Tag: Sandra Catron

CMR owner admits swearing during protest

CMR owner admits swearing during protest

| 17/11/2020 | 61 Comments

(CNS): Sandra Hill, the owner of Cayman Marl Road, has pleaded guilty to the final charge in a list of cases prosecutors have pursued against her recently relating to posts on her website. Hill has admitted she used bad language while reporting on a land dispute protest last year. But the crown has now dropped […]

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CMR creator in court over online bullying allegation

CMR creator in court over online bullying allegation

| 22/10/2019

(CNS): The founder of Cayman Marl Road, the online news and gossip blog, appeared in court Tuesday, facing charges of harassment on a communication network. Sandra Hill is accused of bullying local businessman and one-time political hopeful, Matthew Leslie, on her website and social media pages. The case was transferred to Grand Court, where Hill, […]

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‘Naming and shaming’ unfair, says local woman

‘Naming and shaming’ unfair, says local woman

| 18/02/2019

(CNS): A woman who says she was wrongly ‘named and shamed’ by a blogger is urging people not to rush to judgments when reading one side of a story on social media. Giselle Johnson was arrested last month following an altercation with her ex-boyfriend after he made what she said was a false allegation against […]

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Petition calls for sex case failings enquiry

Petition calls for sex case failings enquiry

| 19/09/2016 | 16 Comments

(CNS): A local activist has begun a petition calling for a public enquiry into the failings of the RCIPS investigation into the recent child abuse case where two men accused of systematically abused a young female relative walked free because of the incompetence of the police working the case. Sandra Catron launched the online petition […]

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Judge throws out NBF fraud case

Judge throws out NBF fraud case

| 22/06/2016 | 56 Comments

(CNS): Sandra Catron has been acquitted of eight counts of uttering a false document in a fraud case relating to the controversial Nation Building Fund after a Grand Court judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. Justice Malcolm Swift said the charges were flawed and there was insufficient evidence to support the crown’s […]

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Local activist in dock over Nation Building Fund grant

Local activist in dock over Nation Building Fund grant

| 20/06/2016 | 1 Comment

(CNS): A local woman better known as an outspoken advocate on a range of issues, from animal abuse to sex-offenders, was in the dock Friday facing trial over allegations of fraud relating to the controversial Nation Building Fund. Sandra Catron is charged with eight counts of uttering a false document over a group of students who […]

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Concerns raised over exploitation of ‘begging’ kids

Concerns raised over exploitation of ‘begging’ kids

| 30/07/2015 | 81 Comments

(CNS): The police were on the lookout in the George Town Harbour area Thursday morning after reports of children on the streets yesterday and today soliciting money from visitors, which may be part of a scam. The children were asking for money for an unspecified fundraiser for children in need but gave different accounts to local […]

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Activists calls on DPP to take action on domestic abuse

Activists calls on DPP to take action on domestic abuse

| 24/06/2015 | 66 Comments

(CNS): The dismissal of another high profile domestic violence case has raised concerns with a local activist that cases are not being taken seriously by the director of public prosecutions and the courts, leaving victims afraid to press ahead. On Tuesday domestic violence charges against Joel Walton, the CEO of the Cayman Islands Maritime Authority, were […]

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LIME responds to internet speed petition

LIME responds to internet speed petition

| 22/06/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): An online petition is circulating throughout Cayman demanding “decent internet” on the island. Local campaigner Sandra Catron started the petition and said it’s time to mandate that customers actually receive the broadband internet speeds they are paying for. Catron says the law should allow for “monetary infractions” to be made against internet service providers in the […]

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Catron denies NBF fraud

Catron denies NBF fraud

| 27/03/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Local outspoken activist Sandra Catron denied nine counts of fraud on government on Friday when she appeared in Grand Court in connection with allegations relating to the controversial Nation Building Fund scholarships. Catron pleaded not guilty to the charges of uttering false documents between 1 June and 31 August 2012 in relation to courses […]

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Woman attacked by four pit bulls

Woman attacked by four pit bulls

| 10/01/2015 | 15 Comments

(CNS): Police have confirmed that a woman who was walking her own dog on Thursday afternoon in Prospect Drive was attacked by four other dogs, which she believed to be pit-bulls. An RCIPS spokesperson said a report regarding the incident was made to George Town Police Station around four o’clock yesterday afternoon. The attack happened […]

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