Archive for May 16th, 2023
Badly injured passenger sues cops over fatal crash
(CNS): Paris Gabriella Ebanks (26), a passenger in the back of a car involved in a deadly crash during a police chase in January 2021, is suing the RCIPS over the life-threatening injuries and pain she has suffered. Ebanks claims that the high-speed, early morning chase in West Bay caused the crash in which Shayne […]
CICA: Police ‘entitled to protection’ from gunmen
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal found that a judge who had added four years to a ten-year sentence handed to one of two robbers who shot at police officers as they tried to escape was entitled to do so because it was a separate crime. The higher court refused an appeal last week […]
Traffic cops focus on speeding in Eastern Districts
(CNS): Police issued 50 speeding tickets last week during Operation Borage, the RCIPS’s latest clampdown on rogue drivers, focussing on the Eastern Districts, where residents have raised concerns with the traffic police about dangerous driving, especially at weekends. The enforcement operation also led to an undisclosed number of tickets issued for other offences.
British MPs call for secretary of state for UKOTs
(CNS): The UK Overseas Territories are not foreign but are part of the British family and should have their own secretary of state rather than being part of the foreign office, UK MPs argued during a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday. But David Rutley MP, a junior minister from the Foreign Office, […]
Hospital tight-lipped over convicted EMT
(CNS): The Health Services Authority told CNS it would not comment publicly on matters relating to specific personnel following our questions about the employment status of one of their emergency services technicians, Selvin Senon Caballero (41), who was convicted of child sexual abuse last week. The hospital said it was “aware that a member of […]
Third man charged in Robinson murder case
(CNS): A 28-year-old man from George Town has now been charged with murder and wounding with intent and is due to appear in court today, Tuesday. The man was arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of Randy Kelsey Robinson (37) and the wounding of a second victim outside the Carib Café on Shedden […]
Man charged over gun following police chase crash
(CNS): A 30-year-old George Town man has been charged with six offences following his arrest last week after he crashed into a wall as he was being pursued by police. The man was due in court Tuesday to answer charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, causing fear of violence, possession of ganja […]
Masked armed man robs Red Bay food truck
(CNS): The Al La Kebab food truck on Selkirk Drive in Red Bay became the latest local business to be robbed on Saturday night in yet another spike of commercial stick-ups. The truck was held up at around 11:50pm by a masked man, dressed all in black, who brandished a firearm, police said. The robber […]
