Archive for May, 2022
GT man gets three years for ‘fleeting’ assault on child
(CNS): DeAnthony Russell (24) from George Town was jailed for three years on Thursday for his conviction by a jury in November last year on one count of indecent assault, which had taken place one year earlier. The local man was found guilty of exposing his penis and rubbing it against the bottom of an […]
Fuel import costs increased 44% in 2021
(CNS): Petroleum and petroleum-related import costs grew by 44% last year, reaching a record $128.9 million as a result of the high average prices of all major fuels brought into the country, according to the Annual Foreign Trade Statistics Report published by the Economics and Statistics Office on Thursday. The report reveals that the total […]
COVID-19 weekly report changing to reflect more diseases
(CNS): The weekly COVID-19 report covering the third week of May, which was released Thursday morning, will be the last report dealing with the coronavirus pandemic alone. Given the emerging global diseases like monkeypox, next week it will become a newsletter that covers all communicable and non-communicable diseases impacting the community. This last COVID-19 report […]
More Cubans arrive on Brac in badly damaged boat
(CNS): Four Cuban men landed on Cayman Brac at about 11:30 Wednesday night, but their vessel was very badly damaged as it crashed onto the ironshore, Customs and Border Control said in a press release. The four migrants, who are being processed in accordance with established protocols, were trying to get to Grand Cayman but […]
Turtles, coral and mangroves top climate risk list
(CNS): Scientists visiting the Cayman Islands from the UK who are helping the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency undertake a comprehensive assessment of the risks the country faces from climate change have already identified over fifty areas under threat. At a public meeting Wednesday evening on what they had learned so far from their […]
Budget forecasts can improve, Jefferson admits
(CNS): Government’s tendency to underestimate how much revenue it expects to collect is the result of “human nature” and a deliberate desire on the part of successive administrations in recent years to avoid the risk of a deficit and to take a conservative approach to spending ahead of the budget, only to spend the extra […]
One man killed in early morning road crash
(CNS) UPDATED: A 41-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the West Bay Road that happened at around 4:00 Thursday morning by the Ritz Carlton hotel at the junction of Safehaven Drive. Police said that the driver of a Honda Civic died after he was trapped in the car following a collision with […]
Gun found and three arrested in Rock Hole Road raid
(CNS): A 54-year-old man and two women aged 38 and 34, all from George Town, have been arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm after police found a loaded revolver during a raid in Rock Hole Road in the central area of the capital yesterday (Tuesday 24 May). The gun, which had six rounds of […]
Doctors ready to support baby formula changes
(CNS): Health Services Authority paediatrician Dr Linden Swan has confirmed that some families here are being impacted by the baby milk formula shortage in the United States, especially those with babies who have allergies or other special feeding issues. But he said that doctors are ready to support families with babies who are transitioning to […]
NOAA adds to calls for busy storm season
(CNS): The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, which predicted as many as 21 named storms this year. The season begins in one week’s time, and while it’s now unlikely that there will be a pre-season storm for the first time in several […]
CIRC raises funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC) raised US$131,000 for the Ukraine crisis during a focused appeal between 3 March and 10 April to support Ukrainians impacted by the intense fighting in that country. CIRC said that the funds raised are not subjected to administrative fees here or when transferred and that all the money […]
