Archive for August 2nd, 2024
Crooks makes Cayman proud at Paris Olympics
(CNS): Cayman Islands standout swimming star Jordan Crooks finished the Men’s 50m Freestyle Finals less than 0.4 seconds behind the winner, Cameron McEvoy of Australia, and a hair’s breadth, just 0.08 seconds, behind Bronze medalist Florent Manaudou of France. In a race where there were the merest split seconds between the race times of the […]
19 summoned to court in ACC investigation
(CNS): Anti-Corruption Commission investigators have served 19 people with summons to appear in court, either for bribery of a public officer, contrary to section the Anti-Corruption Act, or unlawfully obtaining personal data, contrary to the Data Protection Act, or both. One man has also been summonsed for fraud on the government, contrary to the Anti-Corruption […]
Intent of EWA road is for more development
(CNS): Minister Kenneth Bryan and opposition independent MP Chis Saunders have made it clear that the basic intent of constructing the East-West Arterial Road extension deep into the Eastern Districts is to access the green space land there for development, not to ease traffic congestion. During a recent debate in parliament on a private member’s […]
RCIPS warn of scam calls from bogus bank fraud unit
(CNS): RCIPS has received reports that local banking customers have received calls from overseas numbers from individuals claiming to be from their bank’s ’Fraud Unit’. The customer is informed that there are suspicious purchases on their account, and then sent a link to review the purchases. The link, when clicked, gives the caller access to […]
Gov’t considering how to cut fuel costs and light bills
(CNS): André Ebanks, in his role as acting finance minister, said the government was considering ways to help people face the cost of living crisis and high summer power bills. But a relief programme like the one that was rolled out in 2022 would now cost around $8.6 million. Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has called […]
