Archive for April, 2023
Nominations sought for 2024 royal gongs
(CNS): The Governor’s Office is asking people in the Cayman Islands to submit nominations for the King’s 2024 New Year’s Honours list. People who are nominated should have made an exceptional contribution to the country and stand out for sustained, exceptional achievement and service in public life or serving Cayman.
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 […]
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 […]
