Archive for November, 2016
Three juveniles arrested for ganja in traffic stop
(CNS): When officers stopped a vehicle with dark-tinted windows in the early hours of Saturday morning in George Town, the smell of booze and drugs led to a search and the arrest of three boys. Police said that officers were on patrol when they stopped the car on Marble Drive near to the St Matthew’s Residence […]
Appeal court cuts sentence in $2M theft
(CNS): A Canadian woman’s 12-year jail sentence for stealing over $2 million from her elderly boyfriend has been reduced to ten years by the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. Michelle Bouchard (55) was handed the lengthy term in April by the trial judge, Justice Paul Worsley, who described the theft as being on an “eyewatering […]
Teen arrested after trouble at Camana Bay
(CNS): Police have arrested a teenage boy following two violent incidents involving juveniles at Camana Bay this weekend. The RCIPS said that trouble started at around 11:3 Saturday night, when police responded to a report of a fight. One youngster reported that he had been walking along Market Street when he was assaulted by several other […]
Over 1,000 new voters sign up for 2017
(CNS): Canvassing efforts by the Elections Office have already boosted the electoral roll by 1,052 people, officials have confirmed. The new voters were added to the register following the first phase of canvassing in September. Enumerators went door to door in all districts except George Town during the month. Canvassing in now underway in George […]
Brexit won’t change position between OTs and UK
(CNS): The UK government has said that the referendum result which saw the British people vote to leave the European Union earlier this year does not change the position on sovereignty between it and the territories. The ‘Brexit’ issue was a key element during this week’s annual Joint Ministerial Council in London, when the leaders […]
Police continue to battle growing warrant list
(CNS): Police executed another thirty-seven warrants this week, twenty of which were served in just one day, as part of a drive to reduce the massive list of outstanding warrants. Many of the warrants are for people who have failed to pay traffic tickets or missed a court date but there are still a number […]
Bodden Town man stirs up trouble at needs unit
(CNS): Staff at the Needs Assessment Unit raised the alarm on Wednesday morning after a 34-year-old Bodden Town man, described by department officials as “unstable”, made threats against them when his assessment was denied. When he turned up at the NAU at around 10:45am, more police were called to assist the two officers already deployed at […]
Cops net another suspect in gang beating
(CNS): Police have arrested a 39-year-old man from West Bay on suspicion of assault causing aggravated bodily harm in connection with a violent attack on a man on Birch Tree Hill Road on Tuesday night. The victim was badly beaten by a group of six other men at around 8pm near the EBO Laundromat in […]
Ganja seized from suspect passenger
(CNS): An American passenger going through the airport last week ended up in jail becaause he appeared to have what officials said was a “peculiar travel pattern”. The visitor was searched by customs officers after they were alerted by Immigration Officer Darcia Branch, whose suspicions had been raised. As a result, a small quantity of ganja […]
$15K reward offered to find pony sex-abusers
(CNS): The RCIPS has opened yet another investigation into an incident of animal cruelty at The Equestrian Center following a report of a pony being sexually abused. Owners of the stables have also posted a $15,000 reward for information about the third horse to be assaulted at the centre. A vet from the Department of Agriculture […]
Prowler charged over attempted car break-ins
(CNS): A suspect who police caught trying to break into cars parked in a residential area off Walkers Road earlier this week has been charged with a list of offences and was due in court Friday. The 40-year-old man from George Town was charged with criminal trespass, attempted theft and going equipped to steal. Officers […]
