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Pre-dawn construction work deprives neighbours of sleep

Pre-dawn construction work deprives neighbours of sleep

| 25/03/2024 | 74 Comments

(CNS): Residents living by a huge condo construction site on North West Point Road in West Bay will be losing another night’s sleep on Wednesday as the developer has confirmed that work will be done at the site in the very early hours. Over the last year, residents living by the Dolphin Point Club development […]

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Shutter fitter jailed for five years for fraud on clients

Shutter fitter jailed for five years for fraud on clients

| 25/03/2024 | 17 Comments

(CNS): Garfield Antonio Robb, who was convicted of nine counts of obtaining property by deception last year, has been jailed for five years after conning clients out of at least $15,400 over a period of almost seven years between 2014 and 2020. Robb was convicted after trial for various scams, including accepting money for jobs […]

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Cayman continues to import a huge volume of vehicles

Cayman continues to import a huge volume of vehicles

| 25/03/2024 | 54 Comments

(CNS): According to the unaudited Third Quarter Economic Report 2023 covering government earnings and spending up to the end of September, a significant boost to the surplus at the time came from fees on imported motor vehicles. The earnings surpassed budget expectations by $7.8 million due to the volume of vehicles being imported. While the […]

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Teenage girl missing for twelve days

Teenage girl missing for twelve days

| 25/03/2024

(CNS): Police say that fifteen-year-old Shantelle Rhoden Aguilar has been missing for twelve days. She has a brown complexion and slim build, has dark brown hair, and wears glasses. She was last seen at her home address in George Town wearing a grey shirt and black leggings. Shantelle was reported missing on Friday, 15 March. […]

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Webb’s sentence on hold as FIFA case on appeal

Webb’s sentence on hold as FIFA case on appeal

| 22/03/2024 | 15 Comments

(CNS): Almost nine years after Jeffery Webb was arrested along with 13 other football, marketing and media executives in Zurich in the massive FIFA corruption case brought by the US Department of Justice, his sentencing has been postponed yet again. He was due to go before a judge to finalise his case last month, but […]

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US male visitors charged over credit card fraud

US male visitors charged over credit card fraud

| 22/03/2024

(CNS) UPDATED: Police officers investigating credit card fraud have now charged three men from the United States with three counts each of obtaining property by deception inregards to several purchases totalling over CI$50,000. The men were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of obtaining property by deception. The RCIPS said yesterday that the men, aged 32, […]

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CUC sues gas station boss over cash collected on bills

CUC sues gas station boss over cash collected on bills

| 21/03/2024 | 43 Comments

(CNS): CUC is claiming that the operator of the Eastern Avenue Rubis gas station failed to pay over $130,000 in bill payments collected from CUC customers when the station acted as an agent for the power company. In the first instance, CUC is seeking over $60,000 plus interest from Roger Tatum and his company, Serve-Pro […]

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Bryan challenges report on low value of Cayman tourism

Bryan challenges report on low value of Cayman tourism

| 21/03/2024 | 158 Comments

(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has criticised a report by regional economist Marla Dukharan on the Cayman Islands’ economic fortunes in which she found that the tourism sector contributes a relatively small amount to the economy. Challenging the narrative that tourism is a twin pillar alongside financial services, Dukharan said that Cayman is almost entirely […]

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Police name the second driver killed in 24 hours

Police name the second driver killed in 24 hours

| 21/03/2024 | 49 Comments

(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now identified the driver killed in a Bodden Town single-vehicle collision on Thursday as Teron Anthony Johnson (22), a Jamaican national residing in Grand Cayman. This was the second fatality on Cayman’s roads this year and happened just 24 hours after the first fatal crash on Cayman Brac. The police said […]

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HMCI testing systems in UNESCO tsunami drill

HMCI testing systems in UNESCO tsunami drill

| 21/03/2024 | 26 Comments

(CNS): Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) is taking part in CARIBE WAVE 24 today as part of the annual tsunami exercise of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The exercise, which aims to test tsunami preparedness in the region, creates two tsunami scenarios, one generated by a […]

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Traffic cops to lead Easter road safety campaign

Traffic cops to lead Easter road safety campaign

| 21/03/2024 | 27 Comments

(CNS): Police will clamp down on rogue road users over the Easter Holidays in a targeted safety campaign to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on Cayman’s roads. Between Friday, 22 March, and Friday, 5 April, there will be an increase in visible policing initiatives and traffic enforcement across the islands. The campaign will focus on […]

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