Archive for October 16th, 2023
‘Immigration storm’ as permit holders top 36,500
(CNS): As the third labour minister in six months takes over the evermore challenging portfolio, local immigration attorneys are warning of an “immigration storm”. The backlog of permanent residency and status applications continues to grow, presenting a legal headache for the government even as new workers arrive daily, with the number of work permit holders […]
Inflation slowing down but prices still climbing
(CNS): The price of food, rent, utilities and clothes all increased during the second quarter of this year. The local inflation rate is still rising, even though it has slowed down to 4.1% from its peak of over 12% in the summer of 2022. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) between March and June was 130.4, […]
Fisherman facing trial over drugs and gun
(CNS): Nulman Ivan Alcantara Santos will stand trial next year, having pleaded not guilty to allegations that he tried to smuggle over 6lbs of cocaine into Cayman and possessed an unlicensed 9mm Glock pistol and five rounds of ammunition. Alcantara was arrested in August after a Customs and Border Control operation aboard a commercial fishing […]
Man denies violent, threatening burglary
(CNS): Michael Anthony Mendez (33) from George Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and one of threatening to kill in connection with a violent break-in last month at the home of a woman he knew. Appearing in Grand Court on Friday morning, Mendez denied breaking into the home in Abbey […]
Fire at CUC cuts power to over 11,000 homes
(CNS): A fire at CUC’s North Sound plant on Sunday resulted in outages across most districts on Grand Cayman, impacting more than 11,000 customers during the course of the afternoon. Officials at the power provider said the damage was limited to a control panel in an engine room. Although the small fire was extinguished before […]
Cops appeal for witnesses a year after murder
(CNS): On Saturday, the first anniversary of the murder of George Ian Duffell (51), the police issued a fresh public appeal for witnesses to the fight in which he was killed. Duffell was fatally stabbed at about 11:00pm on 14 October 2022 in a yard near the junction of Capt Joe and Osborn Road on […]
