(CNS): Following reports of two burglaries in Cayman Brac that involved heavy goods, police say they have made an arrest in connection with the strong-arm burglars who might not have had such a clean getaway after all. Police confirmed that the washing machine and drier, which had allegedly been stolen from an unoccupied residence in the Watering Place area on Monday 22 February, were recovered from a house in the Alta Vista area yesterday. A 33-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman have now been arrested on suspicion of burglary and released on police bail as enquiries continue. Area Commander Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay said the two were arrested following a local police operation

(CNS): Although the Cayman Islands real estate market is continuing its four-year downward trend, analysts say this year’s fall in value was, at least, not as much as had been expected.  Although transfers fell by around 9%, Charterland Ltd chartered surveyors said it could have been a lot worse. Simon J Watson, the firm’s director, said there has been much speculation as to how the Cayman property market was impacted by the economic environment of 2009. The decrease was expected but it was actually less than many property experts had predicted, he observed.