Manderson’s flare gun found by jury to be firearm
Marcus Steve Manderson (24) was found guilty, on Friday (15), of possession of an unlicensed firearm by a jury of five men and two women. Manderson now faces the possibility of a minimum sentence of 10 years in jail as…
UPDATE: Male seriously injured in road traffic collision Tue (12)
UPDATE: Feb 18 2013 A motorist who received serious injuries as a result of a single motor vehicle accident on Tuesday 12 February 2013 on Shamrock Road in the vicinity of Bright View Drive in the Bodden Town District, remains…
Wounding in Bodden Town – man in hospital
A 20yrs male remains in hospital in serious, but stable condition, following a wounding which occurred at the Coe-Wood Beach in Bodden Town, early Saturday evening. (About 7pm) Bodden Town CID are investigating the matter, and are appealing for persons…
Oscar Pistorius denies Reeva Steenkamp South Africa murder
South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, was shot dead at Mr Pistorius’s home near Pretoria on Thursday. Appearing in court in…
Cayman news in brief
Prisoners suffocating in police van From the RCIPS An incident of a prisoner fainting due to claustrophobia while waiting in a prison transport vehicle yesterday (Friday, 15 February 2013), led to some confusion outside the courts building. At about…
Cayman gunrunner pleads guilty in USA
Michael Brandon Leslie, from the Cayman Islands, has agreed to plead guilty in a United States Federal Court to one of seven counts in return for the dismissal of the other six charges. Leslie was one of six defendants charged…
Jesse Jackson Jr charged with misusing campaign funds
A former congressman and son of a prominent civil rights leader has been charged with spending campaign funds on personal expenses. Jesse Jackson Jr of Illinois is accused of misusing $750,000 (£483,000). He and his wife Sandi Jackson, who is…
200,000 Caymans Corporations hacked for art project
By Neal Ungerleider Fast Company Published February 15, 2013 Hacker-artist Paolo Cirio scraped data from more than 200,000 Cayman Islands corporations via government servers to protest offshore tax laws. Users can purchase their own offshore “Certificates of Incorporation” for tax…
RCIPS expresses condolences to Family & Friends of fallen colleague
From the RCIPS The officers and civilian support staff of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), would like to express their condolences to the family and friends of the late Inspector Tricia Bodden, who passed away at her residence…
Oscar Pistorius: Olympian and Paralympian faces murder charge
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is facing a murder charge after his girlfriend was shot and killed at his Pretoria home. His arrest over the death of model Reeva Steenkamp has stunned the country where he is…
