Topic: Police
Government funds for vehicle, asset replacement diverted
The Cayman Islands government has not planned appropriately for the need to replace old, outdated equipment in a number of areas – including service vehicles – and has actually spent money intended for that purpose on other things.
Those findings were included in a special government committee report on the management of public finances released last week.
Stabbing case goes to Grand Court
A man charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following a stabbing at the weekend appeared in Summary Court Tuesday.
Efforts to help migrants thwarted by police
A group of Cayman Islands residents who chartered a vessel to try to bring food and water to migrants on a ramshackle boat say marine police prevented them from assisting the men.
Straight talk on gay marriage
On some subjects, particularly ones whose fundamental nature is cultural or moral, there is no clear opportunity for compromise. In the Cayman Islands, same-sex marriage is one of these.
The People That Time Forgot: Jake McLaughlin
There is a very close legacy link between country music and the Cayman Islands. Before 1976, there were no radio stations in Cayman.
CarePay project costs 'increased massively'
The proposed costs of a public hospital patient swipe-card project increased by as much as US$3.5 million after bid documents for the deal were submitted to former Cayman Islands Health Services Authority Board chairman Canover Watson, Crown prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
Court visits scene of child's shooting death
Members of the court hearing the trial of Devon Anglin, charged with killing 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes, visit the scene where the child was shot dead.
Car smashes into historic house
A car crashed into the historic Arthur Bodden house in George Town Saturday morning, damaging the fence and part of the building that holds the old printing press.
Court dismisses appeal against murder conviction
The Court of Appeal on Friday rejected arguments on behalf of Brian Emmanuel Borden, who was convicted last year of murdering Robert Mackford Bush on the night of Sept. 13, 2011 in West Bay.
Police vehicle in accident
A Royal Cayman Islands Police Service vehicle collided with a private passenger vehicle while responding to a call on Sunday night just before 9 p.m.
Man killed in car crash
A 21-year-old man was killed early Saturday in a one-car accident on West Bay Road.
On corruption: The duties of the governor
The Cayman Islands has a reputation for being a hotbed of corruption, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Pirates Week comes to an end
Revelers celebrated the end of an invasion Saturday, as swashbucklers were sentenced for crimes committed during Pirates Week 2015.
Police report two violent attacks over weekend
Two unrelated violent attacks occurred over the weekend, one in George Town and another in the vicinity of Seven Mile Beach, police reported.
Man killed in crash
A 21-year-old man was killed early Saturday in a one-car collision on West Bay Road.
Anti-Corruption Commission probing 12 cases
The Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission is actively investigating 12 cases of corruption, and incoming complaints have dropped by more than half since 2012-2013.
Neighbor not guilty of attempted murder
A Grand Court jury deliberated less than a half-hour on Wednesday before finding Mark Allen Jackson not guilty of attempting to murder his West Bay neighbor, Ronald Baxter Argenbright.
Panton: Spearfishing rules may be changed
Environment Minister Wayne Panton indicated Wednesday that long-standing rules banning the importation of spear gun parts and the granting of new spearfishing licenses could be changed, depending on recommendations from the National Conservation Council.
The issue was raised Wednesday in the Legislative Assembly.
Whistleblower oversight added to understaffed watchdog office
A government watchdog office which has no permanent leadership and whose future has been uncertain for more than a year will be given responsibility for monitoring whistleblower cases, Cayman Islands Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed.
Police make quick arrest in store heist
A man was arrested shortly after a jewelry store robbery Wednesday in Grand Cayman’s main tourist district.
Public school teacher charged with indecent assault
A Cayman Islands public school teacher who was suspended in February over allegations he indecently assaulted three underage girls appeared in court Tuesday to face criminal charges.
Ex-policeman begins sentence for soliciting bribe
Former police officer Elvis Kelsey Ebanks began a sentence of three years imprisonment on Monday after his appeal against conviction on bribery charges was dismissed.
Third Brac crash victim released from hospital
The Cayman Brac resident injured in a Sunday afternoon crash that killed two other men was released from hospital Tuesday.
