Archive for August, 2023
One man killed in single-car crash, another arrested
(CNS): UPDATED The 39-year-old man killed Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway just north of the Butterfield Roundabout has been identified Randre David Lescombe, a Jamaican national living in Bodden Town. The collision happened at about 11:20pm when a white Toyota Mark X travelling south left the roadway and collided […]
UK confirms Bush lost OBE over assault conviction
(CNS): It has been confirmed that veteran MP McKeeva Bush (WBW) has lost his OBE as a result of his criminal conviction for assaulting the bar manager at Coral Beach Bar in February 2020. It was not, as he recently claimed, as a result of his decision to give up the royal gong because he […]
Tough road ahead for switch to electric cars
(CNS): The government’s aim, set out in the revised National Energy Policy, to transition all new vehicles in the Cayman Islands to electric by 2045 will not be easy, as there are a number of hurdles in the way. Officials told CNS they believe the goal is attainable because of the significant changes in the […]
Cyclist injured in hit-and-run with truck
(CNS): Police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a cyclist and a truck on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway at the junction with Snug Harbour Drive on Tuesday evening. Officers are also warning drivers that they need to remain at the scene when involved in a collision. In this case, the cyclist was hit by a Dodge […]
CI$550K added to housing repairs budget
(CNS): Cabinet has approved an additional CI$550,000 for a second Housing Repairs Assistance Programme to help people who don’t have the means to repair their homes. The government has also authorised the National Housing and Development Trust (NHDT) to use $1.6 million of its budget to do the same thing for people not eligible for […]
Premier seeks 8.5% cut to this year’s budget
(CNS): Civil service bosses have been told to cut spending by around $47 million before the end of the year. With just four months left of 2023, Premier Wayne Panton, wearing his finance minister hat, has called on public servants to save cash as operational expenditure climbs toward $1 billion. He told CNS this wasn’t […]
CIG urges caution as more heavy rain expected
(CNS): Heavy rain and high winds are forecast to continue into the weekend, and residents are being asked to exercise caution when they are out and about over the coming days. Lightening struck the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands on the waterfront Tuesday, which caused a minor fire in a panel box and cut […]
CBC seizes cocaine from fishing boat
(CNS): Customs and Border Control seized four packages containing an undisclosed amount of cocaine and an undisclosed sum of cash and arrested five men following the inspection of an international fishing boat. Officials said an inbound commercial fishing vessel was boarded by the coastguard on Sunday and taken into George Town, where CBC and other […]
MRCU cranks up efforts in the face of August rain
(CNS): After two very hot dry months, August has been particularly wet so far, leading to an increase in mosquitoes, and the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) has been doubling efforts in response. MRCU Director Dr Alan Wheeler noted that it has rained almost every day this month and mosquito numbers are now high, […]
Men accused of stealing safe deny charges
(CNS): Devon Emmanuel Wright and James Herbert McLean will face trial later this year after denying a charge of aggravated burglary at a house on Anne Bonny Crescent in South Sound in February last year. The two local men are accused of making off with a safe containing jewellery and documents after breaking into the residence equipped […]
Driver admits killing nurse in South Sound crash
(CNS): Kesley Arnoldo Martinez-Ebanks (27) pleaded guilty to causing the death of Kiarah Perkins Williams (32) by dangerous driving in a major South Sound crash more than two years ago. Ebanks, who was also injured, was bailed to return to court in September to allow the lawyers in the case to discuss charges relating to […]
