Archive for January 11th, 2024
Police track down suspect in Brac hit-and-run
(CNS): The man believed to be driving a white Honda Fit involved in a hit-and-run on Cayman Brac on Boxing Day evening has been arrested and bailed pending further investigations. The 28-year-old suspect from the Brac was arrested at around 3:30pm on Wednesday, 10 January, on Grand Cayman. He was taken to the Cayman Islands […]
Double murder trial delayed over forensic evidence
(CNS): Wayne Bellafonte Jr (32), from North Side, who was due to stand trial later this month for the murder of both Mark Andre Ebanks (36) and Eldon Charles Walton (55) in a drive-by shooting back in July 2021, has had the case postponed for at least the third time until later this year. Bellafonte’s lawyers […]
CCMI partners with bank in blue carbon off-set scheme
(CNS): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is collaborating with Butterfield Bank to find out how a carbon offset and ecosystem-based restoration scheme can be put into practice in the Cayman Islands to mitigate climate change. The negative effects of the increasing temperatures and other changes are becoming more visible, especially in vulnerable habitats like […]
Pedestrian hit by pickup truck on GT waterfront
(CNS): A pedestrian landed in hospital Tuesday morning after being hit by a burgundy Honda Acty pickup truck on North Church Street, south of Wahoo Close along the waterfront, at around 8:00am. Police did not say if the injured person was a visitor or a resident, but they remain in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening […]
