Archive for August 7th, 2023
Man arrested in unsolved 2016 murder case
(CNS): A 28-year-old man from West Bay was arrested last week in relation to the murder of Justin Manderson (24), who was gunned down in October 2016 at the Seven Mile Shops plaza off the West Bay Road. He was arrested on suspicion of accessory after the fact of murder and has since been released […]
Man due in court charged with police station fire
(CNS): A 55-year-old man from North Side who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the fire at the district police station last Monday, 31 July, has been charged with arson and is due in court today (Monday). Police said the fire, which badly damaged the building, was deliberately set. Since the blaze, officers working […]
Forecasters warn of stormy weather ahead
(CNS): As the Atlantic hurricane season enters its peak period, professional weather forecasters are warning that the next three months could produce some very bad weather. NOAA is expected to deliver its mid-season update on Thursday, but over the last week, the UK’s Met Office and meteorologists at Colorado State University have issued warnings that […]
Son left mother for dead after psychotic episode
(CNS): Jeffrey William Powery (39) appeared in court Friday for a long overdue sentencing hearing following his conviction for GBH wounding with intent in relation to a brutal attack on his mother in December 2018. Powery had left Jolene Powery for dead after beating her into a coma at her home in West Bay when […]
Webb sentencing in FIFA case delayed for 14th time
(CNS): According to correspondence seen by CNS from the Eastern District of New York courts, the sentencing hearing for the disgraced local football boss, Jeffery Web, has been postponed for the fourteenth time. Webb, the former president of CONCACAF and the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and former VP of FIFA, was convicted in December […]
Women urged to report indecent assaults on buses
(CNS): Police are investigating at least two cases of indecent assault on public buses, and they are urging other victims to come forward. In a brief press release with few details about the serious incidents, the RCIPS said they were investigating complaints by women who reported being inappropriately touched by another passenger while using public […]
Dump talks roll on as deal still not finalised
(CNS): Talks between Dart and the Cayman Islands Government over the waste-management project, ReGen, are continuing as another deadline passes, officials have confirmed. The date for the signing of the finalised contract for the waste-to-energy and recycling centre has been pushed back to the end of September, and the new project longstop date, when the […]
