Archive for October 19th, 2023
TS Tammy heading north, says NHC
(CNS): Tropical Storm Tammy, which emerged in the centre of the Atlantic yesterday afternoon, poses no threat to the Cayman Islands. The US National Hurricane Center predicts that the storm will head north as it approaches the Leeward Islands on Friday, when it is expected to become a hurricane. The nineteenth named storm of the […]
PACT may increase gun crime penalties
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has said that the Cayman Islands Government is considering increasing the penalties relating to the possession of unlicensed firearms in light of the persistent reports of gun violence across the islands. Following a National Security Council meeting on Tuesday, he said that they had agreed to review the Firearms Act (2008 […]
Wanted man is third person arrested for murder
(CNS): George Orlando Senior (35) became the third person to be arrested for the murder of Divonte Alejandro Hernandez on Wednesday. Police said the wanted man was taken into custody after an operation in East End. Senior, who is from West Bay, appears to have been assisted in avoiding capture as a 32-year-old woman, also […]
CPA queries climate ministry’s role in national plan
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority held a meeting last month about the review of the National Development Plan, though no details about what people can expect to see once this long-awaited plan is complete have been released. The minutes reveal that the CPA chairman had concerns that the proposed timetable “seemed quite aggressive” and that […]
Over 500 reef and nurse sharks in local waters
(CNS): Scientists from the Department of Environment have published the first estimates of population sizes and home ranges for Caribbean reef sharks and nurse sharks in Cayman Islands waters and the first estimate of the reef shark population globally. Footage from baited underwater video systems (BRUVS) and photo ID, used as a non-invasive alternative to […]
