Archive for June 15th, 2023
Local operators get a chance to meet cruise execs
(CNS): The Ministry and Department of Tourism have organised opportunities for local tour operators, representatives from major attractions, suppliers and retailers to meet with cruise industry executives next week. Local people who own tourism-related businesses and are already doing business will get the chance to raise their concerns directly with the cruise companies.
Man charged with abduction and indecent assault
(CNS): A 37-year-old man from Bodden Town is due to appear in court Friday facing a list of crimes in relation to the abduction of a woman last month. He has been charged with abduction, indecent assault and three counts of common assault. He has also been charged with careless driving in relation to a […]
West Bay man on licensed release on the run
(CNS): Joshua “Patchy” Ebanks (30) from West Bay is wanted by police after he removed his electronic tag and breached the terms of his conditional release from HMP Northward. Officers are appealing to the public to help them find Ebanks, as he will now be returned to custody to finish serving his sentence.
Turtle nesting season already breaking records
(CNS): Two months after the first turtle nest of the season was spotted on Cayman Brac, 2023 is already turning out to be a record year. The loggerhead turtle nest laid on 12 April has already hatched, with over 100 turtles making it out. Since then, another 165 nests have been counted across the islands […]
Ex-cop charged with theft and fraud
(CNS): Andrew Deveroix Benjamin (31), who was suspended from the RCIPS during his probationary period, has been charged with theft and five counts of dishonestly obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception and fired from the service. He was arrested last year following a report made to police in August that he deceived at least one victim […]
Cayman maintains Moody’s Aa3 credit rating
(CNS): International credit rating agency Moody’s has given the Cayman Islands economy a thumbs up. Along with a stable economic outlook report, the government maintained its Aa3 bond issuer rating and Aaa country ceiling rating in a report issued on Thursday, 8 June. Cayman’s stable political environment, policy continuity, sound fiscal management, and economic growth […]
Panton pushes for national discussion
(CNS): As the population of the Cayman Islands continues to explode and the community attempts to tackle the legacy of past failures to plan, Premier Wayne Panton has said that Cayman urgently needs to have a conversation about what people want the future to look like. Panton told CNS he wants the government to facilitate […]
Chamber president warns of job losses to outsourcing
(CNS): Local businesses are increasingly outsourcing support work overseas due to regulations, bureaucracy and the high cost of living in the Cayman Islands, Chamber of Commerce President Nelson Dilbert said Wednesday at the Chamber’s Annual Parliamentary Luncheon. Dilbert outlined some of the stresses businesses face and said that some are seeking ways to navigate the […]
Banks agree to delay just as Fed pauses rate hikes
(CNS): The local banks have agreed to give customers a 30-day notice before rolling out any more interest rate hikes, Premier Wayne Panton told a business audience on Wednesday, just after the US Federal Reserve paused its increases on interest rates in the United States after more than a year of regular increases, which have […]
Serial con woman faces list of fraud charges
(CNS): Judith Douglas, who has a history of conning people out of their cash, is facing a new set of charges. The 57-year-old George Town woman, who was recently released from prison, having served a sentence for a massive Caymanian status fraud, is now facing 36 counts of obtaining property by deception in a rental […]
