Archive for April 22nd, 2025
Unidentified body washes ashore at Safehaven marina
(CNS): Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified man whose body washed ashore at SafeHaven in George Town on Tuesday morning. Police were called to the marina at about 9:30am after the body was found and there were no signs of life. A doctor attended the scene along […]
Police search for missing man dropped ashore at Yacht Club
(CNS): Police have opened a missing person investigation after Channing Junior Williams (39) from George Town was reported missing by his family on Monday. They last saw him on Sunday afternoon when he said he was going out on a boat with friends to Starfish Point. It was reported that Williams had returned to shore […]
Physiotherapist identified as cyclist killed in BT collision
(CNS): Police have confirmed that the man killed around 6am on Easter Monday was Per Undheim (39), a Norwegian national who was living in Savannah and working as a physiotherapist for a private company. A keen all-round athlete and sportsman, Undheim specialised in treating those with sports injuries and persistent pain. He was pronounced dead at […]
Cayman filmmaker takes up new commissioner post
(CNS): Brittany Kelly has been appointed as the new Film Commissioner for the Cayman Islands Film Commission (CIFC). She will be responsible for managing the administrative functions of the commission secretariat as well as strategic planning, partnership development and marketing and promotions, officials said. An award-winning writer/producer with experience in the film industry both here […]
Watler given 30-year life term for Duffell’s murder
(CNS): Lindsay Kirk Watler (55) has been handed a 30-year life sentence for killing Ian Duffell during a violent altercation in West Bay in 2022. Watler was convicted by a jury in February and was handed the recommended life tariff on Thursday by Justice Cheryll Richards. Watler, who is in poor health, suffering from asthma and chronic […]
Cyclist killed in hit and run on Bodden Town Road
(CNS): A 39-year-old man from Bodden Town was killed early Easter Monday morning after he was hit by a blue Subaru Forrester as he was riding his bike east along Bodden Town Road near the junction of Lake Destiny Drive. A 33-year-old man, also from the district, who fled the scene, has been arrested on […]
Elite class in Cayman politics: progress or power trip?
101 writes: In this election season, we are seeing more of a certain breed of candidate stepping into the political arena: wealthy, media-trained professionals with deep pockets and polished campaign teams. They look the part, speak the part, and seem to have spared no expense in branding themselves as Cayman’s next saviours. But beneath the […]
OfReg issues draft licensing regime for satellite comms
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has published a consultation paper outlining its draft determination on a licensing framework for satellite-based telecommunications services here in the Cayman Islands. These services, including Starlink, are currently banned. The draft regime emerged out of a stakeholder consultation last year and the feedback received, OfReg said in […]
