Archive for November, 2023
Jackson and Soto found guilty of manslaughter
(CNS): Justin Kyle Jackson (24) and Eric William Soto (23) have been convicted of manslaughter and the possession of an unlicensed firearm in relation to a robbery gone wrong last summer in which Harry Elliott (63) was shot and killed. The six women and six men of the jury in this trial began deliberations after […]
11-year-old girl goes missing with teenager
(CNS): Police are asking the public to help them track down a missing 11-year-old girl who appears to have gone missing in the company of an older teenager. Jahsmine Ebanks, who is 16 and a repeat runaway, and Kiara Watson went missing while they were out along Seafarers Way, George Town, around 7:15pm yesterday evening, […]
Woman mugged outside George Town gas station
(CNS): A man wearing a dark-coloured hoodie and speaking with a Caymanian accent grabbed a bag from a woman’s hands on Tuesday night as she waited outside the Rubis Gas Station on Eastern Avenue in George Town. The mugging happened around 8:30pm while she was standing on the street at the junction of Godfrey Nixon […]
Liquor board allows bar extension for NYE
(CNS): The Liquor Licensing Board has confirmed that valid licence holders will be granted an extension beyond regular closing times on New Year’s Eve. The celebrations fall on a Sunday night this year, but bars and nightclubs will be able to stay open past their regular hours into Monday morning. At a recent meeting, the […]
Local veteran pilot takes top role at CAL
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited has promoted Senior Boeing 737-8 Cayman Airways Captain Sean Bent as the airline’s chief pilot following a competitive selection process. Captain Bent starts his new role today, 1 November, which includes responsibility for both the mainline operations and Cayman Airways Express.
Local conch back on the menu as season opens
(CNS): Residents can once again enjoy fresh local queen conch and whelks until the end of April, as the fishing season opens today. However, conch is still endangered, and the Marine Park rules and boundaries remain in full effect at all times. No conch or whelks may be taken from within the Marine Reserve, even […]
Man who drowned in GT Harbour identified
(CNS): Police have confirmed that the deceased man who was pulled from George Town Harbour by Cayman Islands Fire Service officers on the evening of Saturday, 21 October, was Raheem Tyrike Barrett (27), a Jamaican national residing in the Cayman Islands. Police had managed to track down his family several days after the man drowned […]
No evidence Jackson meant to kill, argues lawyer
(CNS): Justin Kyle Jackson (24) did not intend to kill Harry Elliott (63) when he shot him last summer, his attorney argued when she addressed the jury on his behalf on Tuesday. Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC said the prosecution had failed to prove that her client was guilty of murder and failed to consider the evidence […]
Man sits in jail 1,600 days in extradition case
(CNS): Juan Carlos Gonzales Infante (61), a Venezuelan national wanted by the US authorities for drug smuggling and money laundering, has served more than four years at HMP Northward even though he has never been convicted of a crime here. Gonzales came to Cayman in 2019 as a co-pilot of a private plane carrying gold. […]
4,000 speeding tickets issued this year
(CNS): The police have handed out a record-breaking number of speeding tickets since the beginning of January, but drivers are still not heeding speed limits on the roads. Over 4,000 tickets were issued in the first ten months of this year, up more than 30% from the total number of tickets issued during the whole […]
