Archive for May 14th, 2025
2024 crime up 7% but 43% detection rate revealed
(CNS): The RCIPS battled an increase in crime in 2024, but even with significant staff retention problems, the police achieved an impressive clean-up rate, statistics show. In the latest annual Crime and Traffic Statistics Report, the RCIPS has included detection levels across all crime categories for the first time, allowing the community to judge how […]
MRCU urges residents to remove standing water
(CNS): With the rise in mosquito-transmitted diseases in our region, the Mosquito Research and Control Unit is urging residents to clear standing water from their yards to help reduce the current high number of mosquitoes. The MRCU has joined forces with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and regional partners to mark Caribbean Mosquito Awareness […]
Aerial larviciding operations begin across Cayman
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has begun daytime aerial larviciding operations across Grand Cayman, which will continue over the next two weeks, weather permitting, the MRCU said in a release. The MRCU aircraft will be flying at low altitude, making multiple passes over target areas to ensure full coverage and that no mosquito […]
Crown argues judge was wrong to stay Bush case
(CNS): Charles Miskin KC said the judge who stayed the indecent assault case against McKeeva Bush last year was wrong to do so and his ruling should be quashed. When the UK lawyer representing the director of public prosecutions appeared in the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal on Tuesday, he argued that Justice Stanley John […]
