Archive for April, 2024
Police issue alert about man wanted for assault
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public to help them track down Patrick Campbell (18), a resident of North Side who is wanted in relation to a serious assault. Campbell has a dark brown complexion and black hair. He is about 5’6” tall and slim. Members of the public should not approach Campbell if they […]
ReGen EIA finished but project still in limbo
(CNS): The construction of the proposed waste-to-energy facility and other related waste-management projects remain in limbo 2370 days after the Cayman Islands Government awarded the contract to Dart before the details of the deal had been worked out. Last week, Department of Environment (DoE) Director Gina Ebank-Petrie said that the environmental impact assessment on the […]
Bank saves customer from potential scam
(CNS): The RCIPS Financial Crime Investigation Unit (FCIU) is warning residents about the latest financial scam targeting people in the Cayman Islands after a local bank intervened to prevent one of their customers from being conned. Police said the scam involves the crooks contacting the victims by phone posing as a credit card security or […]
UPM issues policy priority document up to 2026
(CNS): With a year to go before Cayman Islands voters go to the polls, the United People’s Movement Government has released a new document to cover its strategic priorities between now and 2026, which appears to be based on the broad outcome in the budget and strategic policy statement delivered by Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly last […]
Fugitive charged with rape, remanded in custody
(CNS): Cedric Everton Ellis (52), a resident of George Town who was arrested on 2 April after he turned himself in, has been charged with rape. Ellis had been wanted by police in connection with serious sex crimes, and the RCIPS had put out an alert asking for the public’s help in tracking him down. […]
Addiction led nurse to bring cocaine for wedding trip
(CNS): Yoojin Oh, a nurse from the United States, was fined $11,038 by the Grand Court on Friday for trying to smuggle more than 7 grams of cocaine into the Cayman Islands last month when she arrived for a destination wedding, which she missed. Justice Cheryll Richards accepted that Oh had brought the drug with […]
Cayman’s ‘secrets’ to be revealed on TV reality show
(CNS): The new reality TV show Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise will be airing on Hulu on Tuesday evening. But the show has nothing to do with any ‘secrets’ of the offshore sector, which Cayman is most often associated with on TV and in movies, but is based on the lives and scandals of a […]
‘Lengthy consideration’ given to rape charges
(CNS): A 20-year-old resident of George Town who was first arrested by the police in 2023 in relation to sexual offences committed against an underage girl has been charged with sexual communications with a child, taking a child from lawful care and two counts of rape. In a press release, the RCIPS said that the […]
DoT shops for long-haul flights for new runway
(CNS): Tourism Director Rosa Harris led a delegation to the Routes Americas conference last month in Bogota, Colombia, where they met with representatives of airlines and airports operating in the Americas region to shop for long-haul carriers. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority currently has plans to expand all three airports, including a controversial proposal to […]
Shooting suspect arrested for attempted murder
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Bodden Town has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in relation to an incident where a man was shot in the head last Tuesday in George Town. He has since been bailed without charges being brought. The RCIPS said the suspect was arrested following a report of possible criminal […]
CSU predicts ‘extremely active’ hurricane season
(CNS): Scientists from one of the world’s most respected storm forecasting institutions say that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be extremely active, with the expected transition from the current El Niño conditions to La Niña later this year. In their early forecast, Dr Philip Klotzbach, the lead forecaster at Colorado State University, and his […]
