Crime
Woman suspected of stabbing man in GT bar arrested
(CNS): Police arrested a 26-year-old woman from George Town on suspicion of wounding following an altercation at a restaurant and bar on Eastern Avenue near Godfrey Nixon Way around 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. It was reported that a man and a woman had a fight involving a weapon at the premises, which resulted in the […]
Two arrested for smuggling ganja and exotic birds
(CNS) UPDATED FRIDAY: Two Jamaican men aged 38 and 59 who were arrested following an interception at sea by the coastguard earlier this week have been charged with the importation of Ganja. The men appeared in court Thursday and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at the end of the month. Both men […]
Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting
(CNS): The police arrested a man on Saturday, 9 March, in connection with the mass shooting at the Ed Bush Stadium last month, but he has since been bailed with conditions pending further investigation. The 21-year-old man is from West Bay, where the shooting occurred during a premier league football match on Sunday, 25 February. […]
Police chase down suspect in gas station robbery
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now charged the 21-year-old man from Bodden Town who was arrested Saturday night after officers had chased him down around 8pm within minutes of an armed robbery at Mostyn’s Gas Station on Bodden Town Road. He was expected to appear in court Tuesday.
One charged in gang-related targeted patrols
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from George Town has been charged with two counts of possession of an unlicensed firearm after police stopped and searched a car in George Town on Friday, 8 March. According to the RCIPS, shortly after 1:00pm, officers had cause to stop a vehicle travelling on Shedden Road, driven by a lone […]
Man charged with unlicensed gun possession for air rifle
(CNS): A 35-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with the possession of an unlicensed firearm after the police found an air rifle during a search of his home. The police said they responded to a domestic incident on Friday, 1 March, in response to a report that a man had assaulted a woman known […]
PPM: Officials ‘cannot turn blind eye’ to abuse in trial
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has called for action to address the “deliberate and disquieting abuse of process” by the crown last month in the case against McKeeva Bush, who had been charged with the indecent assault of two female civil servants. The PPM leader pointed out that the abuse was “of such gravity” that […]
DPP called witness in Bush trial against her wishes
(CNS): Justice Stanley John has lifted reporting restrictions on the recent trial of McKeeva Bush (69), which collapsed last week as a result of a serious abuse of the process by the crown in relation to how they brought the case against Bush for indecent assault and the information that was withheld from him and […]
Football shooting suspects released on police bail
(CNS): The two West Bay men, aged 24 and 40, who were arrested on Friday and Saturday in connection with the shooting at the Ed Bush Field on Sunday, 25 February, have been released on bail, pending further investigation, the RCIPS confirmed and asked for the public’s patience as the investigation continues. After an arrest, […]
Prison officer charged and bailed in smuggling case
(CNS): A long-serving senior prison officer who was arrested last week on suspicion of smuggling ganja into the men’s jail has been charged and bailed after appearing in court Friday. Derron Watson will return to Grand Court on Friday, 15 March. He was arrested following a joint operation by HM Cayman Islands Prison Service, the […]
Local demand for drugs fuelling gun smuggling
(CNS): There are at least 90 illegal guns currently on the streets of the Cayman Islands that police know about, it was revealed at a meeting about the escalating violence held in West Bay Wednesday night, and senior RCIPS officers and politicians drew a link between the demand for drugs and the smuggling of firearms. […]
