Tag: David Baines
No cops suspended in stolen drugs scandal
(CNS): There have been no arrests or suspensions of police officers from their jobs, even though the commissioner has admitted that serving officers may have been directly involved in a major drug theft from an evidence locker in the George Town Police Station yard. RCIPS officials told CNS that the investigation is ongoing and connected arrests have been […]
Bridger has new evidence about Tempura saga
(CNS): The former senior investigating officer of the discredited Operation Tempura has told CNS that he has “new and incriminating” evidence about that investigation. Martin Bridger also said he was never interviewed by the RCIPS regarding complaints he made about senior officials, which the governor has told him are not in the public interest to investigate. She has, however, allowed an […]
Statistics reveal fall in crime
(CNS): The RCIPS said focused work on burglaries and robberies contributed to a fall in crime last year, reflected in the annual statistics, which were released Thursday. Although the latest figures were published the day after the first armed robbery of this year, the statistics nevertheless indicate that most crimes were down in 2015 compared to 2014. Chief Superintendent Kurt […]
New light on Bridger probe
(CNS): The decision from the Information Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday ordering the release of reports relating to Operation Tempura shed some new light on the ongoing RCIPS investigation into Martin Bridger, the former head of the discredited and controversial internal police probe. The details of why he has been on the RCIPS radar for more than […]
CoP blocked ICO probe into Tempura report
(CNS): The acting information commissioner has once again ordered a redacted release of the infamous Tempura report after reviewing the objections of the governor’s office, which has refused to release the documents for four years. In his latest ruling Jan Liebaers revealed further twists and turns by the authorities, including a U-turn by the police commissioner […]
Cops bring HR class action against RCIPS
(CNS): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Association and 13 named officers have filed a human rights petition in the Grand Courts against the police commissioner and the attorney general claiming the enforced retirement of some police officers at the age 55 and others at the age of 60 is discriminatory. The association also claims that officers […]
Baines admits inside job in locker break-in
(CNS): The police are currently conducting internal as well as external investigations into a burglary at the police evidence locker, in which more than 57 kilos of drugs were stolen. Police Commissioner David Baines has admitted that the break-in had to involve corrupt police officers, given the circumstances of the crime, and a probe is […]
NYD diamond robbers’ sentences stick
(CNS): The three men convicted of the New Year’s Day jewel heist in 2014 after they were chased down by the police commissioner as they tried to escape all failed in their bid to reduce their robbery sentences Monday. James McLean and Jonathan Ramoon had been convicted of possession of an unlicensed firearm as well […]
Cyber-crime latest challenge for local cops
(CNS): Email and internet scams, hacking and identity theft, as well as serious online financial fraud are just some of the challenges the local police now have to face, in addition to the more traditional home-grown criminality of burglars, robbers and gunmen. With cyber-crime becoming increasingly common and more sophisticated the world over, the police commissioner […]
Cops to get first pay rise in 15 years
(CNS): Police officers in the Cayman Islands can look forward to receiving their first salary increase for more than fifteen years, the commissioner of police has confirmed after he managed to secure money from the home affairs ministry and keep a lid on recruitment. The last time that RCIPS officers had a raise in pay […]
Former governor will fight lawsuit
(CNS): Former Cayman Islands governor, Duncan Taylor, has confirmed he will be fighting the lawsuit filed by Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush alleging he conspired with the commissioner of police (CoP) to oust him from office. Taylor, who is now the British Ambassador to Mexico, told CNS, ‘These allegations are unfounded and will be rebutted robustly. It […]
