Tag: Valdis Foldats
Hernandez now chief magistrate as Foldats retires
(CNS): Angelyn Hernandez has been appointed as the chief magistrate following the retirement of Valdis Foldats after three years in the post. Foldats was appointed as acting magistrate in 1996 and as magistrate of the Summary Court in 2011. As chief magistrate, he advocated for a holistic approach to justice and nurtured collaborative relationships with […]
‘Road rage’ suspect charged with murder
(CNS): Bryan Welcome (41) appeared in court Tuesday charged with the murder of Omar Ryan in an alleged road rage incident on David Foster Drive on Sunday night. Welcome appeared via Zoom from the detention centre, represented by defence attorney Dennis Brady. The case was transmitted to the Grand Court and Welcome was remanded in […]
Beach blockers in court as PLC clamps down
(CNS): The Public Lands Commission has identified 39 landowners who are blocking access to the beach or shoreline around Cayman and has begun the process of prosecuting those who are not compliant with enforcement notices. In the first cases since the commission was created, several people appeared in court Tuesday in relation to seven locations […]
Foldats takes top job in Summary Courts
(CNS): Valdis Foldats has been appointed chief magistrate following the retirement of Nova Hall. Foldats will take up the top job on the Summary Court bench next month following the internal recruitment by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, which recommended the long-serving magistrate for the job. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie said Foldats is a […]
Watson and Blake silent at first court showing
(CNS): The charges against the former treasurer at the Cayman Islands Football Association, Canover Watson, and its current vice president, Bruce Blake, for alleged corruption and related offences have been transmitted to the Grand Court after the two men made their first court appearance Tuesday. Watson and Blake sat a clear distance apart as they […]
