Archive for July, 2023
7MB hotel gets go-ahead for 10-storey tower
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority has given conditional approval to the owners of the Westin hotel on Seven Mile Beach for a $153 million redevelopment project that includes a ten-storey tower block on its current 8.5-acre site. But given the increase in rooms, to meet the planning requirement the application by Invincible Investment includes offsite […]
RCIPS maintains targeted anti-crime patrols
(CNS): Police were out and about at the weekend, undertaking high-profile patrols and targeted operations in vulnerable areas in response to the recent spike in robberies. Several operations and vehicle checks were carried out between Friday, 21 July, and Sunday, 23 July, but no more robbery suspects have been arrested.
Man denies sexual assault at tattoo studio
(CNS): Yeng Chang Guerra, a tattoo artist, has denied allegations of sexual assault against a woman in December at the Savage Ink Studios on the West Bay Road. When he appeared in Grand Court last week, Guerra pleaded not guilty to three counts of indecent assault and assault by penetration. He was bailed to return […]
Mangrove conservation more critical than ever
(CNS): Month after month, wetlands are being lost across Grand Cayman paving the way for more and more development, despite the obvious and pressing need to stop removing them and, where possible, to start to replenish what has been lost. Though they were often seen in the past simply as a mosquito-breeding swamp, there is […]
Local civil servants take up key ministry posts
(CNS): The Ministry of Border Control and Labour has confirmed a new deputy chief officer and two senior policy officers. Danielle Roberts was confirmed as DCO in May, having been chosen over a dozen other Caymanians who applied for the senior job. Meanwhile, Rolna DaCosta and Justin Hislop have been appointed as senior policy officers.
Burglar strikes at Cayman Brac supermarket
(CNS): Police are appealing to people on Cayman Brac for information regarding a break-in at a local business on Sunday. The RCIPS did not disclose any details about the business or its location, despite asking for the public’s assistance. However, CNS has been able to confirm it was Kirkconnell’s Market in Stake Bay. The burglary […]
PPM challenges lack of transparency on Barbados route
(CNS): The opposition is calling on Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan to reveal details of the deal that led to Cayman Airways’ new Barbados route and an additional flight to Los Angeles. CNS asked the minister during the press conference announcing the new gateway held Monday what, if any, financial contribution Barbados was making towards this […]
Woman charged with burglary at GT home
(CNS): A 50-year-old woman from George Town was arrested on Friday in relation to a burglary that took place on 11 July at a home on Claude Hill Drive in George Town. The woman was charged over the weekend before appearing in court Monday when she was remanded in custody. She is expected to have […]
Boss and workers fined after WORC raids
(CNS): Following several raids and inquiries throughout May and June by the Compliance and Enforcement Unit at Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman, along with other enforcement agencies, more than ten people have been arrested and several more employers and employees are facing fines or are now under investigation for various breaches of the immigration law.
CAL adds Barbados to connect to region and Europe
(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd is set to add two midweek flights from Grand Cayman to Barbados from 18 October. In what Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said was an unusual move for the government-owned airline, the goal is to expand connections across the Caribbean for both countries, as well as offer Barbados a connection to the […]
Co-pilot, in jail more than 1,550 days, fights extradition
(CNS): A man who arrived in the Cayman Islands as the co-pilot of a private jet more than four years ago has been in jail since then, despite being found not guilty of gold smuggling here in 2020, as he fights extradition to the United States. Juan Carlos Gonzales Infante (60), a Venezuelan national who […]
