Tag: domestic violence
Charity pays to train cops handling abuse cases
(CNS): The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise is sponsoring officers from the RCIPS Family Support Unit in a diploma level training course in Domestic Abuse and Violence Awareness. The local charity is paying tuition fees for family support officers in an extension of its long standing support of the Crisis Centre, Cayman’s only true […]
Suspect in stabbing gives himself up
(CNS): The man who police were looking for in connection with a serious stabbing on Seymour Drive in the early hours of 24 August turned himself in on Monday and has since been bailed. The police, who had circulated pictures of the suspect on CCTV asking the public for help tracking him down, wanted to […]
Wanted man charged over abuse
(CNS): Conway Whittaker (41), from North Side, has been charged with various offences following his arrest Friday, after going on the run in the wake of a domestic abuse incident last Tuesday. He was charged Monday with causing fear or provocation of violence, common assault, threats to kill, intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
Cops assaulted responding to domestic call
(CNS): A police officer was assaulted early Thursday morning after responding to a domestic violence call out. The incident happened at around 2am on 23 April when officers went to the scene of a disturbance at a George Town address between a man and a woman who are known to each other. Once at the scene police […]
#sheissupported protest launches movement
(CNS): A protest against domestic and workplace violence outside the Glass House on Friday morning, sparked by the violent assault of a bar manager involving the speaker of the House last weekend, was to show public support for all victims, not just the victim in this case, according to the organiser, Angela Pretorius. The event […]
We all know someone who is experiencing violence
Cayman Islands Crisis Centre Board of Directors: Last weekend’s situation at Coral Beach has attracted a great deal of attention on social media. As the Cayman Islands’ only women’s shelter, we are committed to combating any form of violence, especially to the most vulnerable amongst us. We share the concerns expressed by the community, especially […]
Gender-based and sexual violence under spotlight
(CNS): The Gender Affairs Unit (GAU) has begun the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, with a focus this year on sexual violence. Cayman is far from immune from this global scourge and the associated blurring of lines around sexual consent, victim blaming and excusing perpetrators. According to police statistics, they have dealt with […]
New focus on domestic violence prevention
(CNS): A number of government agencies and non-profit organisations have come together to form a group to tackle the persistent problem of domestic violence. Although the issue has emerged from the shadows in recent years, with people more wiling to report and talk about it, domestic violence remains a significant blight on Caymanian society. The […]
Jamaican killed in WB violence
(CNS): A 42-year-old man from Jamaica who was living in West Bay died as a result of a stab wound to his chest Sunday night (16 June) during what appears to have been a serious incident of domestic violence, in which a woman and two children were also stabbed. The police and emergency services were […]
BT man charged with serious domestic violence
(CNS): A woman sustained a serious laceration to her thigh during a domestic violence incident in Prospect on Saturday night, 8 June. Police and other emergency services were called to the incident around 10pm and found the injured woman, who said she knew her assailant. She was taken to the hospital and a 43-year-old man […]
Domestic abuse reports skyrocket
(CNS): The RCIPS Family Support Unit and the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) are dealing with an average of 185 domestic abuse referrals every month as well as 62 child safeguarding reports, according to statistics released this week by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. Officials said that presenting accurate statistics on domestic crimes can present […]
