Crime
RCIPS extends amnesty after two guns handed in
CNS: The National Gun Amnesty, which began on 1 July and was due to end on 31 July, has been extended until Sunday, 11 August. In the first three weeks of the amnesty, just two firearms have been handed in, but the police say they have also received a “significant amount of ammunition”, as well as two […]
New gun law steered through after many changes
(CNS): Parliament has passed new firearms legislation that government hopes will address the problem of gun crime across the Cayman Islands. The amendments, which include harsher penalties for illegal possession and changes relating to technology such as 3-D printed weapons, have been in the works for some time. While the legislation has been under consultation […]
US men jailed for 1½ years for credit-card fraud
CNS: Three American men, Dave Obaseki, Michael Capers and Sean Luke, who recently pleaded guilty to using stolen credit card details to fraudulently purchase 73 items on Grand Cayman have each been sentenced to 18 months in jail. The affected businesses have either had seized items returned or compensation orders granted, the RCIPS said.
Police on hunt for Brazilian men accused of theft
(CNS): The RCIPS and Customs and Border Control are asking the public to help them track down Vitor Domingo Valentini Dos Reis (33), who also goes by the name Marcio Vicente Rod Novaes, and Brenno Neves Florencio (25). The men, who are known to associate together, are both Brazilian nationals here on Grand Cayman as […]
ODPP has filed appeal in Bush assault case
(CNS): Director of Public Prosecutions Simon Davis has confirmed that his office filed an appeal in April after the court stopped the trial against McKeeva Bush, who was facing allegations of indecent and common assault. However, the trial judge, Justice Stanley John, ordered a stay of the proceedings on 29 February.
Bodden Shipping says pilots arrested in tanker probe
(CNS): Bodden Shipping has confirmed that two of its pilots were recently arrested and detained as part of the investigation into the grounding of the Sea Elephant oil tanker on Cayman Brac last week. While the authorities have been tight-lipped about the criminal investigation, the local shipping line issued a press release refuting a local […]
Man not guilty of jury tampering in CIFA case
(CNS): A jury took just over ten minutes on Wednesday to find a local man not guilty of attempting to defeat the course of justice after he was accused of trying to influence a member of a jury that tried two former Cayman Islands Football Association executives for fraud in 2022. Allen Kennedy Ebanks from […]
Bush expects ‘incompetent’ ODPP to try him again
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP expects the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to continue the case against him over allegations he indecently assaulted two women at a cocktail party almost two years ago. He has told CNS that he also believes the office, which he described as “incompetent”, may also appeal against the court […]
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 […]
