Archive for February, 2016
UK court ruling could fuel local appeals
(CNS): Local defence attorneys believe that a very important ruling in the UK this week regarding the misinterpretation by the courts for the last 30 years over crimes involving joint enterprise will impact a number of serving prisoners and future cases in the Cayman Islands. The law, which has allowed people to be convicted of […]
Statistics reveal fall in crime
(CNS): The RCIPS said focused work on burglaries and robberies contributed to a fall in crime last year, reflected in the annual statistics, which were released Thursday. Although the latest figures were published the day after the first armed robbery of this year, the statistics nevertheless indicate that most crimes were down in 2015 compared to 2014. Chief Superintendent Kurt […]
100 hours community work for $100 bung
(CNS): A 54-year-old woman who was convicted of fraud for trying to give an official a $100 bribe to expedite her naturalization application has received 100 hours of community service after the court agreed with lawyers and probation service experts that it was an exceptionally sad case that did not require a jail term. Paula […]
Armed jewel heist at Camana Bay
(CNS) Updated with video clip: Two armed men fled on a dirt bike with an undisclosed quantity of diamonds Wednesday evening following a heist at a jewellery store in Camana Bay. Police said that they were alerted to the armed robbery at Pandora – Island Jewellers just before 8:45pm and immediately responded to the scene. One […]
Former bank risk manager heads new inmate release panel
(CNS): Debra Humphreys, a retired risk and compliance manager at a local bank, has been appointed to lead the new Conditional Release Board which will replace the parole board under new legislation that has altered the way prisoners will get out of jail. Richard De Lacy QC has been appointed the Vice Chair and is […]
NRA surveys traffic for first time in 15 years
(CNS): National Roads Authority researchers have begun work on the first all-island traffic count since 1999, collecting information on how many vehicles and what types are using roads, intersections and roundabouts. The NRA’s traffic data collection programme on Grand Cayman will be used in future road planning. The information will be collected via “turning movement […]
ICTA to tackle network weaknesses
(CNS Business): The managing director of the telecoms regulator has revealed that his agency will be forming a working group to tackle weaknesses in the local telecommunications network after a lightning strike in Miami on Tuesday had a serious impact on local phones and internet. The major hardware failure that affected the MAYA-1 submarine cable […]
Two Cuban escapees recaptured
(CNS): Two Cuban men who disappeared after a group of migrants landed at Beach Bay last month have been recaptured, officials have confirmed. The men are now back in the custody of the immigration department after they were apprehended Tuesday (16 February) around 3:00pm in the vicinity of Lantern Point on the outskirts of George Town.
Cayman still Zika-free as virus spreads across region
(CNS): The mosquito-borne Zika virus has now been recorded in 34 countries around the Americas and beyond, including in the United States, but so far the Cayman Islands has kept the illness at bay. The acting medical officer of health said that as of Tuesday, 16 February, no cases or suspected cases of Zika have […]
ACC finally meets with new face on board
(CNS): Well-known local businessman and one time politician, Norman Bodden OBE, has been appointed as the newest private sector member of the Anti-Corruption Commission, officials have told CNS. He joined the police commissioner, the acting auditor general and acting complaints commissioner at a meeting on Monday, the first time the ACC has met for some time. A […]
New light on Bridger probe
(CNS): The decision from the Information Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday ordering the release of reports relating to Operation Tempura shed some new light on the ongoing RCIPS investigation into Martin Bridger, the former head of the discredited and controversial internal police probe. The details of why he has been on the RCIPS radar for more than […]
