April 24, 2026

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Courts Continue To Face Challenges With Defendants With Mental Health Issues; Man Given Probation & Treatment After A Series Of Theft Matters
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Courts Continue To Face Challenges With Defendants With Mental Health Issues; Man Given Probation & Treatment After A Series Of Theft Matters

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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...
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MP Sabrina Turner Says Current Cost Of Unopened Poinciana Mental Health Facility Is $22 Million. Points To COVID-19 & Public Works Department For Delays In Opening
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MP Sabrina Turner Says Current Cost Of Unopened Poinciana Mental Health Facility Is $22 Million. Points To COVID-19 & Public Works Department For Delays In Opening

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By Alric Lindsay In response to questions raised by MP Barbara Conolly in Parliament yesterday, October 10, 2024, MP Sabrina Tuner, the Honourable Minister of Health and Wellness and Home Affairs, confirmed that $22 million had been spent to...
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Special Verdict:  Jamaican National Found Not Guilty Of Aggravated Burglary and Indecent Assault Against A Woman Because He Was Having A Psychotic Episode At Time Of Incidents
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Special Verdict:  Jamaican National Found Not Guilty Of Aggravated Burglary and Indecent Assault Against A Woman Because He Was Having A Psychotic Episode At Time Of Incidents

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By Alric Lindsay The Honourable Justice Richards issued a special verdict in the Grand Court today, October 8, 2024, that Akeme Dominick Burke, a Jamaican man, is not guilty of aggravated burglary and indecent assault because of insanity. Unless...
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No Date Set For The Opening Of Cayman’s New Mental Health Facility,”Poinciana”
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No Date Set For The Opening Of Cayman’s New Mental Health Facility,”Poinciana”

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By Alric Lindsay In a sitting of Parliament on July 24, 2024, the Honorable Minister of Health and Wellness and Home Affairs, Mrs Sabrina Turner, confirmed that although the Department of Planning issued special permission for occupancy (“SPO”) for...
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