Courts
Driver jailed for 55 months for fatal text while driving
(CNS): Jordan Telford (40) was handed a prison term of four years and five months on Friday after killing Shemiah Grant on North West Point Road in May 2021. Telford admitted to causing Grant’s death due to dangerous driving, as he was texting while navigating a bend. Telford swerved across the centre line and smashed […]
‘Absolutely, definitely not guilty’ says Bush
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) emphatically denied rape and sexual assault charges on Friday when he pleaded, “Absolutely, definitely not guilty” to both counts against him. After Bush answered the indictment on historic sexual offences in Grand Court, a jury trial was set for 6 November.
‘Mango row’ shooting lands man 21 years in jail
(CNS): Luisto Eusebio Hernandez (28) has been handed a 21-year jail term for the attempted murder of his girlfriend’s father and a second concurrent term of 12 years for the possession of an unlicensed firearm. Hernandez shot his de facto father-in-law shortly after a row between the men over how to feed a mango to […]
‘Road rage’ suspect charged with murder
(CNS): Bryan Welcome (41) appeared in court Tuesday charged with the murder of Omar Ryan in an alleged road rage incident on David Foster Drive on Sunday night. Welcome appeared via Zoom from the detention centre, represented by defence attorney Dennis Brady. The case was transmitted to the Grand Court and Welcome was remanded in […]
Man admits sex with underage girl
(CNS): A man pleaded guilty when he appeared in court Monday charged with two counts of defilement and carnal knowledge of a girl who was under 16 years old on at least two occasions in August and December of 2021. The man was bailed with conditions to return to court for sentencing on 1 September […]
Brac man jailed for multiple drug charges
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Cayman Brac has been jailed for 21 months and faces a further two-year suspended sentence once released from prison. The man was convicted of 21 offences over a two-year period, relating largely to drug possession, drug supply and assaults on police officers.
Bush case stalls over legal costs
(CNS): Former premier and speaker of the House McKeeva Bush (68) appeared in Grand Court briefly on Friday, facing charges of rape and indecent assault, but the case was adjourned until next week as the veteran West Bay politician is facing issues over legal representation. Bush was still walking with the aid of a cane […]
Nightclub killer’s jail time cut by two years
(CNS): Mason Courtney Bryan (28)’s ten-year prison sentence for killing Recardo Lionel Pars (27) outside a nightclub complex at The Strand plaza during a fight has been cut to eight years after it was appealed. The Court of Appeal ruled this week that the provocation by the victim was substantial and Bryan’s response in the […]
Men accused of killing Robinson to go to trial
(CNS): Jonathan Alexander Woodhouse (28) from West Bay, Shaun Antonio Jackson (22) and Matthew Glasgow (26), both from Bodden Town, who are accused of murdering Randy Kelsey Robinson (37), will stand trial later this year. The three men have not yet formally pleaded guilty because of outstanding legal issues, but it was confirmed Friday that […]
Sex offender’s appeal to cut jail time fails
(CNS): An application by Kayson Ricardo Holness (34) to reduce a 33-month sentence, which was imposed in May last year after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, has failed. Holness was convicted of possessing, posting and sharing videos of child sexual abuse. One of the videos he transmitted included images of a baby, possibly […]
Former support cop denies knowing killer
(CNS): A former RCIPS auxiliary constable accused of intimidating a key witness on behalf of a murderer has denied knowing the killer or ever telling the witness to keep quiet in relation to the investigation into the fatal shooting of Shaquille Bush. Courtney Levy (45) took the stand in his own defence this week and […]
