Archive for December 16th, 2024
Pro-Caymanian motions pass but 2% tax rejected
(CNS): Four private members motions designed to protect local people from a catalog of social problems that have emerged in Cayman over the last two or more decades were steered through parliament last week but MPs voted against a 2% property tax on foreign owners to finance a healthcare fund for children and seniors. The […]
Boat captain rescues loggerhead turtle tangled in buoys
(CNS): The department of the environment has confirmed that an endangered loggerhead turtle that was entangled in buoy markers over the weekend has been found and freed by Captain Hilton of Red Sail Sports who spotted the turtle following the DOE’s SOS message on Sunday and was able to approach it and cut it free.
Safety campaign begins to deter crime & crashes
(CNS): The RCIPS has launched its 2024 Holiday Safety Operation “Winter Guardian” with the aim of deterring crime and cut the worryingly high collisions on the roads. Police will intensify road enforcement operations and increase community foot and high visibility mobile patrols across the Islands.
Fire under investigation at centre holding migrants
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) has opened an investigation into a fire at the Bodden Twon Civic Centre, where Cuban migrants are being housed, that ignited on Saturday night at about 8:30pm. No one was hurt as a result of the blaze but no details have been released about the level of damage […]
Gangster brother ‘assassins’ to remain in UK jails
(CNS): Caymanian gangster, brothers Osbourne Douglas(38) and Justin Ramoon(34) will remain in British jails for the foreseeable future after losing the latest leg of a long and winding legal fight to serve their life-sentences for murder back in Cayman. The brothers are serving minimum terms of over thirty years for what was described as the […]
Man arrives at hospital with multiple chop wounds
(CNS): police have opened an investigation into how a man who arrived at the hospital in George Town on Saturday evening at about 6:10 sustained multiple serious wounds to his body. The man had several severe lacerations and his last known location was believed to be a restaurant off Eastern Avenue in George Town. The […]
North Side man due in court over loaded gun
(CNS): Police have charged a 30-year-old unnamed man from North Side after he was arrested on Friday 13 December at the Dolphin’s Plaza on Eastern Avenue when police found a loaded gun and what was suspected to be cocaine was connected to him after a stop and search. At around 3:30AM the Firearm Response Unit was […]
