Archive for July 17th, 2024
Judge reverses stay in earlier Bush assault case
(CNS): The legal woes of McKeeva Bush MP may not be over. An acting Grand Court judge who presided over and stopped a trial in which he was facing indecent assault charges earlier this year has reversed part of his decision. In a ruling delivered to the court on Wednesday, Justice Stanley John said he […]
One arrested over attempt to sell local parrot
(CNS): One person has been arrested, and a Grand Cayman parrot has been seized and handed over to a vet after it was listed for sale on various social media platforms. The Department of Environment said they were contacted by concerned residents who had seen posts with pictures of the bird caged up and began […]
‘Dangerous’ man jailed for back-to-back violent attacks
(CNS): A man described as a danger to the public and a high risk of repeat violent offences was convicted in 2022 of brutally attacking two different men during the course of a week in November 2021. Howard Lee Ebanks (38) was jailed in December 2023 for 27 months, according to a ruling recently posted […]
Progressives call for UPM to take on banks
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart is calling on the UPM government to make Cayman’s high street banks implement a mandatory, modern code of practice, amend the Registered Land Act to enforce mortgage-type security over real estate, and ask CIMA to review the fairness of fees charged and interest rates paid on deposits. After years of […]
