Archive for March, 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 […]
RCIPS reshuffle puts new face in charge of traffic
(CNS): All eyes will be on Inspector Andre Tahal over the coming months as the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has revealed that he took over as head of the Traffic and Roads Policing Unit (TRPU) on 1 February. His predecessor, Inspector Dwayne Jones, has moved to uniform operations, the RCIPS said in a release. […]
Panton: Work permit imbalance will be addressed
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton appeared to be singing from a different song sheet than his deputy and labour minister on Friday when he said that the PACT Government might have got the balance between encouraging employers in tourism to recruit Caymanians and allowing those employers to access work permits wrong.
Mask mandate to remain until end of April
(CNS): The government is not yet ready to lift any of its COVID-19 protocols and the health minister has indicated that even school children will need to continue wearing masks until at least the end of April. Sabrina Turner has said that Cabinet is still discussing the mask mandate for indoors, and with the return […]
Campaign starts to get public behind habitat protection
(CNS): Local environmental activist group Sustainable Cayman has started a social media campaign to spread awareness about the National Conservation Council’s recent call for nominations for Protected Areas across the Cayman Islands. In a press release, the group said that they wanted to ensure that everyone knows about this opportunity and to encourage people to […]
Elderly COVID-positive patient dies
(CNS): Public Health officials have revealed that another unvaccinated elderly patient has died from COVID-19 related causes, bringing the death toll of infected people in the Cayman Islands since the pandemic reached here to 24. Another two infected patients remain in hospital, both of whom are unvaccinated.
