Archive for September, 2024
Local man denies $21k car sales scam
(CNS): Dorian Dolan Hunter from Cayman Brac pleaded not guilty to obtaining property by deception when he appeared in Grand Court on Friday. The local man has denied conning two people on two different occasions out of a total of $21,000 by selling them Honda vehicles that he never delivered.
OfReg offers amnesty for illegal mobile radios
(CNS): Individuals, businesses, non-profits or other entities using professional land mobile radio devices that do not comply with Cayman’s licensing legislation are being offered an amnesty until the end of the year. OfReg has announced the move to address public health and safety concerns, as unlicensed radios can interfere with networks and essential radio-enabled services […]
Same election cliche but new reasons
Charles Clifford writes: Voters are rightly concerned about our 2025 general election. Every four years, we repeat the cliche that “this is the most important election in our history”. That cliche was true for specific reasons in the past, for example, during our post-Hurricane Ivan recovery and again during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
Gas station robber to serve less than 10 months
(CNS): A local man who robbed a Bodden Town gas station earlier this year, armed with a taped-up drill, will serve half of his sentence in the community, a court ordered on Friday. Jasir Matthew McLean (21) was given a 19-month sentence, half of which has been suspended for two years, for the possession of […]
Convicted killer denies jailhouse arson
(CNS): Justin Kyle Jackson pleaded not guilty to two counts of arson when he appeared in court via video link from HMP Northward on Friday. Jackson denied setting light to mattresses in a cell at the men’s prison last November. He is serving a 14-year sentence at Northward for the manslaughter of Harry Elliott during […]
Cayman registers 30k funds for the first time
(CNS): Officials have claimed that the Cayman Islands continues to cement its place as a global leader in investment funds after the jurisdiction topped a record-breaking 30,000 funds. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) said that as of 4 September, the total number of registered investment funds in Cayman was 30,038 (17,080 private funds and […]
Over half the workforce earns $4k or less a month
(CNS): Some 58% of workers in the Cayman Islands are earning $4,000 or less per month, which, given the cost of living here, means most people are struggling to make ends meet despite having full-time jobs. The figure comes from the ESO’s Occupational Wage Survey, which was published Friday and gives a snapshot of how […]
Panton $1.6M loan to Turner not connected to election
(CNS): A CI$1.64 million loan made by former premier Wayne Panton to Health Minister Sabrina Turner to enable her to buy a house was not connected to the horsetrading among MPs in the wake of the 2021 election, as the agreement was not made until April of last year. While concerns have been raised that […]
Roads to close for work in GT and on LPH
(CNS): Between 7:00pm Saturday and 5:00am Sunday, the westbound lanes of the Linford Pierson Highway between the CUC and Alamo roundabouts will be closed for paving work. The work is intended to improve the quality and safety of the road, and drivers are urged to follow the diversion signs and exercise caution in the area.
CPR takes public pulse as cruise battle heats up
(CNS): As the fight between the small number of operators and merchants set to gain from cruise ship berthing facilities and those who oppose such damaging development heats up, the Cruise Port Referendum Cayman campaigners have published an online survey.
Assistant police commissioner recruited from UK
(CNS): The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed a former officer from London’s Metropolitan Police Service to a leadership job in the RCIPS. Robert Atkin MBE is the new assistant commissioner of police (ACP), a rank that has not existed since about 2007. It is immediately below the position of deputy commissioner, currently held by […]
