February 7, 2026

Environment

Lawyer Says “Esso” Wrongly Named By DPP In Court Proceedings For Alleged Release Or Spill Of Dangerous Substances & A Failure To Report
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Lawyer Says “Esso” Wrongly Named By DPP In Court Proceedings For Alleged Release Or Spill Of Dangerous Substances & A Failure To Report

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By Alric Lindsay In the Summary Court today, December 16, 2025, an attorney acting on behalf of a United States oil company brought to Magistrate Gunn’s attention that although ESSO Standard Oil Company (ESSO) is named in court proceedings...
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Man Reportedly Took Conch During A Closed Season Because He Was Hungry.  He Was Sentenced To Seven Days In Prison
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Man Reportedly Took Conch During A Closed Season Because He Was Hungry.  He Was Sentenced To Seven Days In Prison

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By Alric Lindsay William Isaac Ebanks Romero appeared in the Summary Court on August 6, 2025, to face a charge of taking conch during a closed season. The Chief Magistrate sentenced him to seven days in prison. Background Regarding...
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Man Gets Four Months’ Imprisonment, Suspended For Two Years, For Taking Lobsters When Season Was Closed
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Man Gets Four Months’ Imprisonment, Suspended For Two Years, For Taking Lobsters When Season Was Closed

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By Alric Lindsay David Eugene Coe appeared in the Summary Court today, July 30, 2025, to be sentenced for the possession of an unlicensed speargun, taking lobsters during the closed season and doing so with a speargun. According to...
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Court Fines Landowner After Unknown Persons Illegally Dumped Items On Landowner’s Property. 
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Court Fines Landowner After Unknown Persons Illegally Dumped Items On Landowner’s Property. 

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By Alric Lindsay An awkward result occurred in the Summary Court on May 13, 2025, when Arnold Berry faced payment of $2,346 in penalties from the Department of Environmental Health after it was alleged that Berry failed to clear...
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Court Case Comes To An Abrupt End As The New Cabinet Revokes New Members Appointed To The National Conservation Council Just Before Elections
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Court Case Comes To An Abrupt End As The New Cabinet Revokes New Members Appointed To The National Conservation Council Just Before Elections

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By Alric Lindsay The case of The King (Otao Stuart Mailer & Patricia Bradley) versus The Cabinet of the Cayman Islands & et al came to an abrupt end this afternoon, May 15, 2025.  This is because the new Cabinet...
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Correction: Newly Constituted National Conservation Council Not To Make Any Decision Pending Final Determination Of The Claim For Judicial Review
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Correction: Newly Constituted National Conservation Council Not To Make Any Decision Pending Final Determination Of The Claim For Judicial Review

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By Alric Lindsay Recently, the Cabinet terminated several appointments to the National Conservation Council. This caused controversy because there were concerns about whether proper grounds for termination existed and whether their replacements were politically neutral. As a result, various...
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Nine Years Later, The DoE Cannot “Confirm Or Deny” What Records Exist For 13,800 sq. ft. Of Coral Reef Damage “Caused By The Anchor Chain Of The 300-Foot Yacht MV Tatoosh Within The West Bay Replenishment Zone”
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Nine Years Later, The DoE Cannot “Confirm Or Deny” What Records Exist For 13,800 sq. ft. Of Coral Reef Damage “Caused By The Anchor Chain Of The 300-Foot Yacht MV Tatoosh Within The West Bay Replenishment Zone”

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By Alric Lindsay According to a National Geographic article by Brian Clark Howard on January 29, 2016, billionaire Paul Allen’s “300-foot yacht Tatoosh allegedly caused significant damage to a protected coral reef in the Cayman Islands” in January 2016....
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Sustainable Cayman Celebrates The Power Of Community To Protect The National Conservation Act
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Sustainable Cayman Celebrates The Power Of Community To Protect The National Conservation Act

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Press Release By Sustainable Cayman On January 31, amidst the backdrop of Heroes Square and surrounded by the monuments of our national heroes, Sustainable Cayman, along with representatives from Protect Our Future, presented to MPs over 500 letters written...
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