Archive for August 16th, 2022
Drinking and driving limit cut in change to traffic law
(CNS): An amendment to section 2 of the Traffic Act will, if passed by Parliament, reduce by around one-third the amount of alcohol people are allowed to consume before getting behind the wheel. The bill, which was published on Thursday, is expected to go before Parliament next month. Right now, drivers in the Cayman Islands […]
Forward Sport rep confused by Watson’s companies
(CNS): The key witness in a fraud case against football executives Canover Watson and Bruce Blake told the jury he was confused by the companies that Watson created, for which he was named as a partner, as part of the deals to sell football equipment. Shakeel Khawaja, who was a sales manager for Forward Sports […]
Police hunt suspect in violent machete attack
(CNS): A George Town man is recovering in hospital after a man he knew attacked him with a machete at an address on Shedden Road, near the junction of Eastern Avenue, sometime Thursday night. Police were informed about the assault on Friday morning after the victim had been treated at the hospital for serious but […]
Cops need help to ID grocery store robber
(CNS): The RCIPS is making a public appeal to help them identify the robber caught on CCTV during an armed stick-up at the Reflections Food 4 Less shop at the Airport Centre on Maclendon Drive, George Town, in the early hours of Saturday morning, 6 August. The grocery store video shows the armed man, who […]
Suspected drunk drivers in head-on smash
(CNS): Two drivers escaped largely unscathed following a major head-on crash on Shamrock Road near Starapple Drive and Midway Close in Savannah last week. But drivers were both arrested on suspicion of DUI. Police are still investigating the collision, which happened at around 1:30am on Thursday, 11 August, involving a Gold Honda and a Silver […]
New bill to overhaul future of welfare support
(CNS): Less than sixteen months after taking office, the minister responsible for social welfare has presented a new bill to overhaul the public assistance regime and create a new system to help the most vulnerable in the community. The Financial Assistance Bill, which repeals the existing Poor Persons (Relief) Law, is now open for public […]
