Archive for August 22nd, 2022
Cuban asylum seekers disappear, one boat arrives
(CNS): Customs and Border Control has confirmed that an unknown number of Cuban migrants have left the jurisdiction. However, more migrants continue to arrive. A vessel carrying four men and one woman landed in East End around 1pm Monday lunchtime. Those five Cubans have disembarked and are being processed in accordance with CBC’s established protocols, […]
DoE staffer first Caymanian to dive the Cayman Trench
(CNS): Sabrina Douglas, assistant geographical information systems (GIS) and field support specialist at the Department of Environment, became the first Caymanian to dive the depths of the Cayman Trench inside Alvin, a specialist submersible, as part of an ocean exploration research project currently underway into this mysterious part of the Atlantic. Douglas is working aboard […]
Suspected drug dealer charged, second man bailed
(CNS): A 49-year-old man has been charged with three counts of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply and remanded in custody, and a 36-year-old man has been released on police bail following their arrest last week. Police conducted a raid last Tuesday, 16 August, at a house in North Sound Estates, Bodden […]
Watson’s sports company partner denies taking cash
(CNS): A football equipment salesman involved in a complex business partnership with Canover Watson between 2013 and 2015 denied wrongfully taking money from the sale of sports equipment or being involved in any of the fraud that Watson is accused of perpetrating on the regional football body, CONCACAF. Shakeel Khawaja, a representative for Forward Sports, […]
Woman denies wounding in beauty salon brawl
(CNS): Aisha Jamilah English pleaded not guilty to wounding on Friday when she appeared in Grand Court in connection with a stabbing at a beauty parlour in March. English, who is from Jamaica, worked at the salon on North Sound Road and is accused of wounding one of her colleagues during an altercation over money. […]
Panton ‘steps on toes’ over mangrove development
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton will not support development in the Central Mangrove Wetlands, he stated on Friday in the wake of comments made by two Cabinet colleagues that building the East-West Arterial extension would offer opportunities for lower-cost homes in the interior. Deputy Premier Chris Saunders and Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan publicly backed the idea […]
Pageant queen’s crown still in question
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan congratulated Tiffany Conolly (24), the newly crowned Miss Cayman Islands Universe, on Friday but said he recognised public concerns about the criminal charges she faces, adding that his ministry, which sponsors the pageant, has only recently discussed the situation with the committee. Bryan remained tight-lipped about the controversy over the […]
Suspect charged after commercial break-in
(CNS): A 45-year-old George Town man was remanded in custody on Friday after police charged him with burglary. The suspect is accused of stealing tools, food and beverage, household items and a quantity of cash from an undisclosed business location in George Town during a break-in on 25 July. The man is due to return […]
