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Woman dies snorkelling off Cemetery Beach
(CNS): A 72-year-old woman who was visiting the Cayman Islands from the United States died on Sunday morning during a snorkelling trip with her family off the coast of Cemetery Beach in West Bay. The RCIPS said the woman experienced difficulties in the water and was unresponsive when brought to shore. She was given CPR […]
Three charged in prescription drug fraud case
(CNS): Two women and one man appeared in court Tuesday facing multiple conspiracy charges relating to a prescription drug fraud in which they are accused of illegally obtaining and supplying opioids. According to the RCIPS, the three people were charged on Friday after an investigation that began in February last year. They were allegedly using […]
Permanent residents owing fees face losing rights
(CNS): Permanent Residents who have not paid their annual fees are being urged to pay up or face the loss of the right to live in the Cayman Islands. As part of Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman’s ongoing commitment to ensure compliance with immigration regulations, the department is reminding those with PR to pay the […]
Masked man robs restaurant customers at gunpoint
(CNS): Around midnight on Sunday, a masked man robbed two customers at a restaurant close to the junction of Shedden Road and Dr Roy’s Drive in Central George Town. The man reportedly entered the restaurant armed with what appeared to be a gun and took personal belongings from two people at the undisclosed restaurant. He then […]
‘Gangsta’ makes threats to kill on social media
(CNS): A local man made a poor effort to disguise himself while making a threatening video that circulated on social media this weekend. The video, which is now under investigation by the RCIPS, shows the man talking about shooting and killing people. Although he wore a mask made from a t-shirt, it is still possible […]
Another illegal gun found during traffic stop
(CNS): The police have seized another unlicensed gun after stopping two cars on Mary Street in George Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. Two West Bay men, aged 24 and 27, have now been charged and are expected in court today in relation to the discovery of the loaded weapon. Police Commissioner Kurt […]
Man shot during another violent weekend
(CNS): During another violent weekend on Grand Cayman, a man who turned up at the hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning had a serious gunshot wound, according to the RCIPS. Police were called to a report of gunshots being fired outside a bar located on Eastern Avenue in George Town at around 3:00am […]
Plain clothes officer pulls gun to stop machete attack
(CNS): A plainclothes police officer on patrol with a colleague in downtown George Town just after midnight on Sunday morning pulled a service weapon on a man who was about to attack another man with a machete, the RCIPS has said. At around 12:15am on 5 May, the police officers in plain clothes were on […]
Police looking for suspect after Saturday night stabbing
(CNS): Police are on the lookout for a man who stabbed another man during an altercation on Birch Tree Hill Road in West Bay on Saturday night at about 10:10pm. The victim was taken to hospital, where he was treated for a serious but non-life-threatening injury to his stomach and was later released. The suspect […]
Cabinet re-jigs $8 million to pay for locals’ healthcare
(CNS): Less than four months into the current budget cycle, Cabinet has approved changes to the health ministry’s appropriations for this year to cover some $8 million in medical bills for overseas patients, the elderly, people who are inadequately insured and those in need of chronic care and other treatments. This ever-increasing healthcare requirement for […]
Weather service warns of hot, wet summer on GCM
(CNS): After a very dry start to 2024, the Cayman Islands National Weather Service is predicting a hot, wet summer on Grand Cayman, with 50-59% above the annual rainfall averages between now and the end of July. The CINWS says it will then get even wetter for the remainder of the rainy season, with predictions […]
