Archive for April, 2022
Teenage girls missing from BT since Saturday
(CNS): The police are asking the public to help them find two teenage girls who ran away from their home in Bodden Town at the weekend. Jemma Watson (15) and Jasmine Presida (13) have been missing for more than 72 hours and were last seen at the facility shortly before 8pm on Saturday, 2 April. […]
Minister cut funds for fire chief’s training bonus
(CNS): Home Affairs Minister Bernie Bush has told CNS that when he took up office, he was surprised to learn that the current chief fire officer had been paid extra cash each month to train Caymanians. Bush said he had done what he could within the law to ensure the funding was cut off.
Call for all hands on deck for Earth Day Cleanup
(CNS): Young and old are being called on to volunteer for this year’s Chamber of Commerce Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, 23 April. Businesses, community groups and schools are all encouraged to organise teams and to select a location for the cleanup.
Almost 600 people in official COVID-19 isolation
(CNS): The number of officially reported coronavirus infections continues to climb, and Public Health said Monday that there are an estimated 596 active cases in the Cayman Islands. There are three patients in hospital for COVID-related causes, two of whom are vaccinated.
Uncle Bill, father of PPM leader, dies aged 87
(CNS): Local businessman William McTaggart, better known as “Uncle Bill”, the father of Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart, has died. The announcement was made by the PPM chairman and former premier, Sir Alden McLaughlin, who said the Progressives family was deeply saddened to learn of his passing.
Gov’t establishes task force to tackle housing crisis
(CNS): The government has created an inter-ministerial task force to access and address the housing crisis in the Cayman Islands. Premier Wayne Panton, Finance Minister Chris Saunders, Social Affairs Minister André Ebanks, Housing Minister Jay Ebanks, Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan will be working together on the issue, according to a […]
Veteran runners take on 200km trek across Corsica
(CNS): Two Rotarians, Derek Haines (73) and Michael “Burco” Burcombe (66), who are now veteran fundraisers as well as long-distance runners and climbers, are embarking on one of the hardest ventures yet with a 200km (125-mile) trek along the GR20 trail that crosses the Mediterranean island of Corsica. The pair will be raising cash for […]
Cops place ‘static units’ at nightclub hot spots
(CNS): With rising crime surrounding the nighttime economy, the RCIPS is posting ‘static units’ or patrol cars outside certain bars and clubs that are seen as hot spots for violence, including shootings and knife fights. Police statistics show that last year 25% of serious violent crime, including two murders and six attempted killings, were inside […]
Port board embroiled in new HR turmoil
(CNS): The long-running problems impacting human resources at the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) appear to be lingering, as CNS has learned that an internal audit is now underway into various appointments made directly by PACI’s board in relation to numerous vacancies. Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon the board announced the appointment of Brac […]
Armed robbers hit loan business in Savannah
(CNS): Police are investigating what appears to be the fifth armed robbery in as many days after a loan business in Savannah was robbed on Friday night. At around 9pm the JN Money Transfer office on Homestead Crescent was robbed by two masked men, one armed with a gun and the other a knife, who […]
Baby and father killed after crashing into wall
(CNS): A 32-year-old man and his one-year-old daughter were killed Sunday evening in what CNS understands was a high-speed collision on West Church Street in West Bay. The single-vehicle crash happened at around 7pm on 3 April when the driver crashed his Honda Accord into a wall near the junction of Henning Lane.
