Tag: David Baines
MLA holds fire on police boss
(CNS): The deputy opposition leader and MLA for West Bay, Bernie Bush, has said that he will be holding off on filing a motion of no confidence in the commissioner of police (CoP) in the Legislative Assembly because of the planned legal action that his party leader, McKeeva Bush, is taking against the commissioner and others […]
Ganja possession clogging up the system
(CNS): The commissioner of police has said that he wants to see the decriminalisation of the consumption and personal possession of small amounts of ganja because it is clogging up the system, and that as Jamaica begins moves to not only legalise its use for medicinal, therapeutic and religious purposes but also to license production, this […]
CoP: We know who the killers are
(CNS): The police commissioner has said that his officers know who killed Victor Yates and David Ebanks because witnesses have told them but so far they have no one willing to go to court to testify. David Baines said that neither Ebanks nor Yates were active gang members but were shot by known local gunmen, […]
Missing 4th man shakes remorse claims
(CNS): A number of questions over the fate of three men charged and convicted of a daylight jewellery store robbery on New Year’s Day last year were raised in court Wednesday. Justice Charles Quin queried if the failure of the robbers to identify the fourth man, who escaped during the chase, undermined the remorse they […]
2014 in Review: Crime and Punishment
(CNS): With regular reports of armed robberies, violent assaults and even a carjacking, crime continued to be a major concern for the residents of the Cayman Islands, with many questions regarding the ability of the Royal Cayman Islands Police service to tackle it. The much anticipated trial of the former premier overshadowed other court cases this […]
