Archive for April, 2023
‘Queen’ to be crowned 8 months after pageant
(CNS): More than eight months after the 2022 Miss Cayman Islands Universe pageant, when Tiffany Conolly was crowned the winner only to lose the title as a result of a criminal conviction, 1st Runner-up, Chloe Powery-Doxey, will finally be officially crowned later this month. She will receive the crown at a National Gallery event on Friday, […]
Illegal drug use in Cayman changing, warn police
(CNS): While the bulk of illegal drugs being smuggled into the Cayman Islands is still ganja, the police are seeing an increase in different types of illicit drugs on the local streets, including cocaine, opioids and illegal pharmaceuticals, the RCIPS management has said. The police are particularly concerned about the emergence of fentanyl, the potent […]
Man hospitalised with multiple stab wounds
(CNS): Police are investigating a serious assault that took place in the early hours of Sunday morning at an abandoned house in Windsor Park, George Town. One man received multiple stab wounds and was taken by private car to the hospital, where he is currently being treated for serious injuries. The RCIPS said he was […]
2022 terrible year for fatal road crashes
(CNS): With fifteen lives lost on the roads last year, 2022 was the worst year for fatalities since police began publicising officials statics on traffic collisions. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Police Commissioner Derek Byrne described the tragic loss of life as a “red flag for all of us”, both police and drivers, […]
Policy for beach vending heads to Cabinet
(CNS): The government plans to adopt a policy created by the Public Lands Commission to deal with the ad hoc and illegal vending that has been causing problems on Seven Mile Public Beach. According to Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan, the policy is expected to go before Cabinet this week, and once implemented, all vendors wanting […]
El Niño may quieten 2023 storm season
(CNS): Current neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions look fairly likely to transition to El Niño during the summer or autumn, reducing the likelihood of a busy Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2023, according, to storm forecasters. Colorado State University is predicting a quieter than average season with around 13 named storms, of which six are […]
Drought fuels water demand on Cayman Brac
(CNS): A sustained period of dry weather and a decline in the water table on Cayman Brac appears to have caused a water shortage on the island that has led to unprecedented demand and has backed up deliveries for more than a week. Because of the increase in demand, over the past two to three […]
Crime increases by 3.5% as robberies soar in 2022
(CNS): The release of the annual crime statistics for 2022 shows that robberies soared to new highs last year, while crime in general grew by around 3.5% when compared to 2021, as the population rose again following the re-opening of the borders. But compared to 2019, the last year before the pandemic, crime was down […]
Police seek help to find suspect gunman
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to help them track down Malik Joseph McDonald (26), who was last known to be living in George Town. He is wanted by the police for firearms offences and is known to be violent and believed to be armed and dangerous. McDonald is 5’6″ tall, of dark complexion […]
Mac pleads not guilty to indecent assault charges
(CNS): Veteran politician and former parliamentary speaker McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) denied two counts of indecent assault charges against two women at a cocktail reception last year. Bush appeared in the dock in Grand Court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The jury trial, which is expected to last around one week, […]
Little Cayman is ‘national treasure’, says Premier
(CNS): Premier and Minister of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency Wayne Panton, who has officially endorsed the community-led nomination for Little Cayman to become a UNESCO World Heritage site, described the island as a national treasure. Thanking everyone involved in the bid, the premier said the existing protections on the island had helped in getting the […]
