Archive for March 23rd, 2022
Suspect and cop hurt in arrest scuffle
(CNS): A 48-year-old man from George Town was arrested on Cayman Brac Tuesday for theft, handling stolen goods, resisting arrest and assaulting police. The man, who was wanted by police on Grand Cayman for various offences there, was spotted by officers on patrol on Creek Road at about 11:40am yesterday. When they attempted to arrest […]
Fire service battles blaze at old sewage plant in GT
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) managed to put out a fire that ignited on Tuesday afternoon along Compass Drive in George Town. When they arrived, firefighters found that an old sewage treatment plant was engulfed in flames and a brush area close to the plant was also ablaze.
Jubilee tree gains lost in just one CPA meeting
(CNS): Local environmental activists are raising concerns that the goal to plant 1,400 trees in the Cayman Islands this year in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is nothing more than a green-washing publicity stunt. Well over 1,400 trees were condemned to be removed at just one Central Planning Authority meeting this month after planning […]
Hung jury means second trial for bar owner
(CNS): A George Town nightclub owner who was charged with possession of an unlicensed handgun will face a second trial after a jury was unable to come to a decision at the end of his first trial last week. Kirk Munroe (40), who owns the Ultra Lounge, was remanded in custody when the jurors failed […]
Food truck robbed by armed cyclist
(CNS): Police say an armed, masked cyclist held up the Burger Shack food truck on Crewe Road close to Country and Western bar on Monday night at around 8:30pm. The man approached the truck on a bicycle brandishing a firearm and demanded cash from the staff working on the truck. After taking an undisclosed sum, […]
Students’ Climate March aims to pull activists together
(CNS): Students from Protect Our Future are holding a Climate March on Friday around Government House on the West Bay Road to remind everyone that the existential threat from climate change has not gone away. They also want to pull together all the activist groups in Cayman into one event to show the government the […]
