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Cayman: Police Investigate Aggravated Burglary in Bodden TownJanuary 7, 2025From RCIPS Around 12:30PM, Friday 3 January, police received a report of an aggravated burglary that took place at a private residence in the vicinity of North Sound Estates, Bodden Town. It was […]- Opposition to Proposed Changes to Cayman Islands Conservation Act and Concerns Raised Over Risks and GovernanceJanuary 6, 2025Wayne Panton The proposed amendments to the National Conservation Act have drawn strong criticism from the political group comprising the four MPs who resigned in November, along with former Premier […]
- Cayman: NY Honours 2025January 4, 2025STATEMENT BY HE THE GOVERNOR ON HIS MAJESTY THE KING’S 2025 NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST HE GOVERNOR Mrs Jane Owen I am delighted to announce that two members of our community have been awarded honours by […]
- ACT Urges Leaders to give Caymanians Their Voice, Support Cruise Pier ReferendumJanuary 4, 2025Source: The Association for Cruise Tourism (ACT) in the Cayman Islands Ellio Solomon, Executive Program Manager of ACT ACT Urges Leaders to Give Caymanians Their Voice, Support Cruise Pier Referendum […]
- Cayman: Circumstances Around Grounding of Vessel Found on Reef being InvestigatedJanuary 3, 2025From RCIPS Just after 7:00 AM on 2 January, emergency services including the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG), and the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) […]
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…
George Town robbery
Around 7.30 on Saturday night two males entered Uncle Clem’s Store on Mary Street, George Town and threatened staff. One of the males appeared to be holding a firearm. Staff confronted the suspects who both then ran out of the…
Man stabbed in George Town
At approximately 10.30pm Friday a fight broke out between two men in the Marquee Plaza on Lawrence Boulevard. During the fight a knife was used to stab the victim twice. The victim then ran towards West Bay Road. Police attended…
Red Bay sex assault
At approximately 10.30am on Saturday morning a 49 year old woman was sexually assaulted in the Red Bay area. The victim was forced into a Red Honda Hatchback vehicle and taken to a location nearby where she was assaulted. …
