Archive for June 27th, 2017
Public purse to pay for Watson’s appeal
(CNS): With all of his own funds frozen in anticipation of forfeiture, Canover Watson (46) has been granted legal aid to fund his appeal, his defence team has confirmed. The local businessman and former chair of the Health Services Authority, who was convicted last year on a number of corruption charges relating to the hospital […]
Judge eyes prison tab with deportation order
(CNS): A Grand Court judge sent a foreign national convicted of burglary to jail for a shorter time than would otherwise have been the case but ordered his deportation immediately after release. As he jailed Theo Kuldani Samy for one year for breaking into his neighbour’s apartment on Christmas Night, Justice Michael Wood said he […]
Sellers need to transfer cars lawfully to avoid arrest
(CNS): People selling vehicles are being warned that if they don’t properly transfer ownership, they could face arrest if the car is connected to a crime and their name is still on the papers. With the rise in stolen cars being used in burglaries and robberies, police recommend that once a sale is done, the […]
Cops track down stolen green honda
(CNS): The dark green Honda Civic that was stolen from Martin Drive in George Town was found by officers from Bodden Town Police Station Monday night. The police discovered the car in the area of Belford Estates just after 7:15pm. The RCIPS said the car is currently in police possession as they look for clues, but it […]
Jamal Walton strikes gold at Island Games
(CNS Local Life): Jamal Walton has bagged Cayman’s first gold medal of the Island Games, after a comfortable win in the 200m, Monday, 26 June. The local sprinter crossed the line in 21:55, well clear of Tyler Johnson from Jersey, who took silver, and Jerai Torres from Gibraltar, who took bronze. The 18-year-old dominated the […]
Mother convicted over child beating
(CNS): A woman who beat her son so badly with a belt and a broom that she broke his arm was given a suspended sentence of sixteen months by a Grand Court judge, following her conviction Friday. Miriam Cruz de Jackson pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm but insisted she had not intended […]
