ROLLOVER WRANGLE: Fury over job permit shake-up
Political opposition is growing to proposals by Premier McKeeva Bush to suspend Cayman’s much-maligned Rollover Policy, despite pleas to allow a review body time to weigh changes to immigration laws. Leader of the Opposition People’s Progressive Movement Alden McLaughlin and…
Cristin comes home
She may not have been crowned Miss Universe but she’ll always be a winner in our eyes. Current Miss Cayman, Cristin Alexander, still looked amazing when she landed home despite a long flight from Brazil. She said: “It was an…
Message from Russia, with love
West Bay hopeful Kendall Ebanks is fighting light weight instead of light welterweight at the World Boxing Championships. The 22-year-old is currently training in Azerbaijan ahead of next month’s competition after he was hand-picked to take part in the exclusive…
GANGLAND EXECUTION: Robert Bush murdered as he sat in car
A man has been killed in a gangland-style execution in West Bay. Robert Mackford Bush was shot dead as he sat in his car. A woman, named locally as Mayra Ebanks, was also in the vehicle. She suffered bullet graze…
I CAN’T FORGIVE: Two months on and Medsadie still recovering
She’s depressed, but has family and friends. She’s still angry, but is no longer overwhelmed. She does physiotherapy at George Town Hospital and cannot walk, but can feel the healing from the bullets. Medsadie Connor, 57, suffered other bullets as…
Criminals in for a shock
Police in Cayman could soon be armed with Taser guns to fight crime. The powerful electric shock weapons send 35,000 volts pulsating through the body of suspects. As part of a shake-up of the RCIPS Police Commission David Baines has…
Chopping for charity
Seven-year-old Sarah Bush (above) has kindly donated 10-inches of her own hair to “Locks of Love,” a charity that specialises in providing wigs and hairpieces for children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. It was the…
$15,000 stolen in raid: Burglaries strike just yards from WB Police station
Daring thieves smashed their way into a store just yards from West Bay police station – stripping the business of about $15,000 in cash and goods. An employee who turned up to open Vidette’s Grocery at 6am yesterday discovered the…
$1million to tackle crime: Police cash boost comes after two WB car jackings
The Royal Cayman Islands Police service has been given one million dollars to help fight crime. The cash will be spent on extra officers, body armour and improving the facilities to interview suspects. The money, from central government coffers, comes…
Remembering Hurricane Ivan
Seven years ago Hurricane Ivan came and changed the face of Cayman. For 34 hours, the storm ripped across the country leaving total devastation and destruction in its wake. It took months for the people of Cayman to get back…
