Archive for 2024
Cash taken in armed, daylight robbery
(CNS): A man was robbed on Friday afternoon of an undisclosed quantity of cash, described as “large” by the RCIPS, by two men, one armed with a gun and the other a machete. The police said that around 3:45pm, the victim was walking to his car on Jasmine Lane in the Spotts area of George […]
Earthquakes in Cuba shake things up in Cayman
(CNS): Cuba was hit by several earthquakes on Sunday, some of which were felt here in the Cayman Islands, in Jamaica and as far away as Florida. The earthquakes, the largest of which was 6.9 magnitude, struck south-southwest of the island. Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) were on the alert but there was no tsunami threat. […]
Security guard injured in mugging at 7M Shops
(CNS): A security guard was taken to hospital after being attacked by a group of people wearing hoodies and masks around 2:30am on Wednesday, according to an RCIPS press release issued on Friday evening. The attackers took his phone and other personal items belonging to the guard, who was on duty at a commercial plaza […]
Pedestrian killed by suspected drunk driver
(CNS): A man died in East End yesterday evening after he was run over by a suspected drunk driver. Police said the person who was knocked down on Sea View Road by the driver of a Suzuki Swift just after 7:20pm on Friday died at the hospital on Saturday morning as a result of the […]
JOCC confirms $2,000 bonus for civil servants
(CNS): Public sector employees can look forward to a whopping $2,000 Christmas bonus after Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said on Friday that the government was in a position to make the one-off payment. The bonuses are estimated to add another $9.7 million to the budget, added to a 5% cost of living allowance in the New […]
$50k reward posted to help find murder suspect
(CNS): A reward of CI$50,000 has been posted by Cayman Crime Stoppers for information leading to the arrest of Romario Davis (34). Davis is wanted in connection to the murder of Jason Johnson outside his George Town home. Davis was last known to be living in Newlands but frequents Webb Road in George Town. He goes […]
Seymour gets climate ministry despite criticising DoE
(CNS): Two weeks after four members, including three ministers, resigned from the UPM government because of a catalogue of issues relating to poor governance, Premier Julianna O’Connor-Connolly has finally handed the portfolios out to the remaining members of Cabinet. In a shocking allocation, Dwayne Seymour has been given responsibility for climate, despite his dismissive comments […]
8 years on, drivers have just days left to replace old plates
(CNS): After endless delays over the past eight years, the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) is almost at the end of completing the replacement of old vehicle registration plates with smart security ones. Over the years, the project was supposed to have been completed many times — the last deadline before older plates […]
New Brac school budget leapt from $24M to over $60M
(CNS): The government initially budgeted just $24 million for the proposed new Cayman Brac high school, but between the Strategic Business Case, which first justified the project, to the Full Business Case, which was leaked into the public domain this week, the price tag for the school has more than doubled. It also includes another […]
Cayman to host its first Ultimate Frisbee contest
(CNS): The Cayman Islands will host its first-ever international Ultimate Frisbee tournament this weekend when visiting teams from the United States and Jamaica compete against local players. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American […]
MPs have common vision, policy platform for 2025
(CNS): André Ebanks, Katherine Ebanks Wilks, Sabrina Turner and Heather Bodden have already agreed on a common policy platform and vision on which they will stand together in next year’s election. The four MPs, who announced their resignation from the UPM government last month, have said they have plans to talk with others about joining […]
