Tag: Cayman Brac
Brac man jailed for multiple drug charges
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Cayman Brac has been jailed for 21 months and faces a further two-year suspended sentence once released from prison. The man was convicted of 21 offences over a two-year period, relating largely to drug possession, drug supply and assaults on police officers.
Mystery projectile fired at Brac home
(CNS): UPDATED 4pm Wednesday: A 37-year-old man from Cayman Brac has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an unlicensed firearm after a mystery projectile was fired through the window of a home in Watering Place yesterday. Despite the arrest, police said the object found at the home did not appear to have been discharged […]
Boat engines stolen from Brac customs yard
(CNS): Two Yamaha Indro 40HP engines and an Evin Ride 15HP engine were stolen from three boats held at the Customs and Border Control compound on Kirkconnell Street in Cayman Brac over the weekend. All three boat engines were part of ongoing CBC investigations. The culprits also damaged five vehicles, a door and the compound […]
Tide gauge vandalised and solar kit stolen
(CNS): The tide gauge at the Panama Canal in the Creek, Cayman Brac, was vandalised last week and the suspects also made off with the device’s antenna and solar panel, plus two marine batteries. The gauge went offline sometime last Thursday afternoon and when staff went to investigate, they found the lock on the device […]
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.
