Tag: Cayman Brac
Two men arrested on Cayman Brac for drug crimes
(CNS): RCIPS officers on Cayman Brac have arrested two men over the last week who were either selling or using drugs. The two Brac residents, both in their 40s, were arrested on two separate occasions, one accused of selling drugs and the other on suspicion of using cocaine outside a bar. Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay, […]
Cayman Brac water production catching up
(CNS): The Water Authority said it has been able to increase the production of water over the last week to meet the growing demand on Cayman Brac, and its supply is now catching up with that demand. While water production has almost reached full capacity, the WA is nevertheless asking customers to continue to preserve […]
Police deny closing case in child’s mysterious death
(CNS): The RCIPS has denied closing the investigation into the unexplained death of a child in Cayman Brac last summer. The body of Alissady Azalea Powell was found on the ironshore more than a mile from where her family was staying in South Side East, Cayman Brac. The child was found missing from her bed […]
Brac suspects charged with burglary
(CNS): Two men and one woman have now been charged with burglary in relation to a recent crime spree on Cayman Brac. Another man has also been charged on the Brac in relation to a number of violent offences. Police said that the three burglary suspects, two 31-year-old men and a 46-year-old woman, were transported […]
Suspects arrested but burglaries ‘sadden’ Brac minister
(CNS): Following a spree of burglaries on Cayman Brac, District Administration Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly (CBE) is advocating for additional support and resources for the Sister Islands to combat all illicit and illegal activity. Two 31-year-old men, both from the Brac, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of burglary in relation to four recent break-ins on that […]
Cops tackle burglary spike on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Police are currently investigating four burglaries that took place on Cayman Brac over the last four days in which premises were broken into and ransacked, and where cash, goods and a truck were stolen. The first break-in happened sometime before 6:15am Friday at a business on West End Road East. A window was broken […]
WA speeds up plans for 2nd plant on the Brac
(CNS): The Water Authority has said it is accelerating preliminary hydrogeological investigations for a new reverse osmosis (RO) plant on Cayman Brac’s Bluff as one measure to relieve water shortages on that island, especially during dry season, as is the case now. This long-term solution is expected to take two to three years to complete.
Drought fuels water demand on Cayman Brac
(CNS): A sustained period of dry weather and a decline in the water table on Cayman Brac appears to have caused a water shortage on the island that has led to unprecedented demand and has backed up deliveries for more than a week. Because of the increase in demand, over the past two to three […]
Burglars ransack Cayman Brac home
(CNS): Police on Cayman Brac are investigating a house burglary that took place in the afternoon or evening of 4 April at a house on Plover Crescent. The residence was last seen in good order at around 3:30pm, but when the residents returned home around 8:40 pm, their home had been broken into, ransacked and […]
Invasive species: The Rest of the Story
A Cayman Bracker writes: Of late, cats have become the convenient fall guys for the dangerous decline in the booby bird population on Cayman Brac. But we of the island who possess knowledge of the history of the island know better. The most significant threat to the birds’ survival comes from the activities of another […]
Feral cat cull underway near booby bird nests on Brac
(CNS): In response to the number of brown booby birds that have been killed recently on the southwest shoreline of Cayman Brac, the feral cat and rodent cull that began last week around the Lighthouse area on the Bluff in the eastern end of the island will be expanded to include this high-density pocket of […]
