Explosive trial ends. Midland Acres fined $1,300 for violations
There were no loud explosions in the dynamite materials case involving Suresh Bhemsein Prasad, Managing Director of Midland Acres Ltd, on Wednesday (29) after Prasad changed his plea to guilty to four counts of importing explosive materials without the correct…
Pool Death – Update and appeal
Officers investigating the death of a 39-year-old man, whose body was found in the pool of Treasure island around midnight on Monday, are appealing for anyone who saw or spoke to him that night to come forward. The man, Vicente…
HMP Northward prison riot, October 1999. Colin Wilson remembers….
On September 10th, 1992, Cayman International Television Network (Caribbean) Ltd (CITN – Cayman 27) first put out a video signal over the air. To the majority of people living on Grand Cayman it was not very memorable as the video…
Man arrested following hit and run
A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Sunday (26 August) evening after he drove away from the scene of a road crash. About 7.50pm on Sunday two Honda motor cars were being driven North on West Bay Road….
Man stabbed and arrest made
Shortly before 12.30am on Saturday 25 August a man attended the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town suffering from a number of stab wounds. The injuries were sustained in an incident on Shedden Road in the vicinity of Archie’s Bar….
Cayman Islands is missing from the list of Latin American and Caribbean countries committing to standardising crime and violence statistics.
From Caribbean News Now Fifteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean [but not the Cayman Islands] have confirmed their participation in a path breaking project to unify and share indicators on crime and violence at a citizen security conference…
Head of Cayman fund group Tim Schools accused of professional misconduct in UK
The head of a Cayman Islands fund group that claims to manage $160 million and boasts of “consistent” 12% net annual returns for investors is being prosecuted for alleged professional misconduct in the United Kingdom. British attorney Tim Schools faces 11…
Jamaica activist Clover Graham’s murder probed
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR is calling for an investigation into the murder of a Jamaican human rights activist on Sunday. Clover Graham, an honorary liaison for the agency, was found with her throat slashed outside the Jamaican capital,…
Explosives case is adjourned until Wednesday
Defence Attorney for defendant Prasad Suresh, who imported explosive chemicals allegedly without the required paperwork, was still arguing in Summary Court last Friday (17) that Suresh’s importation was not explosives as defined under the law. Nicholas Dixey said his client’s…
Death in Prospect under investigation
RCIPS confirmed today (20) they are investigating a sudden death of a 46 year old woman that was reported to them earlier in the morning. The woman was found around 8:15 am outside her home in Patricks Avenue in the…
