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CUC and CREA welcome revised energy policy
(CNS): The Cayman Renewable Energy Association (CREA) and CUC have welcomed the recent publication and Cabinet’s acceptance of the new National Energy Policy and its target of getting Cayman to a 100% renewable energy supply by 2045. After years of disputes, both parties have offered their support to the policy, which requires each of them […]
2024 stay-over visitors still below 2019 record numbers
(CNS): Over 137,000 stay-over visitors arrived in the Cayman Islands between January and March of this year, which is the second-highest figure for the first quarter of any year since records began and a 13.4% increase over the 2023 figure. The numbers were boosted because Easter was in March this year, leading to a standout […]
One woman among 21 new fire service recruits
(CNS): After several years of recruitment problems and staff shortages at the Cayman Islands Fire Service, 21 Caymanian recruits have completed 26 weeks of basic training. Officials said the increase in the number of fire officers was long-awaited and necessary. Last year, Cabinet approved a budget allocation to cover the cost of training a new […]
US fisherman dies after collapsing on boat in port
(CNS): An American citizen travelling from Panama through the Cayman Islands on a fishing boat died at the hospital in George Town on Tuesday night after he collapsed aboard the vessel when it was in port here. Gregg Sowder (64) was reportedly given first aid by a member of the Port Authority staff when the […]
Ex-customs officer’s appeal on drug conviction fails
(CNS): Former customs officer David Lobo (39) must continue to serve a 16-year prison sentence after his appeal against a 2019 conviction for importing almost two kilos of cocaine was rejected on Thursday. In January 2019, Lobo was found guilty of smuggling the drug into the Cayman Islands in liquid form, in condoms and swallowed […]
Suspect gunmen charged and remanded in jail
(CNS): Two West Bay men arrested on Monday evening following a police chase have now been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition. One of the men has also been charged with dangerous driving. The men appeared in court on Wednesday and remanded in custody until 8 May. The men are […]
Appeal court orders DPP to investigate lawyer
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has directed the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to take forward an investigation into a criminal defence attorney accused of sexually harassing a client in what the judges said was a “troubling case”. The higher court found that messages between Keith Myers and his client, Aisha […]
Growth in WPs undermining economic growth
(CNS): Recent revelations from the 2023 Fall Labour Force Survey about the size of the workforce and the increase in local unemployment to over 5% from just over 3% last year while work permit numbers remain high raise questions about the health and sustainability of Cayman’s economy. Last year, the economy grew by about 4% […]
Robbers and thieves push up 2023 crime rate by 3.9%
(CNS): Overall crime increased in 2023 by 3.9% when compared to the previous year, largely as a result of acquisitive crimes such as theft, burglary and robbery, the RCIPS confirmed Wednesday after releasing the crime and traffic statistics for last year. While serious violent crime fell slightly, gun crime remains a significant problem. In a […]
GT man accused of stealing restaurant tip jar
(CNS): Police arrested a 27-year-old man from George Town at the weekend on suspicion of theft from a vehicle regarding an incident where items were taken from a car that was parked outside a restaurant on Shedden Road in the heart of George Town on Saturday evening. He is also accused of taking the tip […]
Cops seize cash and drugs, suspected dealers bailed
(CNS): Three George Town men, aged 37, 40 and 45, were arrested last Friday after officers conducting patrols in the capital spotted the men engaging in suspicious activity at a business complex on School Road. When they went to the location, the officers smelled ganja, and as a result, they detained and searched the three […]
