Archive for October 18th, 2024
156 crashes recorded during two-week safety campaign
(CNS): The RCIPS wrapped up the 15-day road safety campaign, Operation Clyro, on Monday, during which traffic officers responded to a whopping 156 collisions. Tickets were issued to 422 drivers with unlicensed vehicles and 278 for speeding, including 15 drivers of heavy equipment vehicles. Another 34 tickets were given to people using a mobile phone […]
Robber gets 39 months for Christmas carjacking
(CNS): Gerardo George Connolly (32) has been sentenced to three years and three months in jail for robbery in relation to a car-jacking in a supermarket car-park on Christmas Day evening where he had stabbed his victim with a screwdriver. Connolly, who was convicted earlier this year, has a long rap sheet dating back to […]
Culture minister gets $574K of ‘treasure’ for Pirates Week
(CNS): Culture Minister Dwayne Seymour has secured well over half a million dollars to spend on this year’s Pirates Week Festival, breathing new life into what had become a lacklustre event in recent years. A lack of government funding and a lack of interest in supporting it from local sponsors had taken a toll on […]