Brac crash kills doctor, construction company owner
Two American men die and a third long-time Cayman Brac resident is hospitalized following a Sunday afternoon crash.
Burglary suspect faces numerous charges
A man arrested following a fight outside a George Town home early Friday faces a number of criminal charges.
Four charged in ganja smuggling attempt
Four men, two Caymanians and two Jamaicans, were charged with attempting to smuggle nearly 150 pounds of ganja into Grand Cayman following a brief marine pursuit Friday.
Miss Izzy's schoolhouse: gone but not forgotten
Miss Izzy's schoolhouse was an important part of Cayman's educational heritage.
New year's jewelry robbers lose appeals
The appeals against sentence of three men who pleaded guilty last year to the 2014 New Year’s Day robbery of Diamonds International jewelry store were dismissed on Monday.
Premier: Paris terror 'an attack on all mankind'
Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin on Monday issued a statement of support for the people of France.
3-year sentence in Bodden Town burglary
A judge sentenced a man to 39 months after he pleaded guilty to a daytime burglary in Bodden Town.
Paris – and the world – reels from terrorist attacks
Three coordinated attacks shattered a bustling Friday night in Paris, killing at least 129 people and turning the French capital into a war zone. French residents in Cayman have been anxiously checking that friends and relatives are safe, and former Cayman Islands Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick, who recently moved to the city, described the scene in Paris Sunday.
Police tackle outstanding warrants
Police say they are cracking down on outstanding warrants in Cayman, of which there are currently 761.
Two die in Brac crash
A minivan apparently ran off the road on the Brac Sunday evening, killing two men and injuring a third.
Police: Woman's death 'not suspicious'
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed Thursday that officers do not consider the death of a woman found along Seven Mile Beach last weekend suspicious.
Privy Council upholds Cayman unlicensed firearm conviction
The Privy Council has overturned a decision of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, upholding the conviction of Robert Aaron Crawford, 22, for possessing an unlicensed firearm.
School aide 'fit to plead' in indecent assaults on girls
The man accused in a series of indecent assaults on girls at a primary school where he worked is fit to enter a plea, Magistrate Valdis Foldats said during a brief hearing Thursday morning.
Kenneth Bryan assault trial adjourned to Feb.
The trial of Kenneth Bryan, charged with disorderly conduct and assaulting police, has been adjourned until Feb. 2, 2016.
Man admits gross indecency with child
A man accused of gross indecency with a 5-year-old girl pleaded guilty to two counts in Summary Court on Thursday. He also pleaded guilty to six charges of taking indecent photos of the girl.
Police: Man stabs friend during dispute
One man was hospitalized and another was arrested following a fight in West Bay late Wednesday.
50 years ago: Appeal for Bodden Town police station
In the Nov. 10, 1965 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a predecessor of the Cayman Compass, Bodden Town correspondent Arthur Hunter wrote:
Camana Bay road closed
A broken sewer main led to the temporary closure Wednesday of Solaris Avenue, north of Camana Bay.
Immigration revenues at $89.5 million
The Cayman Islands Immigration Department took in $89.5 million in revenues during the last government budget year, nearly tripling fees collected by the agency from a decade ago.
Ministry takes up auditor's challenge
After taking a verbal drubbing from Cayman’s auditor general for a number of years, at least one government ministry has responded – by following his advice.
Operation Tempura case judge joins Cayman's appeals court
A former U.K. High Court judge who once presided over various Cayman Islands court actions related to the ill-fated Operation Tempura investigation has joined Cayman’s Court of Appeal.
Police's North Side clinic rescheduled
A Royal Cayman Islands Police Service clinic that was postponed last Friday due to bad weather has been rescheduled to this Friday, Nov. 13.
Post-mortem for woman found on Seven Mile Beach
A post-mortem examination was performed Wednesday on a woman found dead outside a Seven Mile Beach bar and restaurant over the weekend.
Diver dies off East End
A female tourist died in a diving accident Tuesday morning.
