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...
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...
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...
By Alric Lindsay A Cayman Islands murder trial took a procedural turn today, March 16, 2026, when defence counsel zeroed in on “blank” pages in a senior police officer’s notebook, before defendant Demesio Frederick took the stand to face...
By Alric Lindsay Ongoing hearings in the Summary Court today, March 12, 2026, have highlighted significant procedural and jurisdictional issues in prosecutions brought by Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions against “Esso Standard Oil Company” (ESSO) and SOL...
By Alric Lindsay Several American visitors appeared in the Summary Court today, March 12, 2026, after being charged with importing controlled drugs at Owen Roberts International Airport on or around 6 March 2026. All cases involved small quantities of...
By Alric Lindsay A Jamaican mother of five and a Jamaican mother of two, who stuffed stolen perfumes into a baby stroller while shopping with a three-to-four-month-old infant, were spared immediate prison time on March 11, 2026, but ordered...
By Alric Lindsay Ollen Lester McKenzie, a man with long‑standing mental health challenges, has been spared further time behind bars after the Chief Magistrate ruled that probation and continued treatment, rather than a prison term, offered the best chance...
By Alric Lindsay Charles Ellworth Rose, a Jamaican man previously deported twice from the Cayman Islands, was sentenced by the Chief Magistrate to 25 months’ imprisonment today, March 11, 2026, and faces a third deportation order after admitting to...
By Alric Lindsay In a verdict delivered in the Grand Court today, March 6, 2026, a jury found Terrence Orlando Reid not guilty of rape following a trial presided over by Justice Peters. Reid, who had been accused of...