Archive for August 11th, 2023
Neighbour jailed after setting jeep ablaze
(CNS): A Bodden Town man who has a volatile relationship with his neighbour was sentenced on Friday to eleven months in jail for arson after he set the man’s jeep on fire earlier this year. Fernando Lopez Thompson (45) was also handed a second concurrent 11-month sentence for harassment against the same neighbour following threats […]
New members join NCC while CPA reappointed
(CNS): The two groups of people with the power to shape the protection of the Cayman Islands’ natural resources over the remainder of this current administration were appointed by Cabinet last week. Ian Pairaudeau has been reappointed as chairperson of the Central Planning Authority (CPA) and Stuart Mailer, the former environmental programmes manager at the […]
Cuban migrants give up on journey in Gun Bay
(CNS): A group of ten Cuban men who passed through Cayman Brac waters early Wednesday morning but had pressed on with their journey are now in the custody of Customs and Border Control on Grand Cayman. The group gave up on their voyage on Thursday when they came ashore in Gun Bay, East End, sometime […]
Passenger mixing causes security alert at airport
(CNS): Officials had to handle a security problem at Owen Roberts International Airport on Thursday when passengers on a flight bound for Jamaica but diverted to Cayman mixed with other outgoing passengers in the departure hall. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) said the airline was diverted to Grand Cayman after the runway in Montego […]
