Archive for March 20th, 2025
Machete wielding robbery suspect charged and bailed
(CNS): Police have charged a 33-year-old George Town man in connection with a robbery that took place at a George Town convenience store on Mary Street earlier this month. Officers apprehended the suspect on Friday, ten days after the robbery in which a masked man wielding a machete burst into the store, demanded money and […]
Health ministry to begin search for new CMO
(CNS): Dr Nick Gent, the current chief medical officer, will be leaving the Cayman Islands at the end of his contract term in September. Officials from the health ministry said that Dr Gent, who has been here since September 2022, has used his extensive knowledge and experience in public health, epidemiology, healthcare policy, human rights, […]
Cayman operators get terrible deals from cruise lines
(CNS): The decline in cruise passenger numbers in the Cayman Islands isn’t the only problem for people working in the sector, according to a new report by regional economist Marla Dukharan. The report shows that, compared to tour operators at most other destinations in the region, those here are getting a smaller slice of the […]
Wanted burglar suspect caught after break-in at BT church
(CNS): Luis Abel Soler (25) from George Town, who was wanted by the RCIPS, has been arrested and taken into custody after he was arrested Tuesday morning following a burglary at a church on Bodden Town Road in the heart of the district. The report was made as the break-in was happening, but when police […]
CINWS gears up for 2025 hurricane season
(CNS): There are still more than eleven weeks to go before the official start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but given that storms can form well before 1 June and with climate change making regional weather patterns increasingly unpredictable, local weather experts are already preparing for the season. On Monday, the National Hurricane Center […]
