Archive for December 3rd, 2024
Robber armed with machete makes off with cash
(CNS): Police have opened an armed robbery investigation after a machete-wielding robber held up the McRuss convenience store in George Town in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Just after 1:15am on 3 December, police officers were dispatched to Eastern Avenue, where witnesses reported a man wearing dark-coloured clothing entered the store carrying the machete […]
US visitor dies after swimming in East End hotel pool
(CNS): A 63-year-old woman who was visiting the Cayman Islands from the United States died Monday after getting into difficulties in the swimming pool of a hotel off the Queen’s Highway in East End. Police did not say whether this occurred at the Wyndham or the Morritt’s resorts. At around 2:20pm, police officers responded to […]
Over 200 public servants swot up on anti-fraud measures
(CNS): The Central Procurement Office (CPO) recently hosted a three-day workshop for government entities focusing on contract and procurement fraud prevention. Over 200 public servants from government ministries and statutory authorities took part in sessions that centred on identifying and understanding the vulnerabilities in procurement processes that fraudsters may target for illegal gain and also […]
Drivers ‘smash’ record with 94 collisions in one week
(CNS): The RCIPS is reporting a significant increase in road collisions, with an average this year of 66 crashes per week rising to a record-breaking 94 per week over the last fortnight. There are serious collisions regularly on Cayman’s roads and nine people have died this year in six separate fatal crashes.
Serial burglary suspect charged and remanded
(CNS): Romario Brown (23) from West Bay, who was arrested last week, has now been formally charged in relation to two break-ins in October. Brown is accused of a burglary and an attempted burglary at Countryside Shopping Plaza in Savannah. He appeared in court Monday and was remanded in custody. The police are now investigating […]
Webb remanded back to hospital room
(CNS): Travis Webb (32), who was recently arrested after he escaped from the hospital where he is being held indefinitely since he was found not guilty of trying to kill his son by reason of insanity, is back in the same room. Webb has been charged with escaping lawful custody, and after appearing in court […]
Strong winds, high waves as hurricane season ends
(CNS): As an erratic and busy hurricane season closes, the government has issued a marine advisory for the Cayman Islands after weather forecasters called for strong winds reaching gale force, waves up to eleven feet and rough seas over the next few days as a result of a high-pressure system currently over the south-eastern United […]
Watson accuses prosecutor of hidden conflict
(CNS): Canover Watson has filed a formal complaint against the crown lawyer who was part of the team that prosecuted him and Bruce Blake in the CONCACAF football fraud case. Watson, a former businessman, was convicted in 2022 and jailed last year for a long list of offences. But he claims the case was politically motivated and […]
