Archive for January, 2018
CAL waives change fees in face of US freeze
(CNS): Cayman Airways has announced that due to the snow storm that is impacting the northeast United States, the airline is temporarily permitting passengers on New York flights to make voluntary changes to their itinerary without a change fee and fare difference charges. In a press release Thursday, CAL said the waiver only applies for […]
Early predictions call for busy hurricane season
(CNS): A number of hurricane forecasters willing to make early and often very speculative predictions all agree that 2018 is likely to be another busy season. Given that the season is some six months away, forecasts made now are unlikely to be precise but even this far out there are several indicators that experts believe […]
Jamaican LGBT activist calls for hate-speech pastor’s ban
(CNS): A Jamaican LGBT activist is calling on that country’s government to ban Pastor Steven Anderson, an American hate preacher who is planning to visit the island later this month. Anderson was banned from several countries, such as Canada, UK, Botswana and South Africa, after calling for gay people to be stoned to death and […]
Cops call out ‘unacceptable conduct’ of drivers
(CNS): With 55 drunk drivers arrested over the holiday period, the RCIPS has said it will continue the intensified enforcement operations in an effort to stop motorists who have been drinking from getting behind the wheel. There were several collisions over the New Year weekend, and though none were serious, police rounded up a dozen […]
WB road plaza stirs up beach access controversy
(CNS): A proposed new plaza on the West Bay Road that has raised considerable opposition from its neighbours may still get the green-light later this month when the Central Planning Authority considers the full application. But the planning application has stirred up an unexpected beach access controversy. The Grove is a proposed mixed-used development by […]
Profit over planet?
Theresa Green writes: The issue of climate change and how it impacts life across the world is likely to be one of the biggest issues in 2018, and Cayman will be facing its own challenges regarding the environment in the year ahead as the current Government of National Unity takes aim at the National Conservation […]
Speaker takes apolitical tone in New Year message
(CNS): For the first time in many years, McKeeva Bush has taken a completely apolitical position in his New Year message to the community. Despite being part of the coalition government that helped to secure Premier Alden McLaughlin a second term, the speaker took a very neutral position when he delivered his address to his […]
Christmas tree recycling begins island-wide
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has placed collection skips at six locations across Grand Cayman for the public to put their natural Christmas trees for the annual mulching programme. As well as reducing the waste going to the dump, the scheme gives gardeners a chance to collect free mulch after the trees are […]
UK man airlifted to Health City after freak fall
(CNS): A 32-year-old British man who was working in Sint Maarten and helping as a volunteer in the aftermath of the 2017 storm damage is currently in a coma at Health City Cayman Islands, where he was airlifted after he fell from a balcony. Kurt Russel’s family is now struggling to find the cash for […]
Violent argument leaves man fighting for life
(CNS): Four people have been arrested, one of whom, a 25-year-old man, is fighting a life-threatening chest injury in the Cayman Islands Hospital, following a violent argument outside a nightclub sometime before 1:00 Saturday morning. The three men and one woman, all from West Bay, were reportedly involved in an altercation at The Strand Entertainment Complex off […]
Prowler charged over suspicious behaviour
(CNS): A 41-year-old man from George Town was charged Tuesday with criminal trespass after CCTV footage of his attempts to break into a car in Prospect at the weekend were circulated on CNS and social media. Police said that the man was also suspected of attempting to break into a property in Patrick’s Island around […]