Police: George Town stabbing was domestic related
A woman stabbed early Saturday outside a George Town business complex was in stable condition Tuesday, according to police.
Norwegian businessman killed in boating accident
Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Erik Henriksen was killed Monday in a boating accident in the North Sound.
Police raise pay, hold 30 vacancies
Uniformed police officers will get an annual raise of $3,000 to $5,000 under the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s adjusted budget, Police Commissioner David Baines told his officers at their all-staff meeting Tuesday.
Police commend officers for bravery, proactive work
Seven police officers, along with the Air Operations Unit and the Drugs and Serious Crime Task Force, received commendations from the Commissioner of Police Tuesday at the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s annual all-staff meeting.
Crime prevention program up against funding crisis
There’s an audible intake of breath as officer Anthony Stewart pulls out the black replica pistol. If he did not have the class’s attention before, he does now.
Woman hospitalized after stabbing in George Town
A woman remained in critical condition at the Cayman Islands Hospital over the weekend following a predawn stabbing Saturday.
Remembrance Sunday ceremonies honor our heroes
Veterans from two world wars and men who lost their lives at sea were honored Sunday in the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Veterans and Seafarers Association members attending included those who served in World War II as well as Home Guard who performed distinctive service at home during the war.
Woman found off SMB identified
A woman found dead in Grand Cayman’s main tourism district early Sunday was identified by family members as a local financial services industry worker and mother of three children.
Police seek ganja suspect
The last of four suspects accused of bringing more than 800 pounds of ganja into Cayman aboard a boat that landed in North Side district last month is still being sought by police.
Octogenarian arrested in gun possession case
Two people, including an 82 year-old woman, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of unlawful firearms possession.
Female found dead off Seven Mile Beach
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers are investigating the death
of a female whose body was found overnight in an area along Grand
Cayman's Seven Mile Beach.
Woman critical after stabbing
A woman is in critical condition at the Cayman Islands Hospital following a predawn stabbing Saturday.
A farm fresh roadside stand
For more than three years, the friendly faces of Dudley and Joy Bromley have been familiar fixtures under the shade of one of the wild tamarind trees on Shamrock Road in Savannah.
Bovell aims to revive Cayman
Cayman Cricket’s off-season T20 tournament, The Challenge Trophy, started on Sunday with one major upset and the triumphant return of another team.
Police arrest five in ATM scam
Royal Cayman Islands Police Financial Crime Unit detectives arrested five people Tuesday in connection with reported fraud involving the use of local ATMs.
FBI joins probe into comic book artist's disappearance
The disappearance of a comic book artist who went missing while snorkeling off Grand Cayman’s East End in March has now drawn the attention of U.S. federal investigators.
Man charged in walker death case
Police late last week charged a 25-year-old man with driving under the influence in a crash in which Marcie Donaldson, 46, was killed as she walked along South Sound Road in late April.
Police launch second round of community clinics
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is launching another round of its community clinics throughout the Cayman Islands.
Halloween weekend keeps police busy
Halloween weekend proved to be a busy one for local law enforcement officers.
New sentencing guidelines offer sliding-scale penalties
New criminal-sentencing guidelines – the first in a promised series – published Monday by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie detail a sliding scale of penalties for burglary and robbery, allowing judges to reduce custody in certain circumstances.
Three in drug canoe case due in court Monday
Three men will appear in court Monday, charged in connection with importation of drugs and landing illegally in Grand Cayman.
Police destroy drugs found in Prospect
Police destroyed 25 kilograms of cocaine that washed up along the shore near Prospect Cemetery earlier this week.
Three arrested in drug boat investigation
Police arrested three men in West Bay Friday in connection with a drug boat that police chased in North Side waters on Sunday.
Police seek man whose ID was found in drug canoe
Police are asking the public to help track down a man whose ID was found inside a boat they believe was used to smuggle drugs into Cayman.
Inmate sentenced for 2013 prison escape
Convicted killer and serial prison escapee Steve Manderson was sentenced Wednesday to 28 months’ imprisonment for his most recent jailbreak in August 2013.
