Corruption getting worse, says poll
From BBC [Note: Cayman Islands were not polled] One person in four has paid a bribe to a public body in the last year, according to a survey carried out in 95 countries by Transparency International. The poor record of…
Diver pronounced dead in Cayman Brac – UPDATE
Diving related death – Update The 80-year-old tourist who died on Sunday 7 July, whilst diving off Cayman Brac, can be named as William Lemuel Lawson JR, of Temple Terrace, Florida, US. There would appear to be no suspicious circumstances…
iNews Briefs
Joey will have to wait Joey Ebanks, the former head of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will have to wait until 9 June 2014 to face a trial. This was the earliest date available in Grand Court for a two…
Drug trafficking: cartels take to the Caribbean
Noelle Suarez-Murias, The Foundry Drug cartels have increasingly trafficked through the Caribbean to evade law enforcement, but the U.S. Coast Guard is struggling to keep up. The U.S. has been successful working with our allies in targeting drug trafficking organizations…
Tiffany’s Executive Stole $1.3 Million in Jewels
BY ALLISON P. DAVIS New York Mag A former Tiffany & Co executive who stole over 1 million dollars worth of jewelry is facing 30 years in prison, reports WWD. Ingrid Lederhass-Okun, who started with the company in 1991, was…
UPDATE: Fatal motor cycle/bicycle accident – man named
From RCIPS Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 11:39 AM Fatal road crash – Victim named The man who died following a road crash in West Bay on Sunday, 7 July, can be named as Steve Andrew Powery, aged 57 years. The…
Hit and run accident along North Church Street – female victim critical
From RCIPS Fri July 5 2013 10:40am The 28 year old female victim of the hit and run accident along North Church Street on Monday night 1 July 2013 has been flown out by air ambulance to the US last…
Police arrest 1 from burglary in progress & 2 in AC thefts
Police Chase and Arrest Burglar From RCIPS At about 2:53 am last night a report of a Burglary in progress at the CABANA (formerly Hammer Heads) was made to 911. Police units responded within minutes, and on arrival three suspects…
Male arrested in relation to West Bay shootings
From RCIPS Thu Jul 4 2013 10:31 AM A 21 year old male West Bay resident has been arrested overnight on Suspicion of Attempted Murder by officers of the Uniform Support Group. This is in relation to the shooting incidents…
Bahamas Minister makes second statement re-crime
Statement by Hon. Philip Brave Davis, Minister of Works and Urban Development Friday, 28 June 2013 08:39 RE: Statement on my comments in respect to Crime My statement to the press appears to have become a hot topic for discussion…
