Archive for July 6th, 2023
Cabinet greenlights order to limit plastic imports
(CNS): During a meeting on 29 June, Cabinet approved the issuing of draft instructions for a prohibition order under the Customs and Border Control Act on importing some single-use plastics into Cayman. This was noted in the brief summary of the weekly meeting of the government’s inner circle, but the details of what will be […]
PPM pledge to spend more on crime fight
(CNS): The opposition leader has said a PPM government would invest more in law enforcement, rehabilitation and youth prevention programmes in order to fight rising crime. In a video message delivered Thursday, just before another three robberies that night, Roy McTaggart criticised the PACT Government and the police for not doing enough to curb the […]
Nightclub killer’s jail time cut by two years
(CNS): Mason Courtney Bryan (28)’s ten-year prison sentence for killing Recardo Lionel Pars (27) outside a nightclub complex at The Strand plaza during a fight has been cut to eight years after it was appealed. The Court of Appeal ruled this week that the provocation by the victim was substantial and Bryan’s response in the […]
Police round up robbery suspects
(CNS): The RCIPS has arrested four men believed to have been involved in the recent spike of armed robberies on Grand Cayman. In addition, the second suspect in the Scotiabank stick-up has been remanded in custody after being charged with robbery, attempted robbery and possession of an imitation gun.
Election maps change within districts
(CNS): The 2023 Electoral Boundary Commission has unveiled its proposed new election maps impacting 15 constituencies, including the Sister Islands, where the dividing line on Cayman Brac has been moved slightly. But the commissioners have not crossed district boundary lines or merged East End and North Side, leaving Bodden Town with four supersized constituencies.
