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Burglars make off with massive jewellery haul
(CNS): The RCIPS has opened an investigation into a break-in at a downtown jeweller in the early hours of New Year’s Eve morning in which tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery was taken. Police investigating the audacious burglary believe it happened at around 1:30am on Tuesday, 31 December, at the store on Main […]
Fire at auto-mechanic shop under investigation
(CNS) A fire at a George Town auto-mechanic shop on Barnes Avenue in the Industrial Park on Monday night is under investigation, the Cayman Islands Fire Service has said. The blaze was reported to police sometime after 8pm by a member of the public, and it took firefighters around two and a half hours to […]
Election officials on alert over voter fraud reports
(CNS): District registering officers are exercising heightened vigilance in reviewing and verifying voter registration and change of circumstances forms after a number of complaints were made about people intentionally or inadvertently submitting false information. The Elections Office said the complaints were in relation to people attempting to fraudulently register to vote in electoral districts where […]
Grand Harbour evacuated over ‘bomb threat’
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now confirmed that they have opened an investigation into yesterday’s bomb threat at Grand Harbour. The RCIPS said that following a thorough search of the premises, by police and an explosives expert following the threat, the area was deemed safe, and normal business operations resumed. But the police had still not offered any […]
Panton warns of political risk posed by NCA changes
(CNS): Former premier and sustainability minister Wayne Panton has raised significant concerns about the minority UPM government’s attempts to gut the National Conservation Act, specifically the damage the proposed changes could cause to the environment as well as the political and governance risks they present. Panton said the draft bill not only undermines the intent […]
Local boxing veteran inducted into Florida Hall of Fame
(CNS): Caymanian boxer Charles “The Killa” Whittaker has been inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame, which recognises individuals who have made a significant impact on the sport. Whittaker, who turned 51 this weekend, will join the other inductees in a ceremony this June at the St. Petersburg Hilton Lake Carillon.
Bodden Town man comes home to armed burglars
(CNS): Police are on the hunt for two men who broke into a home near the North Sound Estates in Bodden Town during the early hours of Friday, 3 January. The resident arrived home sometime before 12:30 that morning and found the door open and two masked men inside the house, brandishing knives. The victim […]
AG agrees to ask CJ to review inequities of drug sentences
(CNS): Attorney General Samuel Bulgin has said he will ask the chief justice to conduct a review of sentences that have been handed down to those convicted of drug offences following concerns that visitors who are bringing drugs into Cayman accidentally or deliberately are facing far less severe sanctions than locals for similar crimes. The […]
Changes to law would pave way for unchecked development
(CNS): One of the most fundamental changes the UPM government is proposing to make to the National Conservation Act would, if the amendment bill passes, almost eliminate the main purpose of the law. One of the clauses removes the National Conservation Council’s ability to curtail even the most egregious development if, for example, the Central […]
New Year election roll grows by just over 1.2%
(CNS): The latest register of electors, which was published on the Elections Office website on New Year’s Day, has increased by just 300 votes or around 1.2% compared to the October register. The electoral roll now stands at 23,829 people. However, as the clock ticks on the 15 January deadline for eligible voters to register […]
Nine Cubans sent back to Havana under speedy scheme
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government returned a second group of Cuban migrants to Havana last month under revised legislation rolled out in 2023 that enables the CIG to process asylum claims very quickly and deport almost all of those who have landed in Cayman after breaking their intended journeys to Central America.
