Archive for November, 2023
West Bay 24hr grocery store robbed again
(CNS): Three people have been arrested after yet another robbery at the 4 Way Stop convenience store, West Bay, this weekend. The shop was robbed at about 8:30pm on Sunday after a partially masked man entered the store, went behind the checkout counter and demanded money from the worker. A brief struggle ensued but the […]
CIG still running big surplus despite spending worries
(CNS): Even though former premier Wayne Panton recently urged the civil service to help cut public spending, the government is still running a healthy surplus so far this year. According to the third quarter unaudited financial report on public finances, published last week, the surplus for the Entire Public Sector stands at $116.6 million, some […]
RCIPS ‘needs to grow’ to meet demands, says CoP
(CNS): As he settles into the top job, the new police commissioner and veteran police officer, Kurt Walton, has said the RCIPS needs to grow in response to the growing population, the increase in traffic and the evolving nature of crime. Speaking to the press on Friday, Walton set out his vision for the future […]
Teen runaways found safe and well, say police
T (CNS): Jahsmine Ebanks (16) who was reported missing Tuesday 31 October, has now been found. Jahsmine was one of three children that the police were looking for over the last month after they ran away from the homes where they have been staying. She was missing for three weeks.
Men escape with cash after home invasion in EE
(CNS): Police are investigating a home invasion after burglars forced their way into a residence on Austin Conolly Drive in East End armed with a machete on Saturday night. Police have said the aggravated burglary was reported to 911 at about 9:20pm. Two men had brandished the machete, pushed into the residence and demanded cash […]
Woman seriously injured after dog attack
(CNS): A woman is recovering in hospital after she was attacked by a dog in West Bay on Friday night. The dog, which had escaped from its yard, bit the woman several times on her arm and legs, causing serious injuries. The attacked happened at about 9:10pm outside a home on Bankers Road as the […]
Drug arrest made as cops seek out robbery suspects
(CNS): A 35-year-old man from West Bay has been arrested for possession with intent to supply and driving while disqualified, as police continue to hunt down those they believe are connected to the current spike in robberies and other gun-related crime. Police said the man was arrested during ongoing targeted operations last week after his […]
Cayman Islands dodges potential storm system
(CNS): The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on potential Tropical Cyclone 22 which passed just over 200 miles south of Grand Cayman Friday morning and was due to pass about 150 miles south east of Cayman Brac this afternoon. No warning or watches have been put in place here as by 3pm the system […]
Jobless locals asked to sign on for NiCE clean-up
(CNS): The infrastructure ministry will be funding a shorter than usual National Community Enhancement Winter (NiCE) Project this Christmas. The clean-up will offer jobless Caymanians just ten days work between 4 and 15 December, and unemployed locals can sign up now.
Lifer gets third chance on licensed release
(CNS): Philip Glennon Ebanks (59), who was serving a life sentence for a murder he committed when he was just 17 years old and convicted of almost eight years later, was released on licence Thursday for the third time. Ebanks was first paroled in 2013 after serving 24 years in jail, but after committing two […]
Police say missing woman has been located
(CNS) UPDATED FRIDAY: Marilen Reyes-Gil (49), who was reported missing to police on Thursday, 9 November, has been located and appears to be in good health, the RCIPS said, following a public appeal for help tracking her down. No details about how or where the woman was located have been released but the police thanked […]
