The Editor Speaks: I am a dead man said a caller
No it was not from someone who didn’t like my Editorials. I was one of the increasing number of persons who have had a call from Windows Support out of Dallas Texas. On Friday at 6pm my phone rang and…
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Mold closes Cayman Islands Children/Family District Office DCFS West Bay Office Closes The West Bay office of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was closed yesterday (19 March, 2015) due to concerns about mold in the building and,…
Cayman Islands Chief Justice to speak at INSOL Judicial Colloquium
Chief Justice Anthony Smellie is scheduled to speak at a multinational judicial colloquium on cross-border insolvency in San Francisco on Sunday (22 March). The head of Cayman’s judiciary will be addressing the Eleventh Joint Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Cross-Border Insolvency,…
Cayman Islands retailer fined for failing to pay Health Insurance fees
On 10 March 2015, the Summary Court fined local retailer Marcelo Franca CI$8,500.00 for failing to pay health insurance fees, for one of his employees in 2011, and his dependents in 2012. Following a court hearing Acting Magistrate Angelyn Hernandez…
New Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions appointed in Cayman Islands
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Michael Moran to the post of Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr. Moran joined the Office on March 2nd, 2015. Mr. Moran was called…
Couple cheated taxpayers on dream wedding to Cuba
By Jennifer Smith From MailOnline UK Brazen couple who cheated taxpayers out of £90,000 went on dream wedding to Cuba while they were on bail for benefits fraud (and even used the cash to take TWENTY friends with them) Tracey…
Argentine police discover 15 kilos of pure cocaine in the ‘Splendour of the Seas’
From Merco Press Argentine customs officials seized cocaine worth more than one million dollars million from two crew members on a luxury cruise ship docked in Buenos Aires, authorities said. The suspects, both men, were identified only as a Croatian…
Cayman National Bank robbers found guilty for second time
On Friday (20) after a re-trial lasting six weeks, David Tamasa, Rennie Cole, George Mignot and Andre Burton were all found ‘guilty’ once again of robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm; The robbery happened in broad daylight at Cayman National Bank’s Buckingham Square, Grand…
Filmmakers turn to Davis Wright Partner on controversial documentaries
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily The HBO documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” and the Academy Award winning documentary “Citizenfour” both profile controversial figures who have landed, for very different reasons, in…
Religion and Marriage: The Elephant in the Courtroom
By Marcia Coyle, Supreme Court Brief Note: We are spotlighting interesting amicus briefs in the same-sex marriage cases from time to time. All amicus briefs can be found on the court’s website: www.supremecourt.gov None of the same sex marriage cases…
