greenhouse gases surging and oceans warming to new highs and for some countries it was the hottest on record, scientists from NOAA in the US, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and university researchers have reported. The US saw its fourth hottest year […]
Over 600 more people infected with COVID-19
(CNS): The number of people admitted to hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19 increased to seven over the weekend but Public Health officials have not stated whether or not these admissions were because of the coronavirus or for other reasons. But with more than 600 new cases reported this weekend and over 4.8% of […]
East End woman admits child cruelty
(CNS): Lurline Viola Smith Henry (59) will be sentenced later this month after admitting allegations of child cruelty when she appeared in court Friday. The woman is accused of enslaving a 12-year-old Jamaican boy after she convinced his family to let her bring the child to the Cayman Islands, where she could send him to […]
Police report decline in NYE crime and crashes
(CNS): The RCIPS reported a decrease in serious incidents over the holidays this year compared to the same period last year, and although one person was killed on the road during the first week of the year, there were no traffic deaths over the New Year weekend, as drivers found other ways to get home […]
Man found stabbed on West Bay street
(CNS): Police are looking for witnesses to a violent assault in West Bay that left one man in hospital with serious injuries. On Saturday night at around 11pm they were called to a report of a stabbing on Birch Tree Hill Road, near the junction of Rev. Blackman Road just yards from the police station, […]
Care home hit with COVID outbreak
(CNS): A number of both staff and residents at Maple House have tested positive for COVID-19 and all those impacted have been moved to an undisclosed location, officials have said. Few details have been revealed about the outbreak, which was revealed as part of the routine lateral flow testing at the residential care facility for […]
