MORE RAPE CHARGES
Jeffrey Barnes faces further sex allegations Rapist Jeffrey Barnes appeared in court yesterday to face further rape and abduction charges, but was remanded back into custody pending a Grand Court appearance next week on three previous charges and the two new counts….
Man charged over fatal crash
A man has appeared in court accused of causing the death of medical student Richard Martin. Mr Martin, 52, and originally from Pennsylvania, USA, died after his car collided with another vehicle on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway at the beginning…
Just 200 shots left
Director of Primary Health Care, Dr Kiran Kumar is advising the public that only 200 doses of flu shots are available to the public and no more will be procured for this season. Vaccines will be offered on a first…
PRISON SHAKE-UP
Canadian justice experts carry out Northward study A Canadian-led team of justice-system experts and local officials will next week recommend solutions to chronic problems in Cayman’s prisons. Two Canadian officials, Alberta’s Provincial Deputy Chief Judge Alan Lefever and Assistant Deputy Minister of…
Guard fights off armed thief
A security guard refused to hand over a cash bag to an armed thief who escaped empty handed. The guard was leaving Fosters Food Fair in Countryside Shopping Centre, Savannah, around 7.30pm Friday. A man approached with what appeared to…
Fosters remove all shark products
Fosters Food fair has removed all shark products from its shelves which has been hailed a major boost to the marine environment. Trading in shark products damages shark populations but now a growing number of countries in the Caribbean are…
MLAs to meet dump protestors
The coalition opposing relocation of the George Town Landfill to Bodden Town has gained the support of area opposition MLA Anthony Eden, and will meet government representatives Mark Scotland and Dwayne Seymour. The invitation to meet Bodden Town’s UDP representatives…
Christmas Cracker – Personal Safety Week
Personal Safety is this week’s theme in the RCIPS holiday safety initiative – Operation Christmas Cracker. Throughout the week officers from the RCIPS will be visiting community groups to provide personal safety tips and advice to help people stay safe…
Students develop computer skills
Four students are taking advantage of the opportunity to develop their computer technology skills this term, thanks to a partnership involving the Ministry of Education, University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) and the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC)….
2011 Atlantic Hurricane season closes
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was a busy one, as predicted by forecasters, but for the Cayman Islands it was generally quiet and free from threats. Between June 1, 2011 and November 30, 2011 there were nineteen tropical cyclones. Two…
