June 4, 2026
American Couple Fined $2,500 For Importing THC Gummies Hidden In Prenatal Vitamin Bottle At Cayman Airport
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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...
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Chief Magistrate Shows Leniency In Property Deception Case: McLaughlin  Avoids Prison Despite Theft From Businessman Winston Connolly
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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...
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Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison for Robbery & String Of Burglaries, Including Pobo Jeb’s, Reflections & Humane Society
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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...
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DPP Can Proceed With Domestic Violence Prosecutions Despite Victim Withdrawal: Key Policy Explained
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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...
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Cayman’s Planning Enforcement Notices: Registered Mail Alone Is Outdated and Unfair – Time for Urgent Reform
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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...
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Murder Trial Spotlight: Blank Pages and Redactions In Officer’s Notebook Raise Questions As Defendant Frederick Explains DNA Presence On Slain Uncle “Bolo”
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Murder Trial Spotlight: Blank Pages and Redactions In Officer’s Notebook Raise Questions As Defendant Frederick Explains DNA Presence On Slain Uncle “Bolo”

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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...
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ExxonMobil Rejects Cayman Summons In “Failure To Report” Case, Citing Defunct Entity and Lack of Jurisdiction
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ExxonMobil Rejects Cayman Summons In “Failure To Report” Case, Citing Defunct Entity and Lack of Jurisdiction

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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...
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