Archive for April 3rd, 2023
7MB vendor accused of pepper spraying tourist
(CNS): A 20-year-old man from West Bay appeared in court Monday charged with the possession of illegal ammunition, which was discovered at his home after he was arrested in connection with allegations he assaulted a visitor on Seven Mile Beach last week. Police were called to the Public Beach Wednesday following a report that a […]
Seymour wants EIA for East-West road cancelled
(CNS): The appointment of Dwayne Seymour MP (BTE) to Cabinet has scuppered his plan to file a private member’s motion asking the government to cancel the environmental impact assessment for the stretch of the East-West Arterial Road extension from Hurst Road through Bodden Town. Seymour, a former environment minister who has shown little enthusiasm for […]
Work still underway on new line in the sand
(CNS): A recommendation to establish a Seven Mile Beach coastal setback reference line is expected to go before Cabinet for approval in the second quarter of this year. The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency is preparing a proposal for an updated line in the Seven Mile Beach sand, based on decades of coastal data, […]
Property manager denies stealing rental cash
(CNS): Fernando Mota Mendes (55) pleaded not guilty to three counts of obtaining property by deception when he appeared in Grand Court Friday. Mendes, who runs a property management and maintenance company, has denied posing as the owner and taking and keeping money from renters of a property in North Side, known as the Pink […]
Construction tools stolen from unlocked cars
(CNS): Despite previous warnings by the police, people are still leaving valuable items in unlocked, unattended vehicles, which is attracting thieves, who are particularly targetting construction tools, according to a release from the RCIPS. As a result, the police are once again urging people to always lock vehicles and ensure that all doors and windows […]
Ad mandate for temp permits repealed
(CNS): The new requirement for employers to advertise jobs when applying for a temporary work permit for a foreign worker was repealed on the day it was supposed to come into effect. WORC officials did not detail the reasons for the U-turn so soon after the new policy was announced last month but implied it […]
King Charles adopts tradition of royal birthday
(CNS): The Cayman Islands will continue enjoying its annual June public holiday as Buckingham Palace has revealed that King Charles III will adopt the tradition of an official royal birthday. The new king, like his mother before him, will celebrate his birthday on 17 June with Trooping the Colour, despite previous indications he might reduce […]
