Archive for August 17th, 2016
Six Cubans sent back while 83 remain
(CNS): Immigration officials confirmed that six Cuban migrants were deported back to Havana on Monday. It is not clear when the three men and three women had arrived in the Cayman Islands, but 2016 has proved to be yet another very busy year for the local authorities dealing with the arrival of migrants from the […]
Court directs Webster to answer charges at next hearing
(CNS): A former senior fire officer and political candidate accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl was told by a court that when he returns at the end of the month he must answer the four charges against him. Errington Webster, from Bodden Town, made his third appearance in court Monday morning after his very […]
Gang suspect convicted over gun
(CNS): A West Bay man described by police as a gang member has been convicted of possessing an illegal firearm and faces a ten-year statutory minimum sentence. Jose Sanchez (29), who was acquitted of murdering Special Olympian Solomon Webster last summer, was found guilty Wednesday following a judge alone trial of having a loaded 9mm […]
Governor won’t release CoP short list
(CNS): The recruitment process for the next commissioner of police has ended and a candidate has been selected, but the governor’s office will not be releasing details of the shortlist of candidates for the post to allow the public to see the field from which the next police boss emerged. An official from Governor Helen […]
