Topic: John Furniss
Court hears employer has made restitution
The Summary Court heard Tuesday that an employer has made substantial progress in reconciling charges against his company for failing to pay overtime and public holiday remuneration.
Court monitors charges against employers
An employer whose company has been before the courts since 2008 on pension charges had another company mentioned this week for charges of a similar nature.
Local restaurateur pleads guilty to labor offenses
Luigi Moxam, the proprietor of Cayman Cabana, pleaded guilty to a number of labor-related offenses on Monday and not guilty to several charges of failing to make contributions to a pension plan.
Suspended sentence for taking turtle
Magistrate Valdis Foldats handed down an eight-month prison term, suspended for two years, and 120 hours of community service to a fisherman who illegally took a turtle from Cayman waters.
Arson charged after West Bay house fire
Tommy Orlando Ebanks, 32, appeared in Summary Court on Thursday charged with arson after a house fire in West Bay on Tuesday, July 3. Magistrate Philippa McFarlane told the defendant that arson is a charge that can be heard only in the Grand Court and she transmitted the matter there.
Former prosecutor turns to defense
Former Crown counsel Neil Kumar was admitted as a practicing attorney in the Cayman Islands in a brief and less formal than usual ceremony on Tuesday afternoon.
Man charged for shining laser at helicopter
Two helicopter pilots and at least three police officers are scheduled to be witnesses in the trial of a man accused of illegal use of a laser.
Mentally ill man kept at Northward Prison
A man who has been in and out of Cayman’s courts for more than a quarter-century probably will not be back in court anytime soon. Now in his 50s, he is in Northward Prison because he is of unsound mind.
Student fined for importing air rifle, no conviction recorded
A student who brought home an air rifle without a license to import it was fined $4,000 on Monday, but no conviction was recorded against him after the magistrate found there were exceptional circumstances.
Fishing boat used to import drugs to be returned to owner
Ten months after a Honduran fishing vessel was impounded by Cayman authorities, attorney John Furniss successfully argued for its return to its owner after payment of costs for “transporting and keeping” the vessel.
West Bay stabbing leads to attempted murder charge
A crew member of a fishing boat has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in West Bay on the night of Jan. 21.
