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Cayman Islands Residents Urged to Stay Prepared Ahead of Possible StormSeptember 30, 2024Grand Cayman, 29 September 2024 – The Cayman Islands National Weather Service (NWS) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) are urging residents to remain vigilant as a system […]- Cayman: Police Respond to Armed Robbery in West BaySeptember 28, 2024From RCIPS Just before 4:00AM, this morning, Saturday 28 September, police received a report of an armed robbery at a commercial premises on Mount Pleasant Road, West Bay. It was reported that two […]
- Cayman: Police Commence Third Road Safety Campaign for 2024 in Support of National Road Safety Strategy,September 27, 2024Following its Carnival Season Road Safety Campaign this past June/July, the RCIPS is conducting its third targeted road safety campaign beginning Monday, as part of its efforts to reduce serious […]
- Cayman: Fire last Thursday (26) Evening at St Ignatius Loyala HallSeptember 27, 2024FIRE Social media was alive last night Sep 26 immediately after 6pm, when smoke was seen erupting from the Liola Hall, part of the St Ignatius Church Complex. The RCIPS confirmed that eight persons […]
- Cayman Recovery Begins Following Inclement WeatherSeptember 26, 2024Grand Cayman, 26 September 2024 – The Cayman Islands have officially entered the recovery phase following six days of inclement weather caused by the development of Hurricane Helene. As […]
March to stop road closure
Drawing as many as 300 people, a Saturday protest rally on Public Beach vilified government plans to close West Bay Road, accusing Premier McKeeva Bush of ignoring constituents and selling Caymanians’ birthright. “We must stand up for what is right….
The Editor speaks: Surveys. Does anyone pay any attention to them?
I refer you to Georgina Wilcox’s article, “Crime and Community Safety” in Friday’s (28) edition of iNews. The article had a list of 21 paragraphs showing statistics and recommendations taken from the first Grand Cayman Crime and Community Safety Survey…
Three young men killed in Kansas grain elevator blast
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — Three young men were killed in a thunderous explosion at a Kansas grain elevator and recovery efforts for three other people presumed dead were being hampered by the damage, authorities said late Sunday. The blast, which…
Attack near UN office kills four in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber slammed a pickup truck packed with explosives into a checkpoint in a neighborhood housing U.N. and international aid group offices in the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, killing four people including the…
New Amy Winehouse album to be released in December
LONDON (AP) — A new album of recordings by the late soul singer Amy Winehouse will be released in December, Island Records said Monday. It said “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” will contain 12 songs — previously unreleased tracks, alternative versions of…
Population reaches 7 billion
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — She came into the world at two minutes before midnight, a tiny, wrinkled girl born into a struggling Manila family. Yesterday, she became a symbol of the world’s population reaching 7 billion people and all the…
I’m just sick of it says robbery victim
She says she has had enough. Eunice Seymour is ‘sick of it”, but refuses to give up, even after Saturday night’s second robbery in three months of her son’s Uncle Clem Meats and Groceries store. “We still haven’t heard anything…
Maples recognised in Middle East Awards
Maples and Calder once again affirmed its position as leading offshore law firm in the Middle East as it scooped two awards at the 2011 IFLR Middle East Awards. Acting as Cayman Islands counsel on two award winning deals, Maples…
NCVO target falls short
It certainly was a star filled musical evening at The Prospect Playhouse last Saturday night (29) when the annual National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Radio/Telethon took to the stage. Next door at the Mary Miller Hall was the Cayman…
SEX FIEND ARRESTED
Police have arrested wanted rapist Jeffrey Barnes following an operation in Prospect on Tuesday afternoon. On Monday detectives took the unusual step in naming 32-year-old Barnes as the man they wanted to question in connection with an alleged rape on…
