Archive for April 30th, 2024
Cabinet seeks FOI extension for housing report request
(CNS): As the current government’s poor transparency record continues to worsen, the Cabinet Office has asked for another 30 days before releasing any part of a key report and other related documents on the issue of housing. After the government refused to respond to a media request for a copy of the report generated by […]
NRA predicts 57% more traffic at Grand Harbour by 2036
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is predicting that within the next eight years, the traffic at the Grand Harbour Roundabout will have increased by more than 28,000 cars every day, which is a 57% hike in volume. In a proposed road improvement plan examining the corridor between the CUC Roundabout by Kings Sports Centre to […]
Man sustains serious stab wound in George Town bar
(CNS): An unidentified man sustained a serious but non-life-threatening stab wound in the early hours of Friday morning, police have said. The RCIPS is now investigating what happened before the wounded man turned up at an undisclosed business establishment on Eastern Avenue, injured and looking for help, at around 3am. The man was said to […]
Man charged over gun while on early release
(CNS): A 32-year-old man from Bodden Town was remanded in custody after being charged with a catalogue of offences, including possession of an illegal gun, following a police chase last Tuesday, 23 April, in South Sound. The man, who was on licensed early release, had attempted to avoid a police vehicle checkpoint along South Sound […]
