Archive for August 1st, 2022
Five arrested for selling ganja in 7MB raid
(CNS): Four men and one woman were arrested for suspected drug dealing at Seven Mile Public Beach last Thursday, 28 July, following a targeted police operation, assisted by Customs and Boarder Control, Department of Commerce and Investment and the Public Lands Commission. During the raid various packets of ganja were seized that were packaged in […]
Coordinated effort leads to rescue near 12-Mile Bank
(CNS): Three people were rescued at sea on Sunday night after their boat overturned. According to the RCIPS, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) and the police helicopter responded to a 911 call about the situation just after 8pm. While the exact location was unknown, the boat was thought to be on the south side […]
CUC defers proposed base rate hike of 5.4%
(CNS): There will be no increase in the base rate that the Caribbean Utilities Company charges customers this summer as Grand Cayman’s power provider has deferred its annual increase until January. CUC said it took the decision not to increase the base rate, which was expected to have been around 5.4%, because of the “increasing […]
Two containers of recyclables shipped from the Brac
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) recently transported two 40-foot containers filled with 35,407 lbs of aluminium cans, plastic (types 1 and 2) containers, lead acid batteries, used tyres and 2,475 gallons of oil from the Sister Islands to Grand Cayman. The recycled material has been sorted, baled and packed at the George Town […]
Pumping trial starts on sargassum in North Sound
(CNS): The Department of Environment’s sargassum clean-up trial will continue throughout this week, officials have said. Garvin Park, which is the base for the pilot operation, will remain closed until Thursday to give the contractors time to pump out a significant amount of the floating seaweed, which has been trapped in the North Sound for […]
Census reveals high level of disability in local women
(CNS): One of the most concerning statistics revealed by the census is the number of Caymanian women suffering debilitating health consequences of non-communicable diseases, Deputy Premier Chris Saunders said at the press briefing to mark the publication of the Cayman Islands’ 2021 Census of Population and Housing Report.
Panton urges respect for LGBTQs at Pride Parade
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton was at the forefront of Cayman’s second Pride Parade on Saturday, when the LGBTQ+ community and those who support equality came together for the annual celebration. Starting from Public Beach and making its way down the West Bay Road to the Festival Green at Camana Bay, the event had stirred controversy […]
Dangerous fugitive caught, another still on run
(CNS): A local fugitive who had been described by police as possibly armed and dangerous has been tracked down. Charles Leonard Walton III was arrested Saturday on suspicion of robbery and remains in custody pending further investigation. The RCIPS thanked the public for their assistance in locating him. However, Lusito Eusebio Hernandez, who is also […]
Mother of bride killed in single-vehicle crash
(CNS): A 77-year-old woman from Bodden Town was killed in a single-vehicle crash in George Town early Sunday morning on the way home from her daughter’s wedding. The woman was one of four people in a white Kia Sportage SUV that crashed into a tree on South Church Street near to Memorial Avenue at around […]
