SEX FIEND CAUGHT: Police find suspect at Ocean Club
Police yesterday arrested rapist Jeffrey Barnes in an early-afternoon operation at Prospect’s Ocean Club. The 32-year-old sexual predator was wanted in connection with the rape – and possible abduction – of a 49-year-old woman in Admiral’s Landing on Saturday and…
China to cash in on port
International infrastructure giant China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) will open an office in George Town after initialing agreement with local officials, likely this month, for a series of construction projects. The new office, to be a sub-branch of CHEC’s Kingston,…
SEX FIEND WANTED: Cops name Jeffrey Barnes as suspect in Red Bay rape
Sickening sex fiend Jeffrey Barnes was recently released from Northward prison after serving time for another rape. The 32-year-old is now wanted in connection with the abduction and sex attack of a 49-year-old woman on Saturday morning. Yesterday detectives revealed…
DCFS Head Retires
After a distinguished 33-year career with the civil service, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Director Deanna Look Loy retired upon reaching retirement age. Throughout her years of service, she made countless contributions towards improving Cayman’s social fabric, including…
March to stop road closure
Drawing as many as 300 people, a Saturday protest rally on Public Beach vilified government plans to close West Bay Road, accusing Premier McKeeva Bush of ignoring constituents and selling Caymanians’ birthright. “We must stand up for what is right….
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…
Police employee to appear in court
A police employee will appear in court on Tuesday 8 November accused of misuse of the RCIPS data system. The woman has been charged with two counts of abuse of public office and two counts of misconduct. She is the…
HUMAN RIGHTS BLOW: All cases must go back to the very beginning
Dozens of human rights cases, including 18 lifetime prisoners at HMP Northward, will have to wait until at least November 2012 to gain a review of their cases under Cayman’s Human Rights Commission. The cases include a longstanding plea by…
Crime and community safety
Police are only recording 4 out of 10 burglaries and only 9% of attempted burglaries Many crimes go unreported by the police because they do not record all the offences about which they are informed. Only 40% of burglaries with…
Illegal power is the best
Nuclear energy is the best form of renewable power for Cayman, but is currently illegal, meaning that new 2012 policies supporting alternatives to diesel fuel will focus on solar, wind and geothermal generation. Still, the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC)…
