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Assistant police commissioner recruited from UK
(CNS): The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed a former officer from London’s Metropolitan Police Service to a new leadership job in the RCIPS. Robert Atkin MBE is the Cayman Islands’ first assistant commissioner of police (ACP), a new rank immediately below the position of deputy commissioner, currently held by Anthony Ennis. Governor Jane Owen, […]
Roads to close for work in GT and on LPH
(CNS): Between 7:00pm Saturday and 5:00am Sunday, the westbound lanes of the Linford Pierson Highway between the CUC and Alamo roundabouts will be closed for paving work. The work is intended to improve the quality and safety of the road, and drivers are urged to follow the diversion signs and exercise caution in the area.
Cabinet increases 2024 capital budgets by $7.4M
(CNS): Under section 11 of the Public Management and Finance Law, Cabinet has effectively added another CI$7.4 million to the 2024 budget with the approval to increase capital funding for various government projects by CI$7 million. According to brief meeting notes from 14 August, the government’s inner circle approved an equity injection of $3 million […]
Police seek witnesses to undisclosed burglary
(CNS): The police are investigating a commercial burglary in the early hours of Monday morning and are seeking witnesses and information, although they have refused to say exactly where it took place. According to a press release, the break-in happened at an undisclosed business on the West Bay Road in George Town sometime before 8:00am, […]
Mystery landowner set to gain big from cargo project
(CNS): Finding out who owns the land surrounding the Breakers site that the Cayman Islands Government is proposing to develop as a cargo facility is proving very difficult, given the barriers that exist here when it comes to land and company searches. However, CNS has learned that one mysterious company acquired hundreds of acres in […]
Four guns, 2,800 bullets collected during amnesty
(CNS): Given how many illegal guns are known by the police to be on the streets of Cayman, Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks said that the number of firearms handed in over the recent six-week amnesty was “considerably less than we hoped for”. But the police said the people who were brave enough to come forward have […]
Cop pepper sprays driver as traffic stop turns violent
(CNS): A police officer was assaulted and deployed his pepper spray in the early hours of Tuesday morning when a traffic stop turned violent. According to the RCIPS, shortly before 1:00am on Tuesday, 3 September, a police officer conducting a vehicle stop on Bodden Town Road asked a driver for his identification and vehicle documents.
New diversions coming as GT project rolls on
(CNS): New temporary traffic diversion from Edward Street to Main Street will be in place from the middle of this month until December, as Phase 3 of the Central Business Development Enhancement Project begins, part of the long-running George Town Revitalisation Initiative. The planning ministry is encouraging commuters to plan their routes in advance and […]
CI$50k up for grabs for new tourism ideas
(CNS): The tourism ministry is offering a grant of up to $50,000 to Caymanians who come up with new, original, authentic visitor experiences to help expand the attractions and things for tourists to do when they visit the Cayman Islands. The Visitor Experience Development Grant (VEDG) is designed to increase local participation in the tourism […]
Road rage driver charged with attempted murder
(CNS): Asheimo Relando McDonald (23) from Bodden Town has been charged with attempted murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm in connection to a road rage incident in Savannah last week. McDonald, who appeared in court yesterday, was arrested on 28 August after the vehicle he was driving collided with another vehicle and he […]
Ministry attempts to raise climate awareness
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency has launched a Climate and Energy Challenge to raise awareness about climate change in the Cayman Islands. As the UPM’s commitment to prepare the country for climate change and create a more sustainable future appears to be waning, the ministry is hoping to engage the public and […]
