Archive for December, 2022
Police seek witnesses to weekend violence
(CNS): Police said there were a number of violent incidents over the weekend across Grand Cayman, some of which resulted in serious injury. Four people landed in hospital after being chopped, shot or stabbed. Police said they are aware that there were several witnesses to all these incidents and investigators are encouraging anyone with information […]
Police hunt gunman after man shot outside bar
(CNS): Police are asking for information in relation to a shooting on Sunday night outside the Power Supply Bar at the Marquee Plaza on Lawrence Boulevard in the heart of the Seven Mile Beach tourist area. The police responded to a 911 call about shots fired just after 7:20pm on 18 December and found shell […]
Little Cayman deep reefs help in adaption study
(CNS): Researchers at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute are involved in an important study about how coral can adapt to climate change. A team of scientists is seeking answers by studying the corals living down to 50m on the reef walls of Little Cayman. CCMI is partnering with the University of Haifa, Israel, where researchers […]
Police need evidence to put an end to robberies
(CNS): Despite acquiring and trawling through almost 2,000 hours of CCTV footage, seizing six cars, conducting numerous stop and searches, executing search warrants and having identified around a dozen suspects in connection with the current unprecedented spike in robberies, the police say they need the public’s help to secure the evidence required to lock up […]
Tackling poverty through micro-loans
J. A. Roy Bodden writes: I have long advocated that the most practical and risk-free solution to assisting the poor in the Cayman Islands is the establishment of a system of micro-industries modelled on what Muhammad Yunus has done in Bangladesh. In this model, borrowers are advanced small sums of up to $5,000 to set […]
Crooks brings home gold from Australia
(CNS): Jordan Crooks (20) became the men’s 50 Meter Freestyle World Champion at the weekend when the young Caymanian swimmer won the gold medal in 20.46 seconds in Melbourne, Australia. He also posted his fastest time of 20.31 in the preliminaries. “It feels great,” Crooks told online magazine SwimSwam after winning the race and entering […]
Police sergeant charged in data breach case
(CNS): A police sergeant was suspended from the RCIPS after she was charged with a number of offences in connection with a data protection breach. The officer, who is accused of using her position to access another woman’s phone number for personal use, is due to appear in court in the New Year charged with […]
Home equity loans may help elderly living in poverty
(CNS): Some elderly people in the Cayman Islands are living in poverty because of inadequate pensions but are sitting on significant equity in their homes. The government has therefore accepted a private member’s motion to consider introducing reverse mortgages to enable seniors to access that capital. Finance Minister Chris Saunders (BTW) told parliament last month […]
CI$100k reward offered for help catching robbers
(CNS): Government has added CI$75,000 to a CrimeStoppers reward of $25,000 posted for information to help police catch and convict the people behind the unprecedented spike in robberies this year. Following a meeting between all MPs and the police commissioner on Friday, the governor, premier, and opposition leader issued a joint statement where they said […]
Disability campaign to ‘Save my spot, nah!’
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) have launched a grassroots public education and awareness campaign to promote equal rights and legal protection for those with disabilities, especially accessible parking or ‘blue spots’. The “Save my spot, nah!” campaign has been developed to encourage compassion and advocacy for […]
BT man denies rape and kidnapping charges
(CNS): Delan Campbell (24) from Bodden Town denied a catalogue of serious charges when he appeared in Grand Court Thursday. The charges relate to allegations that he raped and kidnapped a woman he knew during an assault in George Town last month. Campbell is accused of breaking into the woman’s home late at night armed with […]
