By Alric Lindsay In the Grand Court today, May 15, 2026, Alieti Casero-Quijano pleaded guilty to the charge of bigamy. She now awaits sentencing. Ms. Quijano is accused of marrying Sandra Constante on November 23, 2023, at Simply Weddings...
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Alric Lindsay is the founder of Blackbox Insights & News, where he reports regularly on court proceedings in the Cayman Islands. Prior to establishig Blackbox, he was a journalist with Loop Caribbean, which was owned by the Digicel Group until Loop was discontinued. Alric focuses on Summary Court proceedings since that court handles thousands of cases annually, but rarely publishes the magistrate's ruling.
He brings more than 25 years of experience in the Cayman Islands financial services industry to his reporting, having qualified as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands (non-practising) and as a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia, USA (non-practising). His career spans roles at Maples and Calder, Ogier, Higgs & Johnson, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, an Accredited Director, and a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association. He can be reached at alriclindsay@gmail.com
By Alric Lindsay A charge of publicly doing an indecent act against a homeless Caymanian man was dismissed in Summary Court today, April 15, 2026, after Crown Counsel from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions determined that...
American Couple Fined $2,500 For Importing THC Gummies Hidden In Prenatal Vitamin Bottle At Cayman Airport
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By Alric Lindsay A husband and wife from the United States pleaded guilty in Summary Court today, April 15, 2026 to importing 37 cannabis-infused gummies containing delta-9 THC into the Cayman Islands, after they were discovered inside a suitcase...
Chief Magistrate Shows Leniency In Property Deception Case: McLaughlin Avoids Prison Despite Theft From Businessman Winston Connolly
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By Alric Lindsay 57-year-old Phillip McLaughlin, a man who faced charges for obtaining property by deception and theft from businessman Winston Connolly, has walked free from Summary Court today with a two-year suspended sentence. This is despite the harm...
Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison for Robbery & String Of Burglaries, Including Pobo Jeb’s, Reflections & Humane Society
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By Alric Lindsay Today, April 10, 2026, Rickie Joiner Alvarado was sentenced by Justice Richards to a total of 63 months (five years and three months) imprisonment a street robbery of a tourist and a series of robberies and...
By Alric Lindsay Today, April 10, 2026, Justice Richards sentenced Diego Alexander Bodden to 48 months’ imprisonment in the Grand Court for robbing a West Bay convenience store cashier at gunpoint with a toy gun, an offense the court...
By Alric Lindsay A Jamaican national identified in the Summary Court as Mr. Foster was sentenced by the Chief Magistrate to two days’ imprisonment on multiple Ganja-related charges before being handed over to the Cayman Islands Customs and Border...
By Alric Lindsay Sandra Hill, the publisher of Cayman Marl Road, was found not guilty today, April 7, 2026, of blackmail charge brought against her by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in connection with a...
DPP Can Proceed With Domestic Violence Prosecutions Despite Victim Withdrawal: Key Policy Explained
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By Alric Lindsay In an appearance before the Summary Court today, March 17, 2026, Magistrate McFarlane reminded a party charged with common assault of an important prosecution policy: the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) retains the authority to continue...
Cayman’s Planning Enforcement Notices: Registered Mail Alone Is Outdated and Unfair – Time for Urgent Reform
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By Alric Lindsay Proceedings in the Summary Court on March 17, 2026, have exposed serious flaws in how the Cayman’s planning authorities serve enforcement notices under the Development and Planning Act. Owners and occupiers are being dragged into court...