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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.
Police offer few details over man’s mysterious death
(CNS): Police have said all possible lines of enquiry are being pursued in order to ascertain the circumstances that led to the death of a man found in George Town last week. The body of an unidentified 56-year-old man from Bodden Town was found at around 7:30 on the morning of New Year’s Eve, Tuesday […]
2024 pushes 2023 off top spot for hottest year on record
(CNS): Earth has now endured a decade of record-breaking heat after 2024 knocked 2023 off the top spot as the hottest year on record. The rapidly rising heat over the last ten years has been fueled by man’s behaviour and reached the point where scientists are now saying that the hope of restricting the rise […]
Seven Mile Beach bar closes blaming eroded beach
(CNS): Coral Beach bar, situated on Dart-owned land in the heart of Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach, will close at the end of this month, owners have said, largely as a result of the significant beach erosion in the area. Since the owners, Crown Jewel, leased the site from the Dart Group, the bar has […]
