Archive for May, 2025
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 […]
Sustainability minister outlines work but mum on dump
(CNS): Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, who has taken on health and sustainability, has outlined some of the work that has started to deliver on national priorities and to enhance the well-being of Caymanians and the Islands. The new ministry combines health, environment and sustainability into a single portfolio to enhance public health, access to care, the […]
Hot, dry, unpredictable wet season ahead
(CNS): The Cayman Islands can expect the current high temperatures to last well into June, as the heat dome responsible for the hot weather across the Caribbean persists. According to the Cayman Islands Weather Service, this weather pattern might temporarily suppress tropical cyclone development but conversely, the elevated sea surface temperatures could also support the […]
Short-handed RCIPS sends eight officers to Anguilla
(CNS): A team of eight Royal Cayman Islands Police officers has been deployed to Anguilla to support that British Overseas Territory’s rising gang tension and violence. Despite the RCIPS’s own manpower issues, six firearm officers, one inspector who is a tactical firearms commander, and a drone operator have been deployed to bolster the Royal Anguilla […]
Cayman loses head coach days before World Cup game
(CNS): Joey Jap Tjong is no longer serving as head coach of the Cayman Islands Men’s National Team, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Cayman Islands Football Association. CIFA said that Colin “Dougie” Rowe will be taking over, but did not say why Tjong left just nine days before the national squad […]
RFHL makes bid for full takeover of CNB
(CNS): Republic Bank Trinidad & Tobago (Barbados) Limited (RBTTBL), which is owned by Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), is making a bid for ownership of the whole of Cayman National Bank. Last week, RFHL announced its intention to make an all-cash conditional offer to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Cayman National and […]
Minister looks forward to valuable advice from NCC
(CNS): Sustainability Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks has welcomed Cabinet’s appointment of the new National Conservation Council, which was the very first matter of business for the new coalition government. The appointments were made partway through a legal challenge to those made by the minority UPM just before the election that had stripped the NCC of its […]
CoP: Community policing critical to trust in RCIPS
(CNS): Even with serious staff shortages across the RCIPS, Police Commissioner Kurt Walton believes that maintaining the headcount at the Community Policing Department (CPD) is vital in the fight against crime and fundamental to building trust between the people and the police. At a recent press briefing, he said he wants to refresh and increase […]
CIG may extend rollover for all expats
(CNS): Having announced that the rollover (term limit) policy will now apply to civil servants, the Cayman Islands Government is set to extend the two-year term-limit break to all expatriate workers. While some form of rollover for expats has been applied in the private sector for more than 20 years, it will be introduced into […]
Turtle tangled in fishing line saved by DoE team
(CNS): On World Turtle Day, Friday 23 May, the DoE Turtle Team and Chief Conservation Officer Mark Orr managed to find and save the life of a turtle after it was badly tangled in fishing line. The rescue effort, triggered by a report about the animal being in distress, was a fitting reminder of the […]
