Archive for September 10th, 2024
Local man denies $21k car sales scam
(CNS): Dorian Dolan Hunter from Cayman Brac pleaded not guilty to obtaining property by deception when he appeared in Grand Court on Friday. The local man has denied conning two people on two different occasions out of a total of $21,000 by selling them Honda vehicles that he never delivered.
OfReg offers amnesty for illegal mobile radios
(CNS): Individuals, businesses, non-profits or other entities using professional land mobile radio devices that do not comply with Cayman’s licensing legislation are being offered an amnesty until the end of the year. OfReg has announced the move to address public health and safety concerns, as unlicensed radios can interfere with networks and essential radio-enabled services […]
Same election cliche but new reasons
Charles Clifford writes: Voters are rightly concerned about our 2025 general election. Every four years, we repeat the cliche that “this is the most important election in our history”. That cliche was true for specific reasons in the past, for example, during our post-Hurricane Ivan recovery and again during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
Gas station robber to serve less than 10 months
(CNS): A local man who robbed a Bodden Town gas station earlier this year, armed with a taped-up drill, will serve half of his sentence in the community, a court ordered on Friday. Jasir Matthew McLean (21) was given a 19-month sentence, half of which has been suspended for two years, for the possession of […]
Convicted killer denies jailhouse arson
(CNS): Justin Kyle Jackson pleaded not guilty to two counts of arson when he appeared in court via video link from HMP Northward on Friday. Jackson denied setting light to mattresses in a cell at the men’s prison last November. He is serving a 14-year sentence at Northward for the manslaughter of Harry Elliott during […]