Archive for January, 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 […]
‘New chief, old speech’ as CJ pleads for new courthouse
(CNS): Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale made an impassioned public plea to politicians attending the formal opening of the Grand Court on Wednesday, as she noted that, despite a number of capital projects planned in this budget cycle, there was no money for a new court building. Making the most of the opportunity to speak directly […]
Shot fired into window of Lower Valley bedroom
(CNS): A resident of Lower Valley in Bodden Town was woken up in the early hours of Wednesday morning by a gun fired into his bedroom window. The man was asleep when, at around 1am, he woke up to what sounded like a gunshot. After taking a look around, he spotted bullet holes in the […]
Man wounded in Windsor Park drive-by shooting
(CNS): A man was treated in hospital on Tuesday night for a gunshot wound to his leg after a drive-by shooting on Hawkins Drive in the Windsor Park area of George Town. Police said they were called to the location at about 7pm yesterday, where it was reported that a vehicle had approached a residence […]
CIAA seeks designers for first phase of general terminal
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airport Authority has begun the procurement process for designers to draw up plans for the controversial proposed upgrades to the external areas of the General Aviation Terminal at Owen Roberts International Airport. An invitation to designers has been placed on the government procurement site looking for consultants to work on the […]
Ministry refuses release of study on proposed subsea cable
(CNS): The planning and infrastructure ministry has released some documents relating to the proposed new undersea communications cable and the recruitment of the project manager and team, as well as the basics of the CI$1.3 million contract with Cambridge Management Consultants. However, an external study, which CNS understands is the Outline Business Case, that should […]
Man robbed of cash outside Rum Point condo
(CNS): Police say that a man wearing a black or blue hoodie and brandishing a knife approached another man who was sitting outside a condo in North Side with some companions on Monday afternoon, threatened him and demanded money. The robbery occurred around 4:00pm on Water Cay Road in the Rum Point area. Having obtained […]
Suspect child abuser still on the run after jumping bail
(CNS): Noel Paul Manning (53), who has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child, has been on the run now for over a month, having removed his electronic tag. Manning, who is originally from Jamaica, failed to turn up for a court appearance on 4 December, when he was expected to be arraigned. […]
