Tag: Customs and Border Control Agency

Customs order restricts import of older vehicles

Customs order restricts import of older vehicles

| 01/05/2023 | 173 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is now restricting the importation of vehicles more than seven years old. About 24,000 vehicles were imported over the last five years, and there are concerns that older vehicles are harder to maintain, cause more pollution and fall short of safety standards. The aim is to curb the number of […]

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Ten Cuban migrants deported to Havana

Ten Cuban migrants deported to Havana

| 21/03/2023 | 6 Comments

(CNS): Another ten Cuban migrants were flown back to the neighbouring island last week, the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service has confirmed. The men, who were deported on a chartered Cayman Airways SAAB from Grand Cayman, included one migrant released from HMP Northward after he was convicted and sentenced for escaping lawful custody.

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CBC pay inequities addressed, says minister

CBC pay inequities addressed, says minister

| 02/03/2023 | 8 Comments

(CNS): Four years after the immigration department and customs merged into the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC), some officers will be getting a pay rise to regularise all staff salaries, which is part of a commitment management had made to resolve the pre-merger salary inequities within the services. Officials said in a press release […]

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Clinic gets OK for JR of DPP’s failure to prosecute ex-CMO

Clinic gets OK for JR of DPP’s failure to prosecute ex-CMO

| 27/02/2023 | 64 Comments

(CNS): Doctors Express and its related companies have been given the green light by the Grand Court to bring a judicial review of a decision by the director of public prosecutions (DPP) not to institute criminal proceedings against the former chief medical officer, Dr John Lee, and customs officer Holly Schneider for perjury, attempting to […]

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More Cuban migrants deported back to Havana

More Cuban migrants deported back to Havana

| 15/02/2023 | 4 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service repatriated another fifteen migrants to the Republic of Cuba on Tuesday. The twelve men and three women departed on a chartered Cayman Airways 737-8 from Grand Cayman at 8:39am and arrived in Cuba at 9:23am. Acting CBC Director Bruce Smith said that more repatriation flights are being coordinated […]

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Passenger charged with gun smuggling

Passenger charged with gun smuggling

| 31/01/2023

(CNS): Anton Parygin (45), who was arrested by Customs and Border Control at the weekend after they discovered three guns in his bags, appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday via video link from the detention centre. Defence attorney James Stenning asked for an adjournment of the case after receiving the charging documents from the crown […]

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Three guns seized from passenger at ORIA

Three guns seized from passenger at ORIA

| 30/01/2023

(CNS): One man has been arrested and is in custody after Customs and Border Control officers seized three guns from him as he arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport on Saturday. The 45-year-old passenger had arrived from Canada with a 9mm semi-automatic rifle, a 9mm pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun in his possession, according to […]

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Ex-customs officer jailed for helping smuggle ganja

Ex-customs officer jailed for helping smuggle ganja

| 27/01/2023 | 23 Comments

(CNS): A former customs officer accused of helping drug smugglers move six and a half pounds of ganja through the airport was handed an 18-month sentence earlier this month, nine months of which was suspended. Eddree Joann Fisher was first arrested over the allegations in May 2018 but wasn’t charged until three and a half […]

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Cubans deported as ministry navigates ongoing crisis

Cubans deported as ministry navigates ongoing crisis

| 12/01/2023 | 21 Comments

(CNS): Sixteen men were repatriated to Cuba on 11 January and twenty more people were moved from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman as the ministry responsible for immigration continues to navigate the ongoing crisis relating to the sharp increase in irregular landings by Cuban’s fleeing the neighbouring island. A Cayman Airways flight left Grand Cayman […]

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CBC urges public to call 911 when migrants land

CBC urges public to call 911 when migrants land

| 04/01/2023 | 15 Comments

(CNS): Three Cuban migrants who arrived on Grand Cayman were assisted by a private citizen when they landed along the Queen’s Highway in East End around 5am Monday. The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) said they understand that the community is sympathetic towards the migrants and may want to assist if they […]

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Dozen of Cubans land in Cayman over holidays

Dozen of Cubans land in Cayman over holidays

| 03/01/2023 | 12 Comments

(CNS): Four migrant vessels arrived in the Cayman Islands over the holidays, the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) has reported. Another 48 men and women from Cuba landed on both Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman between Friday, 23 December and New Year’s Day on makeshift and precarious boats, bringing the number of migrants currently […]

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