British diving instructor dragged off his boat in the Bahamas during late night raid and shot dead by robbers in front of his wife
By Daniel Bates in New York and Claire Ellicott for Daily Mail UK Brit Gary Vanhoeck, 44, shot dead by robbers who stormed his yacht His horrified wife Kathryn, 42, was tied up during the late-night raid Incident took place…
New Cayman Islands Finance Judge commences work
A new non-resident judge, Justice Nick Segal, sworn in earlier this year as a judge of the Financial Services Division (FSD) of the Grand Court, commenced hearing cases in Cayman last Thursday (30 April). Justice Segal will serve from time-to-time…
Virgin Islands police suspect U.S. man in slaying of parents
From Chicago Tribune A 24-year-old Massachusetts man is suspected of fatally stabbing his parents during a family vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands and then fleeing the three-island Caribbean territory, investigators said Tuesday. Acting police Commissioner Delroy Richards said police…
Garcia Marquez’s signed masterpiece stolen from Colombian book fair
From The Guardian UK Associated Press First edition copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude taken from locked, guarded display case Colombian police are investigating the theft of a valuable first edition copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s masterpiece, One Hundred…
Two brothers, aged 14 and 16, remain in a critical condition after being ‘poisoned by illegal pesticide at luxury Caribbean resort’
By Associated Press and Alexandra Klausner for DAILYMAIL.COM Sean, 16, and Ryan Esmond, 14, remain in a critical condition after a banned ‘pesticide’ was sprayed at a Caribbean resort Father and mother, Stephen Esmond and Theresa Devine, continue to undergo…
Judge reprimanded over comments to lawyers, “Hannibal Lecter” speech at political function
By John Council, from Texas Lawyer The judge responsible for hearing nearly all of Texas civil commitment proceedings of violent sexual predators was reprimanded after he repeatedly threatened to throw defense lawyers out of his courtroom and displayed a photo…
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Community Events MAY 6 Special Olympics Cayman Islands Football Special Olympics Cayman Islands invites you to the 2015 Annual National Games and Week of Awareness. The next event is Wednesday (6 May) at 5:30pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex…
Paul Weiss, Slaughter and May counsel Deutsche Bank on $2.5 billion settlement
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily Deutsche Bank Group Services has agreed to pay $2.52 billion in a joint settlement with British and American authorities after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison litigation…
Hausfeld to reap hefty fees for NCAA suit
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN JOSE — A federal judge has signaled he’s likely to award a large chunk of the $50 million requested by plaintiffs lawyers who prevailed in litigation against the NCAA, calling it possibly “the…
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Community Events MAY 5 Special Olympics Cayman Islands Aquatics Special Olympics Cayman Islands invites you to the 2015 Annual National Games and Week of Awareness. The next event is Tuesday (5 May) at 5:30pm at the Lions Pool where athletes…
