MURDER TRIAL ENDS: Verdict back Wednesday Court hears
Grand Court Justice Howard Cooke on Friday closed the murder trial of Devon Anglin, promising a Wednesday verdict after defence lawyers declined to call any witnesses, arguing that prosecution testimony had been “wholly unreliable”. Defence counsel John Ryder, QC, told…
Hostility to Jamaican Church hospital
The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands are alarmed at a claim their hospital’s land may be confiscated for other purposes. The Nuttall Memorial Hospital, which is a privately run medical facility in Jamaica, is currently managed and operated…
Dart deal…What Dart deal?
Governor Duncan Taylor has neither seen nor signed any applications to allow elected officials to trade any crown land to Dart Realty for a multi-million-dollar series of infrastructure projects. While Premier McKeeva Bush has said government and Dart Realty have…
X-RAY VISION! Customs will get $3m equipment to stop smugglers
One of the world’s leading suppliers of anti-nuclear army vehicles has signed a major deal to protect Cayman’s borders. Smiths Detection supplies military equipment that helps identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, radiological and nuclear threats and weapons. Now they…
49th annual Trinidadian Independence celebration
Starting this evening Singh’s Roti Shop will begin its weekend-long celebration of Trinidad Independence together with Digicel, Heineken, Appleton, Nestle/Supligen King Imports and Travel Pros. Tonight kicks off with Digicel and Jacques Scott’s Happy Hour where you can enjoy drink…
Interns learn about Customs
The Customs Department participated in the Government’s Summer Intern Programme, which aimed to enhance and broaden each student’s educational background and give them a sense of teamwork which would further prepare them for the challenges of the working world. Those…
All Set for School
In preparation for the 2011-12 school year, public schools in the Cayman Islands are welcoming new students to their campuses with orientation days. The dates and times are shown in the table below. School Date Time PRIMARY SCHOOLS Bodden Town…
Man arrested after hit and run
A driver who fled after smashing into a motorcycle sending the rider and passenger flying into the air has been arrested. The driver of the black Nissan Skyliner sped off after the crash which left both people needing hospital treatment….
Mutant mosquitoes may fight tropical disease
Scientists have made a promising advance for controlling dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites. They’ve rapidly replaced mosquitoes in the wild with skeeters that don’t spread the dengue virus. More than 50 million people a year get…
STAR shines new light on airwaves
New radio station to hit the airwaves as soon as next month. World renowned DJ John “Selecta Renegade” Watler owns and heads the new station STAR 92.7 FM. The station will have a format on top urban hits, music from…
