Archive for April 4th, 2023
Driver of crashed car urged to contact police
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to help them find the driver of a 1998 Silver BMW 520i sedan, registration number #146683, that was abandoned on Sea View Road in East End following what appeared to be a road collision. Police found the badly damaged car at around 10pm on Sunday, 2 April, situated […]
Bus driver robbed by passengers at knifepoint
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for three men who robbed a bus driver of cash on Monday evening at around 8:40pm. The driver picked up the men in Bodden Town, but when the bus arrived in Prospect and pulled over near the McRuss Grocery store on Party Lane, the three passengers, all dressed in […]
Work begins on widening existing EWA
(CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) has begun work on widening the existing East-West Arterial from Poindexter Road to Hirst Road from two lanes to four. This next phase of work is part of the continued effort to tackle Grand Cayman’s mounting congestion and reduce the commute times during rush hour for people living in […]
Is the PR history and culture test fit for purpose?
Nick Joseph writes: For many years, persons seeking to obtain permanent residence in the Cayman Islands have taken a history and culture test. It started as a mechanism to attempt to measure a person’s assimilation into the Caymanian community. Being able to hum a verse of “Munzie Boat” and understanding that “soldiers” wear shells, not […]
UK regulator’s crisis expert reviewing OfReg
(CNS): Aidan Stringfellow, head of Crisis Response and Policy and International Affairs at Ofgem, the UK utility regulator for gas and electricity, visited the Cayman Islands last week to offer support to the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg). The visit follows news that the planning and infrastructure ministry has taken over responsibility for OfReg […]
