UPDATE – Boat crew found safe and well
Shortly before 10:00 am this morning, the RCIPS Air Operations Unit located the Renegade 56 nm north of Cayman Brac. A police spokeswoman said: “The helicopter crew made contact with the two men on board the vessel via radio. They…
Search for missing fishing boat
The RCIPS Marine and Air Operations Units, along with the US Coast Guard, have launched a search and rescue operation for the fishing vessel Renegade. The operation was launched after an automated GPS distress call was received from the boat…
Appeal for occupants of car to come forward
Detectives investigating Thursday night’s robbery at the Casanova by the Sea restaurant in George Town are appealing for the occupants of a dark blue car which was seen in the area at the time of the incident to come forward….
Amnesty door closed, says police chief
Police received more than 900 rounds of ammunition and three firearms during the July and August gun amnesty and “cash for guns” programmes. During the month of July two firearms were handed in and 144 rounds of ammunition were turned…
Rapper T.I. back in federal custody
ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who was freed after months in prison, was back in federal custody Thursday because of a flap over his use of a luxury bus to report to a halfway house, his lawyer said. Steve…
Learn to sashay down the catwalk the FRESH! Way
Budding Naomi Campbells get ready because Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is presenting a training workshop for wannabe young models on the island. The FRESH! Cayman Couture season continues with a CNCF Fashion Model Catwalk Training Workshop, which is scheduled…
Sri Lanka count finds more elephants than expected
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants found more than had been estimated — a sign the endangered species has a healthy, growing population on the Indian Ocean island. The count conducted last…
Runaway cow tracked down in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A cow named Yvonne whose escape kept a corner of Bavaria on tenterhooks has turned herself in after three months on the run. The Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary, which now owns the errant bovine, said that a…
Crime problem escalates to new level
The robbery at Casanova by the Sea takes the current crime problem to a whole new level. Stick-ups at jerk chicken stands, gas stations and shops late at night are bad enough but the impact on the economy as a…