Archive for October, 2023
Man resisting arrest bitten by police dog
(CNS): A West Bay man suspected of causing a domestic disturbance at an address off Selkirk Drive in George Town on Friday night was bitten by a police dog and treated for his injuries in hospital after he resisted arrest. Police said they were called out following a report of the man behaving aggressively and […]
Low pressure system could cook up a local storm
(CNS): A trough of low pressure over the eastern Caribbean Sea, which is producing disorganised showers and thunderstorms, appears conducive for gradual development this week as it heads towards our area. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the system is expected to move westward during the coming days. A tropical depression could form late […]
Fatal shooting was ‘no accident’, says crown
(CNS): A jury of six men and six women have been asked to find both Justin Kyle Jackson and Eric Brian Williams Soto guilty of murdering Harry Elliott. As Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Candida James-Malcolm gave her closing speech to jurors on Monday, she said the loaded gun that Jackson took to the numbers […]
Safety concerns as drivers dodge rush hour jams
(CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) is asking drivers on Grand Cayman, especially in the Savannah and Newlands area, to prioritise safety. Officials said they were “deeply concerned” about drivers trying to beat the commuter traffic jams with unsafe misuse of lanes that puts children at risk. The NRA is also asking pedestrians and cyclists […]
CUC earnings increased by 34% this summer
(CNS): An increase in the number of customers and record-breaking heat pushed CUC’s earnings up by $3.5 million over the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2022. According to its Q3 report, Grand Cayman’s power provider earned almost $14 million over the summer after a 2% increase in customers and […]
Food truck robbed by man wielding machete
(CNS): A food truck in Red Bay was robbed of an undisclosed quantity of cash at around 9:45pm Friday night when a masked man armed with a machete approached the staff and demanded money. No one was physically hurt. Once he had the cash, the robber fled the scene on foot. When the police arrived, […]
Over two decades on, CIG still struggles with accounts
(CNS): Auditor General Sue Winspear still has “concerns about the quality of the submitted financial statements” by government entities after hundreds of adjustments and additional disclosures had to be made to the 2022 financials submitted for audit this year. In her latest general report on the Cayman Islands Government’s annual bookkeeping, she also noted failures […]
Cayman finally off FATF AML grey list
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has finally been removed from the Financial Action Task Force(FATF) anti-money laundering “grey list” after more than two years of trying. The jurisdiction was listed in February 2021 due to a failure to successfully prosecute or sanction those involved in financial crime. FATF announced the decision to de-list Cayman following the […]
DUI suspect mows down pedestrians in Honda Fit
(CNS): Two people are in hospital, one with serious injuries, after they were knocked down by the driver of a Honda Fit on the West Bay Road, just south of Lawrence Boulevard, on Thursday night. A 49-year-old man from West Bay was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he turned himself in at the West […]
Appeal court blocks JCPC bid over civil partnerships
(CNS): An attempt by Kattina Anglin to take the challenge against local civil partnership legislation all the way to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has been rejected by the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. Anglin’s appeal challenging the findings of an earlier judicial review over whether or not the governor has the […]
Radar out of action as storm season peaks
(CNS): The Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar is, once again, out of service due to mechanical issues, just as the Atlantic storm season reaches its peak. The Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) said it is working with the manufacturer to replace the damaged components but was unable to give a timeline for the repairs. The […]
