Archive for June 6th, 2025
CICG issues call for boaters to assist in search for Harris
(CNS) UPDATE Saturday 10:50am: The Cayman Islands Coast Guard issued a notice on Saturday morning that it is not accepting volunteer divers for the search today for missing local reporter Andrel Harris (34) due to ongoing safety concerns and current weather conditions. However, the CICG is welcoming assistance from boaters.
Minister commits to dump solution, mum on plastic ban
(CNS): In an address to mark World Environment Day, which this year was focused on beating plastic pollution, Environment Minister Kathy Ebanks-Wilks accepted that this is a growing problem here in the Cayman Islands. But even as she committed to addressing the wider waste-management problem and the George Town dump, the minister made no mention […]
Police find clothing belonging to Harris in the sea
(CNS): As the coordinated, intense search for missing reporter Andrel Harris continued Friday morning, the RCIPS confirmed that an article of clothing found in the sea during yesterday’s search does belong to him. In a brief press release, the police said the item of clothing has since been examined, and an undisclosed item belonging to […]
Cayman air arrivals soar as cruise numbers sink
(CNS): April 2025 proved to be another great month for overnight guests, with 42,757 people taking a vacation here, a 15% increase over April 2024. However, the number of cruise visitors was one of the worst Aprils on record, with a 26.6% decrease compared to last year. But the decline isn’t unique to Cayman. Jamaica […]
BT man charged after fight turns into robbery
(CNS): A 42-year-old man from Bodden Town has been charged with robbery after he reportedly mugged a man at knifepoint Tuesday morning following a disagreement. At 10:30am on 3 June, the police responded to a report of a robbery in the area of Homestead Crescent in Savannah, Bodden Town.
CUC claims it was kept in dark over FOI appeal
(CNS): In a judicial review hearing, in which CUC is challenging a decision by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) ordering the release of two of its industry reports held by OfReg, the power company argued that it was treated unfairly when it wasn’t invited to take part in a hearing that led to the […]
Fourth person arrested in rental scam probe
(CNS): Police have arrested a 23-year-old man living in George Town in an ongoing probe into what appears to be a widening investigation into a residential property rental scam. The suspect was arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit on Suspicion of Obtaining Property by Deception. He is the fourth person to be arrested in […]
Volunteers join police in coordinated bid to find reporter
(CNS): The coordinated search for missing local reporter Andrel Harris (34) will resume this morning at 8:30am. Volunteers are due to meet at the Cayman Islands Baptist Church on Pedro Castle Road, close to where he was last seen on Tuesday night at around 9:30pm. On Thursday, the police conducted ground, aerial and coastal searches […]
Fishing boat being towed to Roatan, says CICG
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has confirmed that the Cayman Islands-flagged fishing vessel (FV) Cardvern is currently being towed to Roatan, Honduras, by Honduran-registered Motor Vessel (MV) CORTES 1, which reached the stranded boat yesterday afternoon. The three crew members, who have been at sea since the weekend, were said to be on board […]
