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One man arrested in Bodden Town drug-gun bust
(CNS): A 29-year-old man from George Town has been arrested for a list of offences, including possession of an illegal gun, following a drug bust at an address in Bodden Town on Thursday. On 15 February, the RCIPS and Customs and Border Control executed a search warrant at a home in Mijall Road, Bodden Town, […]
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CUC denies conflict, blames licensing obligation
(CNS): Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) has claimed it is not conflicted over the bidding process for the generation of renewable power, even though it worked with OfReg to shape the bid. Officials have said that under CUC’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Licence, it is obligated to assist the regulator with the facilitation of competitive bids […]
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Local procurement manager promoted to deputy director
(CNS): Robert Tatum has been promoted to the position of deputy director of the Central Procurement Office, government officials confirmed some three weeks following his appointment. The CPO is a critical department that oversees public spending and secures value for money for the public purse. Tatum, a graduate of the Cayman Brac High School, joined […]
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No let up in gun crime as more property shot up
(CNS): Police are investigating more cases of guns being fired after a house and a vehicle in Birch Tree Hill, West Bay, were shot up on Ash Wednesday. The coastguard also found a number of spent shell casings along the shore of North Sound Estates after another report of guns being fired on Wednesday morning. […]
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Two arrested after boats and other stolen goods found
(CNS): Police recovered two stolen boats this past Saturday, one taken earlier this month and one in January, after executing a search warrant at a house on Mahogany Way in Prospect. During the search, police officers also found other items suspected to have been stolen inside two shipping containers on the property. A 68-year-old man […]
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Geospatial image update captures changing landscape
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Department of Lands and Survey, using a specialist private company, has completed an updated aerial image survey of the three Cayman Islands showing the state of the landscape, as captured in February 2023, including topographic data such as buildings and roads. The project used state-of-the-art technology to capture orthomosaic imagery, which […]
![Saltwater fizzes up CUC lines, causing outages Saltwater fizzes up CUC lines, causing outages](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CUC-Sparky-sign-150x150.jpg)
Saltwater fizzes up CUC lines, causing outages
(CNS): Last week’s Nor’wester caused severe salt contamination to power lines around Grand Cayman, particularly in western and coastal areas, CUC has said. This salt contamination can cause electricity to track across the devices, resulting in buzzing and crackling sounds along with visible arc flashes. A spokesperson from CUC explained to CNS that this is […]
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Gun crime continues with shots fired at GT building
(CNS): Police are investigating another case of shots being fired in the country’s capital. After reports of gunshots at two o’clock on Monday morning, officers from the RCIPS Firearms Response Unit found spent casings near the junction of Eastern Avenue and Shedden Road in Central George Town. The shots caused damage to a nearby building […]
![Killer to serve at least 31 years for murder at GT club Killer to serve at least 31 years for murder at GT club](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Scene-of-murder-in-George-Town-5-May-2023-150x150.jpg)
Killer to serve at least 31 years for murder at GT club
(CNS): Shaun Antonio Jackson (23) has been handed a life sentence and will serve at least 31 years before he can even be considered for release for the murder of Randy Kelsey Robinson (37), who was stabbed to death during a fight at a George Town bar in May last year. Jackson was charged alongside […]
![US tourist jailed for 6½ yrs for smuggling trace of fentanyl US tourist jailed for 6½ yrs for smuggling trace of fentanyl](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Adrian-Scales-150x150.jpg)
US tourist jailed for 6½ yrs for smuggling trace of fentanyl
(CNS): In the first successful prosecution of an individual for smuggling the highly addictive and dangerous opioid fentanyl into the Cayman Islands, a US national was given a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence in court Tuesday. Adrian Frederick Scales (27) was convicted of importing 0.09 grams of fentanyl in Summary Court last summer. Scales was travelling to Cayman as […]