Man sustains serious head injury in barroom violence
(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into a violent incident that happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Around 4am, a 911 call was made to report that a man had sustained a head wound outside a bar in Dolphin Plaza, home to the Bananas bar and restaurant, a frequent location for violence, on Eastern Avenue. Those involved in the incident had moved on before police arrived but the emergency services tracked down the victim, who was taken to hospital, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police did not say how they believe the man was injured, but said the matter is currently under investigation by George Town CID. No other details or descriptions of what happened have been released.
Anyone with information or who was in the area of Dolphin Plaza between 3 and 4 am Wednesday, 5 March, is asked to call 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided to the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777 or the website. Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the Cayman Crime Stoppers website.
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Cayman is hit with the next hurricane of Ivan’s intensity. Imagine what is going to happen when the power goes out island-wide for days and the roads are blocked by debris for days. The immigrants from you-know-where are going to unleash lawlessness like we have never seen before.
They call it shopping & chopping!
Government now MUST stop all immigration from Jamaica and Honduras/Nicaragua.
All they do is add to the rapidly increasing problems of crime and housing.
Spending $200Million of Borrowed money on a new prison to house them comfortably is NOT the answer.
It IS the answer for foreign consultants now being paid over $8Million designing it.
Hope the new government will put a stop to this foolishness and divert these funds for a trade school for Caymanians.
Eastern Avenue is gross.
During the day it’s just fine. But at night really needs a police presence.
Maybe an Immigration presence during the day would sort out needing a police presence at night.
nobody gives a damn
Apparently you and I do Mr. Lewin, and at least one other. that’s a start, right?
Why has the Dept of Commerce not closed that restuarant down. They have no security. Every weekend someone is always seriously injured.
The Liquor license Board Members need to be removed.
stop the madness
Why? Indeed. Why hasnt RCIPS asked the licencing board to do so, or put conditions on the licence including CCTV and proper lighting. Someone has an economic interest, thats why. Or something as simple as having a car in the car park after midnight. Because someone with connections has an economic interest in ut staying open and catering for its low life clientele.
Why…???
This is Kenny’s district, these are Kenny’s people..that’s why.
Kenny is now POM, so don’t expact a PPM government to do anything about this.
I don’t believe that the LLB members — either here or the Sister Islands — have the people’s welfare in mind. We have thumpy music on Sunday always, and that statute has never been enforced. The RCIPS’s hands are tied by only being able to enforce the Penal Code, which is to say that if violence breaks out, they can respond. If they suspect that there are underage patrons, they can respond. If they believe that intoxicated people are being served alcohol, or that alcohol is being served outside of the stated hours, they can respond. We need to step up and inform them when situations are building. Unfortunately, most of those who might witness a toxic situation are probably the LAST people who would report it. Thus, the beat goes on. Don’t look for the LLB to help you out in any way, unless you are a billionaire whose boutique hotel is getting splashed with nasty music.
I never understand why we allow music to blast neighborhoods after 9 o’clock sometimes well until the morning
We “allow” it, my friend, because we don’t have a viable way of preventing it. We have Town and Communities Law, which addresses such things, but falls well short of a measurable standard in the way of a decibel level. Thus, it is subjective. We need to adopt the same noise level standard as the UK.
There should be a massive amount of surveillance outside and inside that dump.
For who to pay for this unnecessary surveillance when it is obvious and authirutues know what is going on.
Little Jamaica, being added to daily by imported economic refugees , imported by their relatives already here destroying Cayman.
Saunders Dumdum Mac and Kenneth need them, so nothing will change.
We need UK police to enforce law and order, and a curb on immigrants from Jamaica.
No. We need Caymanian police (not UK police). How is that working out for the UK right now?
We need police from the UK, not these do nothing protect your friends and family cops.
On a policing front, a lot better than it is here. In the UK, Bananas would have lost its liquor licence after the multiple incidents of violence. In the UK, if the police pulled over an MP involved in not one but 2 single driver, after hours car crashes, both of which covered by social media, you think they wouldn’t have been breathlysed? In the UK, you think that someone broke into a police evidence locker and stole 40KGs of coke there wouldn’t be an enormous outcry and police heads would be on the bloke? Just go on closing your yes to reality just because you are sensitive to any perceived criticism of Cayman, irrespective of whether its founded in reality. How about actually making Cayman better? Including the policing, which most Caymanians would agree is way below par given the huge amount of money and the enormous amount of officers per head of the population.
Far from the first time for this bar. Knowing what often happens, why would you go there? Seeking the 2025 Darwin Award?
Why do we still allow bars open until 4:00? It used to be said that it was for the tourists, but what tourist is foolish enough to go bar-hopping in Grand Cayman after midnight? Said it before: nothing good happens after midnight here. Close them up much earlier. Go home with your foolishness.
What tourist goes to Bananas?
Only those looking drugs and hookers.
That place has been a problem for years. That complex is a mess, the places across the street is a mess. Who owns this junk? Why is there no laws to fix these problems
Why has this place not been closed down? Something goin on why it has not! Police, so called big men, no answers cos you participating?
Police don’t have the legal ability to close businesses, much as they might wish for it. Nope. That ability lies completely within Cabinet.
There’s big money in Liquor, drugs and prostitution. The place won’t be closed down by those who benefit from it.
Dude the crime in this country is actually just becoming so normalised… what the heck. When did this shift truly start, like all the constant robberies, assaults, SA cases, etc? When did it really start feeling like it is every day now? Sigh… welcome to Hell?…
Estimated about ~30k new people since covid. Strictly the brightest and the best grace our filthy, unworthy shores with their presence, so it’s a bit confusing why the crime rate continues to skyrocket alongside our population.
Who let them in?
“Caymanians” and also “Caymanians” hiring them. This is one of many reasons why it’s important to have a distinction between actual Caymanians and immigrants with status.
Definitely not Caymanians.
Really? Who runs Immigration who police entry at the airport? Eho runs WORC that issue the permits? Who are the lawmakers that make the immigration laws and regulations, and the departments that are meant to enforce them? Martians?
See comment at 09/03/2025 at 3:54 pm.
If you import the 3rd world. You become the 3rd world. After so many good people were kicked out of here when Covid happened. Our newly imported population is rough as hell. Uneducated. And violent. They cannot control themselves around women. They have no self respect. And they are turning this country into something our grandparents will be turning in the graves over. Look at all the events. They are ghetto as hell. We normalize cultures hat are not our own. People can’t even type in English anymore. Our kids are growing up like this. We are in huge trouble here. We need to have a Iq test to come to this country. And bring back permit cards that we all must carry so anytime we can be stopped in the street and the police ie check them. Our beautiful country is going down the toilet fast. And if we don’t act now. More good people we want here who benefit us will leave and we will just import more crap to replace them… we are in big trouble cayman! And we need to make some tough decisions fast!
Tell our Jamaican MPs who depend on their countrymen’s votes .
Was your country’s destruction really wort it Mac..?
I don’t think this is really a Jamaican problem. I think we need to take a closer look at all the people from Latin America who came her after Covid.
It seems that the whole attitude on island changed drastically after Covid.
What Latin American countries do you specifically mean? I am genuinely curious to look into this more.
I think it began in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan in 2004. That was when the imported and local crooks discovered that they could rob stores without consequence.
During the aftermath of Ivan, the Jamaican looters didn’t endear themselves to Caymanians . The rot continues thanks to their Jamaican MPs dependent on their votes.
Just waiting for Saunders to gather his yardie posse and starting the move for Independence.