Archive for June 20th, 2022
Man robbed at gunpoint on George Town street
(CNS): Police are investigating an armed robbery in George Town early Monday morning. The victim had left a residence on Martin Drive at around 4am when he was approached by a man he did not know who was brandishing a firearm. The robber demanded cash from the victim and then fled with an undisclosed quantity […]
Woman arrested after hit-and-run on Crewe Rd
(CNS): A 30-year-old woman from George Town was arrested following a hit-and-run on Crewe Road, George Town, on Sunday night. Police said the collision between a motorbike and a red sedan car happened near Palm Dale at about 9:30pm on 19 June. The driver of the car fled the location while the motorbike rider was […]
HCCI introduces new robot to assist surgeons
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands has begun using robots to help with laparoscopic procedures using the da Vinci X surgical system. The first robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in the Cayman Islands took place last month through a partnership between the East End hospital and local healthcare provider OceanMed.
Activists call for dedicated plastic clean-up
(CNS): Volunteers on all three Cayman Islands have collected more than 76,000 pounds of trash, mostly plastic, during 80 beach and mangrove clean-up events over the last five years, and now Plastic Free Cayman is calling on government to start employing people to regularly clean up the beaches. The non-profit group, which also lobbies for […]
Duo face lengthy jail time over booze shop heist
(CNS): Two of the three culprits in a violent robbery at the Tortuga liquor store in Governor’s Square in February 2020 have been handed lengthy jail terms. Richard Edward Nash (27) was one of two masked men who, armed with a long knife, went into the store, threatened staff and engaged in “gratuitous violence”, according […]
PACT needs to do more to help families, says PPM
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has accused the Cayman Islands Government of failing to fully appreciate the impact of the rising cost of living on families and has called for a broader set of measures to help people navigate inflation. During the last meeting of Parliament, Premier Wayne Panton listed a wide range of measures […]
