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Robbery suspects charged and remanded in custody
(CNS): Two men suspected of holding up a convenience store in West Bay last week have been charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent. A 21-year-old man from George Town and a 26-year-old from North Side were arrested following the robbery, which took place just a few yards from the district […]
79% call for stamp duty increase in CNS straw poll
(CNS): The policy U-turn by Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly on a proposal to increase stamp duty in areas with a high concentration of luxury development, such as Seven Mile Beach, is not supported by the majority of CNS readers. According to the results of a straw poll posted here last week, 79% of those who took […]
NSC discusses proposed RCIPS anti-gang strategy
(CNS): As Cayman faces another spate of gang-related violent crime, the National Security Council held a closed-door meeting in December to discuss what law enforcement agencies are doing to tackle it. During the meeting, the Strategic Reform Implementation Unit gave a presentation on a proposed Anti-Gang Strategy and Plan, which aims to “deliver tangible impacts […]
OfReg ordered to release CUC fuel and solar reports
(CNS): The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered OfReg to release two reports, in full, that were created by CUC and given to the utility regulator. A freedom of information request in April last year had encompassed the 2014 CUC Cost of Service Study and the Incremental Distributed Solar Study (2023), but both had […]
Agriculture show to promote local food security
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Agricultural Society will be hosting the 55th Agriculture Show on Ash Wednesday with the theme “Food Security – Everybody’s Business” to highlight the critical importance of ensuring a reliable and accessible food supply in the face of global challenges. With growing concerns about global food security, particularly during emergencies and natural […]
Visiting diver dies during trip off South Sound coast
(CNS): Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man last Thursday morning following a dive trip off the coast of South Sound. According to the RCIPS, the man, who was from the US state of Iowa, was just 37 years old. He was taken back to the Red Bay Dock on South […]
PPM leader attacks minister over tourism figures
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has taken aim at Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan over the final tally of visitors in 2023 and what he said was a lack of ambition for the 2024 target. McTaggart said that most of this destination’s regional competitors had already reached their pre-pandemic arrival numbers, while at the end of […]
Visiting judge sworn and jury selected for Bush trial
(CNS): Justice Stanley John has been sworn in by Governor Jane Owen so that he can sit on the Cayman bench to preside over the trial of former premier and former speaker McKeeva Bush. Following a survey of prospective jurors, a panel of seven members and four alternates were selected Monday ahead of the trial, […]
Plane hits and knocks over airport stairs truck at ORIA
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has begun an investigation into how a Delta 737-900 aircraft from Atlanta managed to hit and knock over a stairs truck on the apron at Owen Roberts International Airport on Friday and damage the wing as the plane pulled up to park. Video circulating on social media taken […]
Local driver jailed for 57 months for killing nurse
(CNS): Kesley Arnoldo Martinez-Ebanks (28) was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison last week in relation to a head-on collision in South Sound almost three years ago in which Kiarah Perkins Williams (32) was killed and three other people were injured. Ebank initially denied the charges but then pleaded guilty in August […]
Guns imported through legal ‘loophole’, court finds
(CNS): The crown’s case against Anton Parygin (45), a Russian national with both Canadian and Israeli citizenship, hit shaky ground this week ahead of his scheduled trial. Parygin, who brought three unlicensed guns with him when he moved to the Cayman Islands for work, faces several charges relating to importing and possessing illegal weapons, but […]
