Archive for June 27th, 2022
Man arrested carrying $1000s in counterfeit cash
(CNS): A 52-year-old man from Bodden Town is in police custody accused of possessing several thousand dollars worth of forged Cayman Islands $100 bills. The man was arrested Sunday after a report that he had used counterfeit banknotes at a bar on Bodden Town Road and obtained property by deception. After the man was arrested, […]
Suspect found near scene charged with burglary
(CNS): A 47-year-old man from George Town has been charged with burglary and was expected in court Monday after spending the weekend in jail. The man was arrested at around 9:30 on Friday evening after police responded to a break-in at a business establishment on Shedden Road in George Town. Shortly after their arrival, officers […]
Third man in drug smuggling gang admits guilt
(CNS): In court last week, Andre Carroll Woodman admitted his part in a smuggling operation last year that was intercepted by the police. His co-defendants, Jermaine Jevornie Myles and Alexander Adrian Ebanks, had previously pleaded guilty to importing 4.65 kilos of cocaine. Woodman has now also admitted to this plus an additional charge of handling […]
CIG sees $180M surplus due to record revenues
(CNS): The outlook for the public finances “remains sunny”, Finance Minister Chris Saunders said Friday as he released the Cayman Islands Government’s unaudited financial results for the first five months of the year. Saunders revealed record-breaking revenues for the public purse and a surplus that is more than $30 million above what had been forecast, […]
Police SUV part of three-vehicle smash
(CNS): The eastbound lane of Shamrock Road in Savannah was closed Sunday morning as traffic cops investigated a three-car pile-up. The crash happened at about 11:50 on Saturday night, 25 June, and involved an RCIPS Ford Explorer service vehicle, a Honda Accord and a Kia Optima. The Honda driver sustained serious injuries, while two people […]
Rubis fined $225k for 2019 terminal oil spill
(CNS): Almost three years after 3,700 gallons of oil leaked at Rubis’ Jackson Point Terminal due to a rusty tank, the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has fined the supplier $225,000 following a successful prosecution. The discovery of the leak was not reported to the public for six months, and the report on the […]
