Archive for November 15th, 2022
Man denies using fake $100 bill to buy lunch
(CNS): Reese Leon Cornwall from George Town has pleaded not guilty to three serious charges that stem from allegations he used a forged CI$100 note to buy a meal at the Sea Inn on Shedden Road last March. Cornwall is accused of not only getting his $16 lunch but the $84 in change as well […]
High hopes for visitor boost from CAL’s LAX route
(CNS): Both government and the private sector are pinning their hopes on the new Cayman Airways direct flight to Los Angeles to drive an increase in visitor numbers and a boost for tourism businesses as the sector moves into its first post-pandemic high season with fully open borders. Cayman neeeds to significantly increase arrivals after […]
Chef’s death found ‘misadventure’ after fall from boat
(CNS): An inquest jury has found that Kasun Tharuka Madushanka Fernando (32) from Sri Lanka died as a result of misadventure when he fell off a party boat and drowned in the North Sound last year. On Monday, 11 October 2021, Fernando, who was a chef at the Westin hotel, took a trip on the […]
Minister exchanges views with EU tax committee
(CNS): Financial Services Minister André Ebanks sat down face to face with members of the European Parliament last week to address the allegations that Cayman is a secretive tax haven. Answering questions from the EU Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) in an exchange of views session, Ebanks explained how this jurisdiction works and the […]
Robbery toll climbs to eight over last two weeks
(CNS): The police have added another two robbery investigations to their current list of stick-ups and muggings across Grand Cayman, with eight happening since the beginning of this month and a dozen since the end of September, most of which have involved guns and other weapons. There were two robberies on Friday evening at George […]
Migrant numbers pose increasing challenge
(CNS): Over the last week another 39 Cuban migrants have arrived in the Cayman Islands, including seventeen people who were rescued at sea by the Caribe Legend, a cargo ship heading to Grand Cayman. The sixteen men and one woman arrived safely at the George Town port on Sunday morning. They join more than 300 […]
