Archive for September, 2023
AK-47, handgun and ganja found by police on patrol
(CNS): Four people have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after the action of police officers on patrol in George Town on Monday afternoon led to the seizure of an AK-47 assault rifle and magazine along with a large quantity of AK-47 ammunition, a 9mm handgun with a loaded extended magazine and over 100lbs […]
Developer found guilty of destroying marine life
(CNS): In a very rare prosecution for damaging the marine environment and undertaking unlicensed coastal works, a local developer has been convicted of four counts under the National Conservation Act. Baer Development is facing a substantial fine after being found guilty on all charges last month in relation to the unlawful construction of seawalls in […]
Rubis worker robbed on station forecourt
(CNS): An employee at a George Town gas station was robbed of an undisclosed quantity of cash at knifepoint Monday night, the RCIPS has said. The stick-up happened at around 10:00am on the forecourt of the Rubis station on Walkers Road after the worker stepped outside the station shop and was approached by the robber, […]
NHC: TD13 to become major hurricane
(CNS): Following the emergence of Tropical Depression Thirteen on Tuesday morning in the central tropical Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Center is already warning that this weather system is very likely to become a powerful hurricane by the end of the week. At 11:00am the depression was already blowing at 35mph as it moved west-northwest […]
Teacher removed from primary school for misconduct
(CNS): The Department of Education Services (DES) has confirmed that a staff member was removed Monday, less than a week after the start of the new term, from the Prospect Primary School in relation to an allegation of misconduct. CNS understands that the individual was a teacher who was not new to the school. Officials […]
Breakers DVDL shut down after lightning strike
(CNS): The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) has closed its Breakers office due to recent damage sustained from lightning. The building is currently undergoing repairs and will be reopened as soon as safety inspections are completed, according to a press release, which did not provide an estimated timeline.
Staff face false fire alarm and power cut at GAB
(CNS): Public servants at the Government Administration Building in George Town faced a power cut and a false fire alarm on Monday. A power outage in the morning, blamed on CUC maintenance work, automatically triggered the emergency power generators, which powered the building for 30 minutes without any problems, officials said. Then around 1:45pm the […]
Cannabis ‘gummies’ delivered without prescription
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Gent is asking medical professionals and pharmacists to follow the law when it comes to the dispensing and prescription of cannabis products, as all forms of the drug are illegal here unless prescribed by a doctor. After a local pharmacy mistakenly delivered cannabis gummies to a young patient without […]
Final FATF onsite visit key to Cayman’s ‘de-listing’
(CNS): Local officials remain hopeful that the Cayman Islands will be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list during the upcoming FATF Plenary in October after a final visit by FATF officials last week. The onsite visit by a delegation from the Americas Joint Group, a sub-working group of the FATF’s International Co-Operation […]
Controversial cabana torn down after court decision
(CNS): The cabana on Boggy Sand Beach, which is behind the long-running courtroom battle between the National Conservation Council and the Central Planning Authority, was taken down this weekend. Following Friday’s decision by the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, when the CPA’s appeal against a judicial review was dismissed, workmen began dismantling the failing structure. […]
Stepson ‘inherited’ unlawful gun from ‘Screechy’
(CNS): Jerry Daniel Archer (41), the stepson of notorious local gangster Carlos Renton Russell, aka “Screechy”, pleaded guilty to the possession of a gun last week but asked the court not to send him to prison for the mandatory minimum seven years. Archer told police after his arrest in April 2022 that he had indirectly […]
