By Alric Lindsay Lawyers for McKeeva Bush confirmed that on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) appeared before the Court of Appeal to overturn a decision by a lower court that previously...
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By Alric Lindsay Russ Todd Bogue, Jeffrey Charles Henry, and Sean Paul Brewer, each of whom recently arrived in Grand Cayman from the United States, appeared in Summary Court today, November 14, 2024, to face charges of possession of...
By Alric Lindsay Travis Anthony Boyd, a man accused of indecent assault, inviting a child to participate in a sexual activity, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, sexual communication with a child, child pornography, assault...
By Alric Lindsay Two men, Kevin Haughton and Henry Heron, who previously pled guilty to illegal landing, appeared in Summary Court yesterday, November 13, 2024, to face charges of importation of Ganja and cocaine. Heron pleaded guilty to the...
By Alric Lindsay Thomas Wood, a 38-year-old businessman and permanent resident in the Cayman Islands, appeared in Summary Court today, November 13, 2024, to face charges of possession of Ganja, one gummy (he actually had 21 gummies, but the...
By Alric Lindsay Magistrate Hernandez heard a bizarre case today, November 12, 2024, about how the Crown charged the wrong persons for breaching a planning enforcement notice related to the building of a fence. Reportedly, it was actually the...
By Alric Lindsay 55-year-old Mitchell Chean Ebanks was sentenced to nine years in prison today, November 12, 2024, for the possession of a submachine gun, being a 9 millimetre L17 handgun fitted with an automatic sear (Glock Switch) and...
By Alric Lindsay Today, November 12, 2024, Ariella Downs White pleaded guilty to possession and consumption of ganja. In a subsequent matter, George Ingle Ebanks pleaded guilty to the importation of a cannabinoid derivative. Downs White In the case...
Andrew Devoirix Benjamin, A Former Police Constable, Escapes Cayman By Boat To Avoid Sentencing
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By Alric Lindsay Justice Richards learned in the matters for sentencing hearing on Friday, November 8, 2024, that Andrew Devoirix Benjamin, a former police constable with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, fled the Cayman Islands to Jamaica by...
By Alric Lindsay A lady named Ms Bautista appeared before Justice Richards this afternoon, November 8, 2024, to hear proposals for sentencing for her theft of KYD18,727.75 from the deposit bags of Eat Fresh Limited (trading as “Subway”). The...