Archive for December 13th, 2024
2025 public holidays released including Election Day
(CNS): The government has revealed the dates for the 13 official public holidays in the Cayman Islands next year, including Wednesday, 30 April, which is anticipated as the date for the general election, and the newly confirmed annual Emancipation Day holiday, which was introduced this year. The King’s Birthday is earmarked for Monday, 23 June, […]
Suspect arrested over $300k payroll robbery
(CNS): A 30-year-old man from West Bay has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery and other related offences in connection with the high-value robbery of what is understood to have been the cash payroll for a construction site on the West Bay Road last month.
One stabbed, one arrested, one on run after barroom violence
(CNS): Police have arrested a 51-year-old man from West Bay on suspicion of wounding and are currently looking for a second regarding a violent altercation at a bar near Public Beach at about 9pm on Thursday. Another man was stabbed multiple times and taken to the George Town hospital in a private car. When the […]
PPM unveils first of its new 2025 election candidates
(CNS): The opposition Progressive party, which is expected to be running candidates in most constituencies in April’s general election, has unveiled one of its first new faces. Josh Parsons will be running in Savannah, the seat currently held by Heather Bodden, who is running on a joint platform with her former government colleagues.
Public purse set to lose $38M over failed dump deal
(CNS): Dwayne Seymour, the latest minister to take over responsibility for the dump, was tight-lipped about the current situation regarding the talks over ReGen, the failed dump deal with Dart, this week when he was asked about the issue in parliament by the previous minister. Kathy Ebanks-Wilks MP (WBC) wanted to know why the notice […]
Trio arrested over toddler’s death last to see her alive
(CNS): The inquiry into the death of Alissady Powell moved from an unexplained death to a murder investigation only very recently after the work of several forensic experts found that the child was dead before she entered the sea, police have said. The three suspects arrested Wednesday for murder were the last people with the […]
