Archive for May 28th, 2025
CashWiz robbed by two gunmen, one arrested
(CNS): One suspect has been arrested and the police are on the hunt for a second after two armed men held up a pawn shop in George Town in broad daylight on Wednesday. CashWiz, on North Church Street, was robbed just after 11:20am by two men, who were both carrying handguns. One of them reportedly […]
Cabinet begins work revising offshore legislation
(CNS): At its first Cabinet meeting held on 21 May, the new coalition government approved drafting instructions for a long list of amendments to laws and regulations, according to a summary of the meeting released by government officials on Wednesday. The bulk of the changes relate to financial services, though amendments were also approved for […]
Student knocked off bike in JGHS car park
(CNS): A student escaped unscathed from a minor collision in the car park of the John Gray High School on Wednesday after cycling into the path of a car entering the campus, driven by one of the teachers. According to the Department of Education Services, the minor motor vehicle incident occurred at around 8:00am, when […]
Advocacy group lobbies NRSC to improve cycle safety
(CNS): Cayman Cycling, a local cycle advocacy group, has lobbied the government to do something about the growing dangers that cyclists face on the roads of Grand Cayman. Eighteen months after the National Road Safety Strategy was launched, the group met with the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) and pressed for immediate action, including better […]
West Bay woman charged in rental scam
(CNS): A 43-year-old woman from West Bay who was arrested last year in connection with numerous reports about a rental scam has been charged with ten counts of obtaining property by deception. The woman allegedly duped multiple victims into giving her deposits and advance rent for units that they were never given access to. The […]
Ombudsman opens probe into detention centre
(CNS): The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has begun a formal Own-Motion Investigation into the Cayman Islands Detention Centre at Fairbanks, which is operated by the RCIPS, after receiving a number of complaints about it. In a release, the OMB said that other serious concerns had also been raised, including injuries to prisoners and drug […]
