Recent Articles
Couple’s gun conviction overturned new trial ordered
(CNS): A George Town couple have won an appeal to have their conviction for the possession of a loaded gun, found in the oven in their apartment in 2021, overturned. Kevan Maxhoward Smith (31) and Sharis Alexandra Ford (30) have served almost three years of a ten-year jail term but now face a new trial. […]
Cayman is now ruled by floaters
Political Pollyanna writes: There is really only one party in the Cayman Islands, though it seems to be barely functioning as such: the People’s Progressive Movement. The CINP is a group that formed to give Dan Scott power, and the TCCP is a group that was hobbled together to keep the PPM and the UPM […]
BMW recalls over 196k vehicles due to fire risk
(CNS): BMW recently issued a recall over a defect in the engine starter motor of certain models that could pose a fire risk. Recall 25V636 impacts around 196,355 vehicles, and some of them could be here in the Cayman Islands. As a result, the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) issued a public advisory […]
New DoT ‘vaCay’ campaign promotes stress-free holidays
(CNS): The Department of Tourism has launched a new promotional campaign, “Welcome to vaCay”, that depicts Cayman as a relaxing and stress-free vacation destination. Painting an image of Cayman as an antidote to “stressful, overwhelming and demanding” destinations that leave travellers more exhausted than when they left, the “vaCay” is the “vacation [that] vacation wishes […]
Ex minister delivers damning critique of HSA management
(CNS): Sabrina Turner, the health minister during the PACT/UPM administration, gave a damning critique of management at the Health Services Authority on Wednesday, when she listed a catalogue of failings, problems with accountability, and general mismanagement that impacted the delivery and quality of healthcare to Caymanian people.
Council spells out local challenges for those with disabilities
(CNS): Children and adults with disabilities face unaffordable health insurance costs, a lack of access to reliable transport, and limited social and recreational opportunities. These were just some of the challenges that members of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities spelt out to government officials at a recent meeting.
MRCU begins aeriel ops after heavy rain
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit began daytime aerial larvicide operations on Wednesday to target mosquito breeding sites following recent heavy rainfall. Residents may notice the aircraft flying at low altitudes, which is necessary to ensure effective treatment, the MRCU said in a release. The product being applied targets mosquito larvae, stopping them from […]
Hundreds of families depend on CIG support
(CNS): Currently, around 1,765 households depend on government support to eat, keep a roof over their heads or pay bills. Support ranges from helping working families buy school uniforms to providing monthly allowances for jobless single parents — and the costs are on the rise. During a Finance Committee meeting last month, MPs added $2.6 […]
Economy grew in Q1 but at slower pace
(CNS): The Cayman Islands’ economy expanded at an annualised rate of 2.9% as this year opened, according to a new report from the Economics and Statistics Office. This was down 0.7 points on the growth of the economy in the first quarter of 2024, when the local economy expanded by 3.6%. However, growth was broad-based, […]
Bodden Town van fire snarls up morning commute
(CNS): The usual commuter traffic woes heading into George Town from the Eastern Districts were exacerbated Tuesday morning by a van fire, which started around 7:00am at the junction of Shamrock Road and Northward Road. There were no injuries reported, but police haven’t said how the blaze started. With the van parked on the side […]
CIG still failing to manage public accounts
(CNS): In his first report as the Cayman Islands’ new auditor general, Patrick Smith delivered a similar message to those sent by his predecessors over the last two decades when he said there are still fundamental weaknesses in financial oversight across many public bodies. In his general report for 2025 summarising the state of annual […]
