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Witnesses wanted to pre-Christmas shooting in GT
(CNS): Detectives investigating a shooting outside the Vine and Tap bar on Printers Way, George Town, on Saturday, 23 December, are “strongly appealing” for witnesses to come forward. In yet another case where a significant number of people were said to be present at the time of the crime, the police are urging the public […]
Suspect caught after break-in at waterfront restaurant
(CNS): A 31-year-old man from George Town was arrested Friday morning after breaking into a restaurant and bar on the waterfront on North Church Street, George Town. Police have not disclosed the specific establishment but said that they were called to the location at about 1:40 this morning, 5 January, following a report of a […]
Port fees hiked by Cabinet but not on budget list
(CNS): A substantial hike in some of the cargo fees charged by the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) could impact the already soaring cost of living, despite claims by Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly last month that the government’s new revenue measures would not be inflationary. In her new capacity as finance minister, O’Connor-Connolly outlined […]
CAL leaves jet with cracked windshield in LA
(CNS): One of Cayman Airways Limited’s 737 Max8 aircraft was left in Los Angeles Wednesday so that its windshield could be repaired. The plane is not expected back until Saturday, leading to a reshuffle of the airline’s schedule after it ferried a replacement plane to operate flight KX481. The minor damage to the outermost, non-structural […]
Former local CJ and Channel Islands judge join CICA
(CNS): Sir Anthony Smellie, the Cayman Islands’ former chief justice, and Clare Montgomery, an appeal court judge in Guernsey and Jersey, have been appointed to the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, the governor’s office has said. The Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) carried out a competitive, open recruitment process in the latter part of […]
Ombudsman finds against judicial commission
(CNS): The Judicial and Legal Services Commission‘s failure to update its outdated complaints procedure to bring it in line with the 2016 amendments to the Cayman Islands Constitution amounts to maladministration, Ombudsman Sharon Roulstone found in a ruling delivered last month. The ruling came out of a complaint filed by attorney Bilika Simamba, who has […]
‘Significant’ quantity of cocaine seized in George Town
(CNS): Police are seeking the help of the public as they open an investigation into the seizure of a “significant quantity” of cocaine from an undisclosed residential complex somewhere in the Walkers Road area. Despite the appeal to the community, the RCIPS has offered no further details about the size of the drug haul or […]
Cops call on video witnesses to 7MB assault
(CNS): Police are appealing to witnesses present at a brawl at the Seven Mile Public Beach on 17 December, where one man ended up in hospital with serious lacerations to his head and hand that required surgery. Officers investigating the stabbing said video footage of the fight had been circulated on social media, showing that […]
Urgent care walk-in clinic to open seven days a week
(CNS): From Monday, 8 January, the Urgent Care Clinic will be open on weekends, expanding to a seven-day service. The Health Services Authority clinic, located in the George Town Hospital main entrance atrium, provides patients with immediate access to medical care for common and non-emergent illnesses and injuries without an appointment. The HSA said that […]
Flamingo becomes local social media star
(CNS): A stunning American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) that stopped by the Malportas Pond in North Side over the holiday weekend, probably blown off course by the recent weather, has become a social media hit with local photographers. The Department of Environment said flamingos are casual visitors to the Cayman Islands. The last sighting of this […]
2023 was the hottest year ever recorded worldwide
(CNS): Following predictions over the last few months that 2023 would be the world’s hottest year ever recorded after two decades of escalating temperatures, scientists say that last year may have been the warmest in 125,000 years. While the official data for last month has not been calculated, the results were already locked in by […]
