Archive for October 4th, 2023
No arrests in targeted killing, police call for witnesses
(CNS): Just one gunman shot Divonte Alejandro Hernandez (25) in a targeted killing outside a George Town liquor store last Friday, police have said, but no one has been arrested yet. The suspect is described as tall and slim, and he was wearing black clothes and a mask at the time. Another man was driving […]
Mr Benson’s Label and the importance of being Caymanian
Nick Joseph writes: Long story short: In 1959, Castro assumed control of Cuba. In 1969, Pindling assumed control of the Bahamas and led them to independence in 1973. In 1962, Jamaica became independent and in 1972, Manley assumed leadership. Capital and human flight from those countries ensued, with “brain-drain” exacerbating very serious pain (and for […]
Trust buys 14.4 acres of Sesuvium marsh on LC
(CNS): The Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (NTCI) has purchased a 14.4-acre parcel of land in the Snipe Point area at the east end of the island. The parcel contains part of the Sesuvium marsh habitat, one of ten distinct habitats found on the island first listed by […]
Mac’s CPC speech stirs up public outrage
(CNS): The appearance of McKeeva Bush MP, the beleaguered former Cayman Islands premier and former speaker of the House, at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Accra, Ghana, this week has fuelled public outrage. The fact that Bush was representing Cayman on an international platform has raised concern, given his existing conviction for assault […]
