Archive for June 1st, 2016
Dart buys Little Cayman businesses
(CNS Business): Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd is spreading its business empire onto Little Cayman with the acquisition of Paradise Villas and the Hungry Iguana restaurant. The Cayman Islands largest landowner, investor and developer confirmed it had agreed to buy the businesses in a release on Wednesday, in which officials also said they wanted to preserved […]
Cayman joins fight against online child porn
(CNS): With the launch today of a dedicated web portal, residents of the Cayman Islands can now quickly and easily report, anonymously if they wish, websites or social media pages that carry pornographic pictures of children. The portal can be accessed though a number of local websites, including all of Cayman News Service’s sites. The […]
Over-development undermining tourism
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands tourism industry is at a crossroads and officials are worried that the quality of the experience for visitors is deteriorating due to the success of the sector, the number of visitors and the pace of development, especially around Seven Mile Beach. In a request for proposals for consultants to help […]
Mixed outlook for storm season as El Niño weakens
(CNS): Although forecasters had originally called for a lower than average hurricane season in the Atlantic again this year, the recent weakening of El Niño is making the season more difficult to call, weather experts are saying. As the season opened Wednesday, Cayman was looking at a cloudy day with a 40% chance of showers […]
Cops cleared in rescue review
(CNS): REPORT NOW ATTACHED: A review conducted by UK Coastguard Commander Andy Jenkins of the RCIPS’ handling of a search and rescue operation in March, when five lives, including two children, were lost at sea, has found no major fault with either the police or 911 in handling the missing person report and the subsequent operation. The report […]
Dump won’t be tackled before election
(CNS): The premier, who as health minister is also responsible for waste management, has admitted that his government will not have a solution in place to fix the dump before the general election in May. “We will not have a system in place by the end of this term,” Alden McLaughlin told parliament on Monday, […]
Cops pepper spray Cuban in wake of brawl
(CNS): A Cuban migrant who was being housed at the Bodden Town Civic Centre was taken to hospital yesterday after he was peppered sprayed by police. The man was involved in a brawl with another detainee over stolen shoes but it seemed the trouble escalated when more of the refugees got involved in the fight. The […]
