Archive for October, 2023
Caution urged for viewing partial solar eclipse
(CNS): On Saturday lunchtime, Cayman residents are expected to get a good view of a partial solar eclipse, but the Cayman Islands Astronomical Society is urging people to be very careful when watching the celestial event and protect their eyes. The eclipse will start around 11:00am and last until about 2:30pm as the moon lines up […]
Gunman flees bar with customer’s bag
(CNS): Police are investigating yet another armed robbery after a man waved a handgun at a group of people socialising outside the Everglo Bar in Bodden Town at around 10:10pm Sunday night. As he approached the people with the gun in his hand, they ran to safety. However, a handbag that was left behind was […]
Budget under pressure from those in need
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has agreed to look at increasing the ex gratia pension paid to retired civil servants, though Social Development Minister André Ebanks warned that this might be very difficult, given the budget constraints caused by the recent increase in long-term financial assistance payments. These stipends were recently increased from CI$950 to […]
Girl found safe over a week after missing alert
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now confirmed that Jahsmine Ebanks, who was reported missing just before 6AM on Monday 2 October, has been located and found to be in good health. No details about where she was or what had happened to her were released but the RCIPS thanked the public for their help finding her.
Ministry hands out five hydroponic units
(CNS): The Ministry of Agriculture has handed out five Flex Farms, hydroponic units that can produce a diverse range of foods efficiently and affordably all year round. According to an MoA press release, the new initiative is part of the Cayman Islands Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Five units have already been given to the […]
Cops track down violent offender
(CNS): The police have arrested Sven Brett Connor (42) from East End after making an appeal over the weekend to the public to help track him down. Connor, whom police had described as violent and dangerous, was arrested in relation to a serious assault as well as other threatening and violent crimes. He remains in custody […]
Ex-robber fights removal after lifetime in Cayman
(CNS): A 38-year-old former inmate of HMP Northward who has lived here in the Cayman Islands since he was five years old is fighting the removal of his Caymanian status and possible deportation by the court. Brandon Liberal claims that both the Immigration Appeals Tribunal (IAT) and the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board (CSPRB) […]
Bodden Town man killed in single-car crash
(CNS): Police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash on Shamrock Road near the junction of Matilda Drive in Bodden Town early Saturday morning. According to unconfirmed social media posts from friends and family members, Tyler Parchment (24) was killed in the single-car crash at about 5:00am. No one else was in the vehicle […]
Son gets 9½ years for brutal attack on mother
(CNS): In court on Friday, Jeffrey William Powery (39) received a sentence of nine and a half years for a brutal attack on his mother, Jolene Powery (57 at the time), at their West Bay home in December 2018. Powery had left his mother for dead after beating her into a coma when his undiagnosed […]
Bank cutting jobs in global restructure
(CNS): Butterfield Bank is reducing its global workforce by around 9%, with the possible loss of 20 jobs here in the Cayman Islands. Officials from the bank told CNS Thursday that it will continue to operate in all of the jurisdictions where it currently has a presence, and there will be no changes to the […]
George Town man arrested on suspicion of murder
(CNS): On the eve of a witness appeal at the scene of last Friday’s fatal shooting of Divonte Alejandro Hernandez, the police arrested a 24-year-old man from George Town on suspicion of murder. The RCIPS did not give any details about where, when and how the arrest took place yesterday but said the suspect remains […]
