Archive for January 19th, 2015
Cayman’s secure image rattled by robberies
(CNS): The claim that Cayman is still one of the safest destinations in the Caribbean was brought into question Monday when a Grand Court judge spelled out how much damage professional armed robberies are doing to the jurisdiction. During the sentencing of three men for an $800k commercial robbery in the heart of downtown George […]
No facts to inform jail time in Ebanks’ case, argues QC
(CNS): The court is facing a catalogue of problems surrounding the sentencing of Leonard Antonio Ebanks for accessory to the 2008 murder of Swiss banker, Frederic Bise, his lead counsel argued Monday. Following his conviction last month in the cold case, Ebanks was due to learn his fate today but Courtney Griffths QC made submissions […]
DG disagrees he should be finance leader
(CNS): The deputy governor disagrees with the auditor general that as head of the civil service he should be the one to lead the much needed improvements in the management of public finances. Franz Manderson told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last week that he questioned whether it was really his office’s role to lead […]
NYD jewel robbers get 37 years behind bars
(CNS): Three men convicted of a daylight jewel heist in George Town on New Year’s Day last year have been given jail terms of 15, 12 and 10 years for their separate parts in the $800,000 armed robbery, which was described by the judge as a professionally planned crime and a terrifying experience for the […]
Wanted man located in US but not arrested
(CNS): The director of public prosecutions (DPP) admitted Friday that the police know where to find the former bar manager of Rackham’s, who is wanted on charges of theft, but he has not been taken into custody. In August last year a CNS reader living in the US informed us where Arthur Screaton was and where […]
Cayman to tackle Belize on road to Russia
(CNS): The Cayman Islands national football team has been paired with Belize in the first round of the regional qualifiers for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. The first match will be an away game for Cayman followed by a home leg. This is a very tough draw for the Cayman Islands which is […]
Man admits stabbing victim with flick knife
(CNS): A George Town man has pleaded guilty to wounding and carrying a prohibited weapon in relation to a violent incident in December. Mark Charles Bodden admitted stabbing his victim in the chest with a flick-knife during an altercation in the capital in the vicinity of Jacques Scott on Shedden Road in the early morning hours of 13 […]
