Archive for November 8th, 2023
Emancipation Day reinstated as May holiday
(CNS): Cabinet has approved the formal recognition of Emancipation Day and reinstated it as a public holiday starting May 2024. The day was previously observed in the Cayman Islands but was replaced with the Constitution Day holiday by the Legislative Assembly in the 1960s. The reinstatement of this day as a national day of observance […]
Drunk driver crashes into armed cop vehicle
(CNS): A drunk driver damaged an RCIPS Firearms Response Unit vehicle early Monday morning while it was on patrol in West Bay in connection with the numerous violent crimes this past weekend. At about 1:15am, the police vehicle was rear-ended by a driver, who was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a roadside breath test […]
Crown: CCTV and DNA tie men to bank robbery
(CNS): CCTV footage of Richard Andre Scott and Mark Alexander Beckett and DNA on the seats and handlebars of the bikes they used will leave the jury in no doubt that the pair are guilty of robbing customers at the Scotiabank branch in South Sound last June, the prosecution has said. As crown counsel Kenneth […]
Man missing after jumping bail
(CNS): The police are asking for the public’s help in locating Daviat Howard Pringle (46) of Bodden Town, who has jumped bail. The RCIPS said that Pringle failed to return on police bail as required by his bail conditions and officers have been unable to locate him. He is of dark complexion and stout build, […]
