Archive for July, 2023
Inflation boosts government’s tourism revenue
(CNS): The number of overnight guests visiting the Cayman Islands this year is now close to pre-pandemic levels, providing a welcome increase in government revenue, which has been boosted by inflation that has led to an increase in hotel room rates. Tourism Accommodation Taxes and Fees have already surpassed the annual budget forecast in the […]
Men arrested after cops seize forged $100 bills
(CNS): A 33-year-old man from West Bay and a 34-year-old man from North Side were arrested after police officers recovered a number of forged US$100 bills. The RCIPS said that several forged bills were found on the West Bay man who was searched at the West Bay Public Beach following a report of possible illegal […]
Driver pleads not guilty to murder in road-rage killing
(CNS): Bryan Welcome (41) pleaded not guilty to murder when he appeared in Grand Court on a Zoom link from HMP Northward Friday. The local grocery shop owner denied deliberately killing Omar Ryan when he ran over him in a car on 8 July along David Foster Road, close to the airport. Just before Ryan […]
Swimmer dies two days after being pulled from sea
(CNS): A 55-year-old man who was pulled out of the sea last Wednesday afternoon in West Bay and given CPR by a member of the public has died after two days in hospital. The man, who was a visitor to the Cayman Islands, was pulled out of the sea somewhere off Seven Mile Beach at […]
Russian man denies gun smuggling charges
(CNS): Anton Parygin (45), a Russian national with Canadian and Israeli citizenship who brought three guns with him when he moved to the Cayman Islands for work, has denied a long list of firearm-related charges. Parygin was arrested at Owen Roberts International Airport in January with a 9mm automatic pistol, a 9mm semi-automatic rifle, and […]
Man denies raping child over four summers
(CNS): Noel Paul Manning (54) pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of rape and sexual assault of a child over a period of four summers between 2016 and 2019. Prosecutors say the assaults started when the child was just five years old and happened every summer until she was eight while she was in the […]
New HSA clinic specialises in care for seniors
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) has expanded its range of specialist clinics to include geriatric medical care, which is the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases or conditions associated with people aged 60 and over, including multiple chronic conditions, functional decline, dementia and frailty. This service will be delivered by Dr Glaister Bell, who […]
PPM calls for cruise policy as numbers fall
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart (GTE) and his PPM colleague, Joey Hew (GTN), the deputy leader, took aim at the PACT Government this week for its failure to develop a cruise policy in the face of falling passenger numbers. Hew said that if Cayman is going to move out of the cruise business, it needs […]
Stolen car found crashed in East End
(CNS): A Silver Chevy Trax that was stolen from outside an address on South Church Street sometime before 9pm Wednesday night was found crashed in East End in the early hours of Thursday morning, police have said. After the theft was reported, an all-points bulletin was aired for officers to be on the lookout.
Draft energy policy review to go to public
(CNS): More than six years after the National Energy Policy was first published, Cabinet has approved the publication of a draft updated policy and the rollout of a 30-day public consultation period. The policy, which is expected to be posted online in the coming days, covers Cayman’s energy needs and how they will be achieved […]
Fatal crash boat capt caught with ganja in jail
(CNS): Sean Michael McDonald (40), who is serving more than seven years in prison for killing two people in a horrific nighttime boat crash in the North Sound in 2019, is now accused of smuggling ganja into the jail. The day he was remanded to begin serving his time he was caught with an undisclosed […]
