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Cayman: Men Arrested for Poaching Following Joint Response by CICG, RCIPS and DOE,March 10, 2026From RCIPS Shortly before 10:30AM on Wednesday, 4 March, a Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) vessel was conducting patrols in the waters off Barkers National Park in West Bay, when the officers on […]- Update on OctaviaMarch 9, 2026With heavy hearts, we share the news that after a fierce fight for her life, our beloved Octavia has passed away. Over the past several days, we have witnessed something extraordinary. In a moment of […]
- Cayman: Water-Related Death in West BayMarch 9, 2026From RCIPS At about 3:40PM on Friday, 6 March, officers responded to a report of a person in distress on the shore of Cemetery Beach in West Bay. It was reported that a man had been swimming in the […]
- Cayman: CIG Opens Application for Summer Internship ProgrammeMarch 9, 2026The Cayman Islands Government (CIG) has announced that applications are now open for the 2026 Summer Internship Programme. Caymanian students who hold a government scholarship and will be 17 years of […]
- Cayman: Police Investigate Armed Robbery on North Church StreetMarch 8, 2026From RCIPS Shortly before 10:00PM on Friday, 6 March, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a restaurant on North Church Street, just north of Arthur’s Way. It was reported that […]
Prep for Success Recipes: Dad’s boiled fruit cake
Cayman Prep and High School have produced a book of multi-cultural family recipes that everyone can enjoy. It was made possible through the selfless efforts of the parents of Cayman Prep students who worked tirelessly to see the project through…
Car bomb kills 13 outside Iraqi restaurant
BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bombing Wednesday morning killed 13 people and wounded scores of others in southern Iraq as the blast went off outside a restaurant where local police were having breakfast, officials said. The bombing was the deadliest…
No more cigarettes for smoking orangutan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A captive orangutan often spotted smoking cigarettes given to her by zoo visitors is being forced to kick the habit. Government authorities seized the adult ape named Shirley from a state-run zoo in Malaysia’s southern…
CIBC FirstCaribbean welcomes a new CEO
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank has a new CEO. Monday, September 12 was the first official day on the job for the company’s new leader, Douglas “Rik” Parkhill. Mr. Parkhill took over the running of the region’s pre-eminent financial services institution…
We’re tired of crime and violence
The very first murder in the Cayman Islands for 2011 occurred last night in the District of West Bay. Members of the community told iNews they are frustrated by the nature and frequency of the new wave of violence, and…
Anne – Part 46
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “Anne was crushed by her grief” Anne would not believe that he was gone. Ah, well, many of us know the sorrow. A daughter’s love for a kind father is…
Robert Hunter to give Keynote Address
Mourant Ozannes is delighted to announce London-based Robert Hunter as keynote speaker at the inaugural Mourant Ozannes’ International Trusts Conference. Robert is head of international law firm Herbert Smith’s trust litigation practice and co-head of its civil fraud, asset tracing,…
Possible development in the western Caribbean
Over the last few issues, we have discussed the possibility of developments in the western Caribbean. The developments would happen due to a large high pressure system pushing eastward across New England. We will need to watch the south of…
NASA unveils giant new rocket design
WASHINGTON (AP) — The design for NASA’s newest behemoth of a rocket harkens back to the giant workhorse liquid rockets that propelled men to the moon. But this time the destinations will be much farther and the rocket even more…
