Archive for July 2nd, 2015
Chuckie named as new customs boss
(CNS): Former Cabinet minister and senior civil servant, Charles “Chuckie” Clifford has been appointed as the Cayman Islands collector of customs after six rounds of recruitment for the top government job. Speculation had been mounting over the last few weeks that the local attorney had been selected for the post, which had been vacant for […]
Audit exposed Immigration appeals shamble
(CNS): An internal audit at the government secretariat which deals with immigration appeals found a catalogue of problems undermining the system and causing massive delays. Poor record keeping, inadequate security, breaches of the immigration law, weak management systems and staff shortages were all identified as contributing to the chaos. But government said it had significantly […]
Extradition request made for Webb and other FIFA officials
(CNS): The American authorities have made an official request to Switzerland to extradite Cayman’s Jeffrey Webb and the six other FIFA officials arrested in Zürich in May on corruption related charges. The Swiss authorities confirmed in a release that the formal requests were submitted to its federal justice office Wednesday evening, 1 July, ahead of […]
Tagged mugger found guilty by judge
(CNS): A 34-year-old George Town man accused of committing street robbery on a couple last year was found guilty on Tuesday following a judge alone trial last month. James Romano Whittaker was convicted of mugging the couple at knifepoint, taking two phones and a purse on the waterfront in George Town last year. Whittaker was wearing […]
Man killed in GT shooting
(CNS): A young man believed to be from West Bay has been shot and killed in George Town. Police have now confirmed that they have opened their third murder investigation of the year into what is reportedly another gang-related shooting, though they have not yet revealed any suspected motives. Officers said the 20-year-old man was shot in the […]
Top financial cop departs RCIPS
(CNS): After less than one year at the helm of the RCIPS Financial Crimes and Joint Intelligence units, Detective Superintendent Stephen Ratcliffe has resigned from the senior police post and will leave next month. Following reports by the police commissioner during the recent Finance Committee hearings that the service was short of its full capacity by […]
