RUDI GETS PAYOUT: Big settlement for former top police deputy
Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Rudolph Dixon has received a final payout as high as $2 million to retire quietly from the Royal Cayman Islands Police, bringing to a close a three-year saga. The payment, made through counsel Thorp &…
Acts on the march to semi
The Cayman Islands Marching Band were just one of the many talents on show in West Bay. They joined nine other acts who have made it through to the semi-finals of this year’s Cayman’s Got Talent. And what a show…
NEW GANG LAWS: Tattoos, colours and hand signs will be a crime
Boosting the battle against gangs, local police will seek “deeming” legislation to criminalise hand signs, dress, tattoos and other identifying features marking members of criminal organisations. Speaking to iNews, Commissioner of Police David Baines said part of wider efforts to…
Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction for the brutal stabbing death of her British roommate…
Dogs steal the fashion show
Glitz, glamour, and a massive helping of doggy cuteness were all on show at the Ritz-Carton Hotel. Models of the four-legged variety turned the catwalk into a dogwalk as they strutted their stuff for The Humane Society. The annual fashion…
NEW APPROACH NEEDED: Troubled school produced all the shooting victims
Jason Christian and Preston Rivers were only the most recent gangland casualties to go through the Alternative Education Centre (AEC) programme, but the problems started long before they arrived. The five youth killed between 13 September and 22 September attended…
Ellio alleges Alden assault
In the face of contrary accusations, leader of the People’s Progressive Movement Alden McLaughlin on Friday denied that he had assaulted United Democratic Party legislator Ellio Solomon on Thursday (29). Details remain sketchy, but the alleged confrontation occurred in the…
GUILTY OF MURDER: Ebanks jailed for life for Tyrone Burrell shooting
Leonard Antonio Ebanks was yesterday jailed for life after he was convicted of the murder of Tyrone Burrell. After the verdict, Ebanks jumped to feet and demanded to be heard in court. He said: “Today I am going to quote…
THIS IS NO JOLLY: Top cop says this will not be a holiday
Jon Murphy, the UK’s top police expert on gangland activities, arrives on Monday morning, and will meet Police Commissioner David Baines to hammer out a plan of action for the next six weeks “I am coming with two colleagues, and…
Ghett Out – Shebada’s in town!
He’s loud, proud and very, very controversial. And now Jamaican comedian and actor Shebada is coming to Cayman. Famed for his eccentric behaviour and larger than life characters, Shebada, real name Keith Ramsey, will be playing to a packed audience…
