Acting Governor’s tribute
Acting Governor Donny Ebanks has paid tribute to the late Pastor Al Ebanks., describing him as a “tireless servant of the people.” He said “Civil society in the Cayman Islands has lost a leading light. Over many years, in a…
Clear cracks in advisory system
Nominations for George Town’s Advisory District Council opened on Tuesday night at a downtown Peace Hall public meeting, but cracks in the system became clear as questions mounted about membership on the panel. Led by United Democratic Party (UDP) George…
Ezzard to resubmit “one man, one vote” motion
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller will resubmit his “one man, one vote” motion to the LA, and has rejected Premier McKeeva Bush’s effort to deflect responsibility for delayed public consultations on the UK-Cayman relationship. At an informal Monday gathering at…
Two new employment programmes planned
(GIS) — Unemployed Caymanian single mothers and young men over the age of 21 years will get an opportunity to tackle barriers that have prevented them from getting and maintaining employment, when two new Passport2Success programmes are launched in 2012….
Man stabbed during assault
A man received stab wounds following a fight outside a bar in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is thought that the victim was refused entry to Jah T’s on McField Lane just before 1am. A fight then started…
Two men in custody, handgun recovered
Two men have been arrested and are presently detained in police custody following a road crash, a police chase on foot and the recovery of a handgun. Around 3:25am (Friday, 18 November 2011) officers from the RCIPS Uniform Support Group…
Police hunt escaped convict
Police have now released the name and a picture of the man who escaped from police custody. Charlton Bengar Ebanks, aged 21, escaped from his police guard at the Cayman Islands Hospital shortly after 7.00 am Thursday morning (17 November…
Thief whacked with cup
An armed thief wearing a Halloween mask tried to rob a married couple in George Town. But the thief was whacked over the head by the man he tried to rob and fled empty handed. A spokeswoman for the RCIPS…
BUSH ATTACKS iNEWS: Premier accuses iNews editor of misinformation
Premier McKeeva Bush, while denying responsibility for limited public discussions of Cayman-UK relations, on Wednesday in the LA accused iNews Cayman editor Colin Wilson of “jump[ing] on the misinformation bandwagon”. Dismissing allegations that he had truncated the time allowed to…
RELIEF AT LAST: Man arrested for murder of Kerran Baker
Parents of 25-year-old Kerran Baker, missing since late July, said yesterday they were relieved and optimistic as police announced the arrest of a 35-year-old man for murder in the disappearance. Police announced yesterday morning that a man was in custody…
