Crime
Cash seized, 4 arrested in gold ‘smuggling’ case
(CNS): Police have confirmed that four foreign nationals have been arrested and a small private plane and a large quantity of cash seized during the course of a joint investigation by the RCIPS and Customs and Border Control relating to the movement of gold through the Cayman Islands. CNS learned earlier this week that law […]
Crown accepts plea from man who attacked mother
(CNS): Prosecutors have accepted an admission by Jeffrey William Powery (33) that he seriously assaulted his mother with intent to do her harm in a violent incident in December at her West Bay home. The crown had originally charged Powery with attempted murder but he had denied trying to kill Jolene Powery, while admitting GBH […]
Suspected East End ganja dealer arrested in GT
(CNS): A 35-year-old-man from East End has been arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja with intent to supply and other related offences after police found him and two other men, who were arrested for possession, acting suspiciously near a parked car in George Town. Police on patrol around 1:30am Monday said they saw the […]
Politicians no-shows at anti-corruption event
(CNS): No elected ministers, government backbench or even opposition MLAs were in attendance for the opening of a regional Commonwealth anti-corruption seminar on Monday, even though invitations were sent to all 19 members. While the governor and senior civil servants attended the opening with guest speaker Baroness Scotland, there was not a single politician in […]
Fight at police station lands man in court
(CNS): A 49-year-old-man from Bodden Town was due in court today charged with assault GBH and two counts of intentional harassment, alarm and distress in relation to a fight at the Bodden Town Police Station Wednesday evening. The man was at the station when another member of the public entered. The second man was then […]
Accountants and cops talk financial crime
(CNS): The City of London Police will be producing a report for the Cayman Islands governor with recommendations on how to enhance the work and crime-fighting capabilities of the RCIPS Financial Crimes Investigation Unit (FCIU). This follows a recent two-day forum for stakeholders, hosted by KPMG’s Cayman office and the FCIU, where the UK specialist […]
Driver ready to admit killing cyclist in hit-and-run
(CNS): A man accused of killing a cyclist in an early morning hit-and-run in George Town in April is keen to admit the charges against him, the court heard Friday, but not all of the facts of the fatal collision have yet been established. Wilfred Ellington Myles Jr, from George Town, is charged with causing […]
Four arrested following raid on GT bar
(CNS): Two women, aged 58 and 39 from George Town, were arrested on suspicion of illegal gambling and two men, aged 18 and 21, were arrested for possession and consumption of ganja following a raid Friday lunchtime at a bar in downtown George Town. Police said they conducted a joint operation with officers from the […]
Motorcyclist injured, arrested after hitting pick-up
(CNS): A 27-year-old motorcyclist from George Town landed in hospital on Sunday with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision with a pick-up truck on Shamrock Road. The rider was also arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and other traffic-related violations. Police said that around 7:15pm the driver of the truck was travelling east after […]
Cayman hosting anti-corruption conference
(CNS): Heads of anti-corruption agencies and government integrity commissions from across the Caribbean part of the Commonwealth will be meeting in Grand Cayman this week to discuss the fight against corruption. This is the first time that Cayman has ever hosted the conference but it does so five years after the government passed but failed […]
Man walks free from Christmas Day murder charge
(CNS): William Isaac Ebanks-Romero (21), who was charged with shooting Darrington Ebanks (29) dead on Christmas Day, walked away from court Friday on the eve of his trial after the crown dropped all charges against him. Ebanks-Romero, from West Bay, had been in custody since his arrest two days after the murder, which happened in […]
