Archive for June, 2015
Sports exec accused of paying Webb bribes gives himself up
(CNS): The president of an Argentine sports marketing company, which allegedly paid massive bribes to FIFA officials, including Jeffrey Webb, for rights relating to the Copa America tournaments, has handed himself into to the Italian police, according to international media reports. Alejandro Burzaco, who was indicted in the US probe, was expected to appear in […]
Suspect accused of robbery while on an electronic tag
(CNS): A 34-year-old man from George Town man has denied committing a street robbery last year in the capital while he was wearing an electronic tag. James Whittaker was wearing the prison monitor when he allegedly held up a couple at knifepoint and stole two phones and the woman’s bag. The crown told the court […]
No budget for prisoner release law
(CNS): The government has not made any budget allocation for the prison service to implement the requirement of the new conditional release law that was passed last October, as it is not expected to come into force any time soon. The legislation was meant to pave the way for the structured rehabilitation of offenders before […]
The Man Who Ran
Nicky Watson writes: The world has gone mad. On Friday the Cayman Islands governor, rising on a tide of over-reaction and hyperbole, decided that David Legge, owner and editor of The Cayman Compass, needed police protection after he got an over-the-top verbal slapping from the premier in the Legislative Assembly.
Legge makes NY headlines as MLAs vote to boycott paper
(CNS): The editor of The Cayman Compass has told The New York Times that the premier’s statement on Friday berating him over allegations of corruption against the whole country had “created such an atmosphere” that he and his wife needed protection. David Legge told the publication that the protection was put in place not by […]
Reef destruction revealed in report
(CNS): Local environmental activists and eco groups are urging people to attend a meeting being hosted by the tourism ministry tomorrow evening because coral reefs, shorelines and marine resources remain under serious threat in the face of the proposed cruise berthing facilities. Several acres of reef will be completely destroyed, according to the draft statement on […]
Two cop raids recover guns and bullets
(CNS): The police arrested three people over the weekend in two separate raids in the eastern districts and recovered two handguns and eight rounds of ammunition. An RCIPS spokesperson said that a “proactive investigation” at an address in North Side on Friday resulted in the discovery of a handgun and one live round of ammunition. […]
Local cops head to TCI for police shooting probe
(CNS): Four officers from the RCIPS will head to the Turks and Caicos Islands tomorrow in order to investigate the fatal shooting of a suspect there by the local police service at the weekend. An RCIPS spokesperson said the Cayman police are sending two sergeants and two constables at the request of James Smith, the […]
Cop protection costs for editor queried
(CNS): The RCIPS has refused to comment on the security detail it reportedly arranged for the editor of a local newspaper in Cayman at the weekend or whether or not a threat assessment had been carried out over the statement made by the premier accusing him of treason. Independent MLA Ezzard Miller noted in the LA that […]
Fire service battles floods as rain continues
(CNS): As the Cayman Islands Fire Service continues to make headlines, as issues of succession planning and improving the management of the organization occupies politicians and the civil service, the fire crews themselves were hard at work this weekend tackling local flooding. Continued heavy rains caused more more problems on Friday evening, and between 6:45pm until […]
Bank calls in auditors over FIFA scandal
(CNS): Fidelity Bank has called in auditors in the wake of allegations made by the US authorities that it may have played a part in the possible laundering of the alleged bribes and kickbacks at the centre of the FIFA scandal. Officials from Fidelity said they had “engaged Deloitte Cayman to conduct an independent review […]
