Archive for January 8th, 2025
Fire at auto-mechanic shop under investigation
(CNS) A fire at a George Town auto-mechanic shop on Barnes Avenue in the Industrial Park on Monday night is under investigation, the Cayman Islands Fire Service has said. The blaze was reported to police sometime after 8pm by a member of the public, and it took firefighters around two and a half hours to […]
Election officials on alert over voter fraud reports
(CNS): District registering officers are exercising heightened vigilance in reviewing and verifying voter registration and change of circumstances forms after a number of complaints were made about people intentionally or inadvertently submitting false information. The Elections Office said the complaints were in relation to people attempting to fraudulently register to vote in electoral districts where […]
Grand Harbour evacuated over ‘suspicious’ incident
(CNS): RCIPS officers are out in force at Grand Harbour shopping plaza in response to what they said was a “suspicious occurrence”, and businesses in the areas, including the pharmacy, school and Hurley’s supermarket, have all been evacuated. The police were called to the scene at about 10:00am but have still not confirmed the nature […]
Panton warns of political risk posed by NCA changes
(CNS): Former premier and sustainability minister Wayne Panton has raised significant concerns about the minority UPM government’s attempts to gut the National Conservation Act, specifically the damage the proposed changes could cause to the environment as well as the political and governance risks they present. Panton said the draft bill not only undermines the intent […]
