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Ramon Alberga, ‘Father’ of Cayman Bar, dies aged 95
(CNS): One of the Cayman Islands’ legal heavyweights has died. Ramon Alberga QC, known as the Father of the Cayman Islands Bar due to his long and esteemed legal career, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95 after more than seven decades working in the legal profession. Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale, in a […]
Ahearn moved to new job after ‘political’ removal as CO
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed that Jennifer Ahearn has been given a new role working in his office. In response to questions from CNS and other media houses about her recent removal as chief officer in the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency, the government issued a press release on Wednesday, saying that […]
Appeal court finds BoR doesn’t protect charity workers
(CNS): A woman who was fired from a non-profit organisation but had won a partial legal victory regarding her labour rights has lost to the government in the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. The Grand Court had found that the Labour Act is incompatible with the Bill of Rights because anyone working for an NPO […]
Insurance sector predicting ‘exceptional’ year
(CNS): The number of premiums written and total assets managed by insurance firms licensed in the Cayman Islands doubled in the fourth quarter of 2023, standing at $58 billion and $130 billion, respectively. Insurance sector licensing statistics released by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) show that last year, the jurisdiction issued 40 new international […]
Violent gun crime mars holiday season
(CNS): One murder, at least two armed robberies and several incidents where guns were fired all contributed towards a violent December, according to a round-up of Operation Winter Guardian, the crime and road safety campaign conducted by the RCIPS each year over the Christmas holidays. While 2023 closed with a 30% decline in road deaths […]
Two men charged with murdering Sven Connor
(CNS) UPDATED: Antascio Rankin (29) from George Town and Roland Welcome (33) from East End have been charged with the murder of Sven Brett Connor (42). Connor was shot multiple times at his home in East End off Sea View Road on the night of 7 December 2023. While police have not provided any details […]
Cyclist robbed while riding along harbourfront
(CNS): A woman riding a bicycle along South Church Street near Harbour View on Saturday night was forced off the road by a vehicle and then robbed by the driver, who was armed with a knife. Police officers attended the scene at about 9:15pm, and the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) were called to assess the […]
CS ‘union’ looking for new leaders to fight for fairness
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Civil Service Association (CICSA), the nearest thing the country has to a workers union, is asking interested members to put themselves forward for several leadership vacancies ahead of its rescheduled Annual General Meeting next month. The association is looking to elect a new vice president, treasurer and director. CICSA President Clara […]
Jamaicans arrested for illegal landing in Breakers
(CNS): Customs and Border Control arrested two Jamaican nationals, aged 33 and 40, who had reportedly landed in a boat on the Breakers shoreline in Bodden Town at the weekend. Police officers who were called to the area at around 7am on Sunday detained the two men, who appeared to be in good health. They […]
Fugitive threatens police with machete during arrest
(CNS): Gerardo Connolly (32), who was wanted by police after jumping bail last week and described as violent, was found and arrested on Sunday morning on Hawkins Drive in George Town, the RCIPS have said. Connolly, who had been on the run for around a week, was wanted in connection with burglary and robbery offences. […]
West Bay man killed in early morning shooting
(CNS): Travis Alexander Ebanks (29) from West Bay was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the police, though they released very few details about the first murder of 2024. Around 4am yesterday, the RCIPS and other emergency services were called to King Road in West Bay after a report that […]
