Archive for December 18th, 2024
Radar back in action after annual maintenance
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has said that the Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar is now fully operational following its annual maintenance. The work was done earlier this month between 4 and 6 December. The radar plays an important part of regional weather forecasting but has been plagued with technical issues as well as […]
Parliament adjourns with passage of new BO regs
(CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Conolly who recently added Financial Services to the largest portfolio ever held by a Cabinet minister steered a government motion through parliament, Monday night, that enables people, with what is confirmed as a legitimate reason, to access beneficial ownership information about companies registered in the Cayman Islands. The Beneficial Ownership Transparency (Legitimate Interest […]
Scammers create fake Cayman Crypto Bank website
(CNS): Fraudsters have created a fake crypto bank claiming to be based in Cayman in another effort to separate people from their hard earned cash. The Financial Reporting Authority (FRA) became aware of the “Cayman Crypto Bank” through the website www.caymancryptobank.com that fraudulently claims to be: “The Banking of the Future. Based in Cayman Islands. Cayman […]
80lbs of ganja seized at ORIA from two Canadians
(CNS): Over the last two weeks Customs and Border Control (CBC) have seized just under 80lbs of ganja from two separate smugglers at Owen Roberts International Airport. Both were Canadian nationals who are currently on remand at HMP Northward and Fairbanks. Officers stopped the first of the two on his arrival at the airport from […]
Cuban migrant chooses to land as 9 others press on
(CNS): One Cuban migrant opted to end his dangerous journey in Grand Cayman, yesterday, when a boat carrying nine ten people came into local waters. The vessel was spotted off the coast of Pedro Castle on Grand Cayman, Wednesday, at about 1:30pm. The group were traveling west and a Cayman Islands Port Authority boat was the […]
Child and two adults injured in three car pile-up
(CNS): Just one day after the police launched their Christmas safety campaign they were on the scene of yet another major collision on Grand Cayman’s roads involving three vehicles that may have been caused by drivers racing each other. The crash took place on Bodden Town Road in the Midland Acres area at about 10:10 […]
UPM in mystery talks to swap Barkers land with Dart
(CNS) UPDATED: The government has issued a brief statement about the approval of a mystery Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the islands’ largest land owner Dart Enterprises Limited. The deputy governor has now confirmed to CNS that talks, with a view to swapping land in the area to create a national park, are at the […]
