Cayman Hosts Crime Fighters Workshop
Cayman hosts the newly formed Caribbean Association of Prosecutors’ first meeting, with a forensic workshop as its highlight, on Thursday and Friday, 14-15 June at the Marriott Resort on Grand Cayman. Thirty-nine delegates from the Caribbean British Overseas Territories and…
“CJ” Guilty of murder
Justice Alex Henderson found 19 year old Chakane Jamelle “CJ” Scott guilty of shooting his friend 21-year-old Asher McGaw in East End in the early hours of 22nd September. The body of Asher McGaw was discovered by police on routine patrol…
RCIPS appealing for help in Lija Godenzi death on Grand Cayman
Officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) who are conducting enquiries into the death of 43 year old Lija Godenzi have appealed for the assistance of the media and the public in trying to determine her last movements…
Man charged following National Housing Development Trust investigation
A 60-year-old man has been charged with several counts of deception following an RCIPS investigation into misconduct within the National Housing Development Trust (NHDT). The man was charged on Monday 11 June 2012, with 3 counts of obtaining money by…
New Legal Aid Bill raises many concerns by CDBA
The Cayman Islands Criminal Defence Bar Association (CDBA) gives response to the proposed legal Aid and Pro Bono Services Bill 2012 Executive Summary We welcome many of the changes that the Legal Aid and Pro Bono Services Bill introduces as…
Jamaica drug kingpin ‘Dudus’ Coke jailed for 23 years
Notorious Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke has been sentenced to 23 years in a US prison, the maximum sentenced he faced. Coke, 43, pleaded guilty to drug and gun-trafficking charges in August 2011. A five-week operation to capture him…
Males assaulted – Shedden Road George Town
About 10:30pm Friday, June 8th 2012, officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service attended a report of an assault at Singh’s Roti shop on Shedden Road. On arrival it was discovered that three males were involved in the incident…
Texaco Robbery – Further appeal for witnesses.
Detectives continue to investigate the robbery which occurred on Thursday, 31 May 2012, at the Eastern Avenue Texaco where a lone male entered the store armed with what appears to be a firearm and stole money from the cashier. The…
US World Champion Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. begins jail sentence
US world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has begun a three-month jail term for domestic violence. The fighter was sentenced last December after pleading guilty to attacking his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris. The judge delayed his jail time to allow him…
Man charged – Cashwiz Robbery
A 20-year-old man has been charged and appeared in court earlier today in connection with the Bodden Town Cashwiz robbery which occurred last week. He was charged with: Robbery, possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence,…
