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Justices hear appeals on murder and rape cases

Convicted murderer Brian Borden and rapist Jeffrey Barnes appeared before the Court of Appeal on Thursday morning to appeal for lighter sentences.

Court upholds order freezing accounts tied to fraud scheme

The appeals court last week denied attempts by Bahamas citizen Kelvin Leach to overturn an order freezing accounts that are alleged to be connected to money laundering and other criminal activity.

Police discrimination lawsuit dismissed by appeals court

The Court of Appeals has dismissed arguments from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Association that some of its members were discriminated against on the grounds of age and nationality when they were forced to retire or accept a demotion at age 55.

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