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CSU ups 2024 hurricane prediction to 25 storms
(CNS): As Beryl continued on her strange, record-breaking journey on Tuesday, the hurricane experts at Colorado State University announced that they have slightly increased their forecast “and continue to call for an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024”. The well-known forecasting team pointed to the very high sea surface temperatures across the development region […]
OfReg says oil tanker did not leak fuel after grounding
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has begun inquiries into the incident involving the Sea Elephant, an oil tanker that ran aground off the coast of Cayman Brac on 7 July. In a short release about the investigation, OfReg said there had been no reports of any fuel spills but the grounding had […]
Witness says she did not ‘make up’ Bush rape allegation
(CNS): In a contentious day of cross-examination yesterday, the woman who has accused McKeeva Bush of raping her at least 24 years ago struggled to answer questions or tell the court what happened on the night of the alleged sexual assault. However, she insisted that she was not lying and challenged Bush’s attorney on why […]
Ex-Maples boss to chair Anti-Corruption Commission
(CNS): Charles Jennings has been appointed as the chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission for the next twelve months, taking over from Adrian “Gus” Pope, Governor Jane Owen has announced. Jennings, who has been a member of the ACC for the last two years, is a former worldwide managing partner of Maples and Calder and former president […]
Port Zeus developers to consult Brackers on proposed marina
(CNS): Frank Schilling and the developers planning a multi-million dollar marina and residential village on Cayman Brac, known as Port Zeus, are holding a public meeting on Thursday evening so that residents can have their say on the terms of reference for the environmental impact assessment for the project proposal. Members of the public can […]
Bush’s KC arrives in time to challenge rape allegation
(CNS): Jerome Lynch KC was sworn in at the Cayman bar Monday in time for him to cross-examine the woman who has accused his client, McKeeva Bush MP, of raping her, an accusation that he has denied. Bush is being prosecuted by Eloise Marshall KC but he was facing a legal inequity without his own […]
CUC increases base rate on electricity bills by 3.2%
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has approved an annual base rate increase of 3.2% on CUC bills, which will come into effect on power used by customers from 1 June. The hike comes as Cayman Islands residents are struggling with the rising cost of living and after CUC saw its earnings increase […]
Fuel tanker runs aground on Cayman Brac’s reef
(CNS): An oil tanker called the Sea Elephant ran aground off the eastern shore of Cayman Brac on Saturday afternoon, damaging both the ship and the reef. Officials said the maritime incident happened while the ship was delivering diesel to the island. On Sunday night, it was reported that there had been no fuel leakage […]
Child injured after being run down by car on ETH
(CNS): A young girl who was knocked down by a car near the Island Heritage Roundabout on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway on Saturday night has been treated for her injuries and released, police have said. The police did not reveal how old the girl was but said that she had sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries […]
Bush raped woman in mangrove clearing, crown tells jury
(CNS): Former Cayman Islands premier and the longest serving member of parliament, McKeeva Bush, has been accused by a woman of raping her on the ground in a mangrove clearing off the West Bay Road more than 24 years ago. As Eloise Marshall KC opened the historic rape case against Bush on Friday, she briefly […]
Honda Fit driver killed in Bodden Town crash
(CNS): A 60-year-old man from East End was killed in another early morning road collision in Bodden Town, police have confirmed. Just after 2:30am on Saturday, the police and emergency services responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Shamrock Road in the vicinity of Pasture Drive, in the Northward area of Bodden Town. […]
