Tag: Anti-Corruption Commission
Speaker may face ACC probe
(CNS): The former minister for district administration and planning may be subject to an Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) investigation after the auditor general raised concerns again about her use of public money on Cayman Brac. In his latest report, Alastair Swarbrick pointed to what could be a “breach of trust” by Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, who is currently […]
Private sector managing Cayman’s development
(CNS): The bias of the Central Planning Authority towards development has led to private sector investors and developers shaping the Cayman Islands, with the parliament which represents the people losing control. The auditor general’s latest damning report regarding the mismanagement of public resources reveals concerns that go far wider than the usual abuse of taxpayers’ […]
CoP could be booted off ACC
(CNS): The premier has said that the government is currently reviewing the situation regarding the make-up of the Anti-Corruption Commission, which could see the removal of the commissioner of police as the chair. Premier Alden McLaughlin said the elected arm of government has no control over the people who are appointed to that committee but it […]
Integrity slips from government’s agenda
(CNS): With the Standards in Public Life legislation stalled and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) missing three members, the issue of integrity in government, a central platform of the PPM campaign, appears to no longer be a focus of its agenda. Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick, a permanent member of the corruption watchdog, confirmed last week that the commission […]
US and CIG mum on Webb extradition
(CNS): Both the American and local authorities remained tight-lipped Monday regarding the extradition of Jeffrey Webb following revelations that one of the FIFA officials detained in Switzerland will go to the US to answer corruption allegations in the football scandal. While undisclosed sources have confirmed that Webb is the only one of the seven football bosses […]
Webb charged in local fraud case
(CNS): The former FIFA vice president and local football boss, Jeffrey Webb, has been charged with fraud and breach of trust in relation to the local hospital card payment case. Canover Watson and Miriam Rodrigues are also facing further charges in relation to the ongoing local investigation into the CarePay Card contract, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)b […]
Webb accused of taking $$millions in bribes
(CNS): The damning 164-page indictment against Cayman’s football boss, Jeffrey Webb, and many other current and former FIFA officials, as well as those involved in the marketing of international football tournaments, has been released. Webb is accused alongside other named and unnamed officials as taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks and being involved […]
Mac seeks to oust CoP and officials from ACC
(CNS): The opposition leader has filed what could prove to be another controversial private member’s motion in the Legislative Assembly, requesting not just the removal of the commissioner of police (CoP) from the Anti-Corruption Commission but the complaints commissioner and the auditor general as well to create an entirely independent body. The motion is similar to […]
Lawyer files corruption complaint against cop and JP
(CNS): A local attorney whose client was subjected to an unlawful search of his home during a suspected drug bust by the RCIPS has filed a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Commission about one of the officers involved in the case, accusing him of misleading the courts, and against the JP who signed the illegal warrant. […]
