Archive for August 20th, 2019
Appeal court to hear first challenges to life tariffs
(CNS): As the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal summer session opens this week, the first criminal cases that the higher court will hear relate to the tariffs handed down to a number of prisoners serving life sentences for murder and rape.
Teenagers in dock over WB street robbery
(CNS): Two 19-year-old men from West Bay appeared in the Grand Court dock Tuesday, facing trial on robbery charges over an alleged mugging of another teenager in the district last year. The crown contends that Eddington Bush and Allan McKenzie attacked their victim outside a local grocery store in West Bay, ripping out his earnings […]
Referendum edges ever closer
(CNS): By Monday evening the Elections Office had confirmed 4,772 of the signatures on the petition calling for a people’s referendum on the question of government’s proposed cruise berthing project in George Town, which is more than 90% of the number required. Just 520 more are needed to reach the target of 25% of registered […]
Watson and Blake silent at first court showing
(CNS): The charges against the former treasurer at the Cayman Islands Football Association, Canover Watson, and its current vice president, Bruce Blake, for alleged corruption and related offences have been transmitted to the Grand Court after the two men made their first court appearance Tuesday. Watson and Blake sat a clear distance apart as they […]
Bodden Towner crowned Miss Cayman Universe
(CNS Local Life): Kadejah Bodden, 24, almost swept the board of pageant prizes when she took the Miss Cayman Universe crown on Saturday night. The latest local beauty queen may be at home on the pageant stage winning the titles for Best in Gown, Best Legs and Best Smile but Bodden also has a master’s […]
