Archive for October, 2018
Golden Spoons Review: Taco Cantina
(CNS Foodie): After a day spent in East End enjoying a break and a change of pace, my partner and I decided a fitting way to end our little “adventure” was to try out the newest spot in the district, Taco Cantina. Turning into what may very well be the smallest parking lot in the […]
Mango Tree ‘sorry’ over major hygiene gaffe
(CNS): Owners of the well-known local restaurant Mango Tree have issued a public apology after a customer found a chunk of deep fried paper towel inside her chicken lunch this week. The unpleasant discovery was videoed and posted on social media on Tuesday, exposing the restaurant to severe criticisms after the post went viral. Mango […]
Cayman-UK relations ‘no longer fit for purpose’
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has taken a very different position from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office over the current balance in the relationship between the UK and Cayman. In its submissions to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee for the review currently underway, the CIG has described the constitutional relationship as insecure and outdated, and […]
Minister avoids cruise issue at tourism showcase
(CNS): Speaking to an audience of industry stakeholders who sell the Cayman Islands tourism brand around the world on Tuesday, Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell promoted the destination’s pristine underwater experience, but avoided mentioning the planned destruction of it with the proposed cruise project. Kirkconnell only referred to the controversial cruise port and cargo project in […]
Cops charge sex-offender suspect caught on camera
(CNS): Leandro Solomon (28) from George Town, who was arrested in relation to a sexual assault on a woman in South Church Street earlier this week, has been formally charged with indecent exposure and indecent assault and is expected in court today, 18 October. The local man was arrested shortly after the incident, as the […]
Discovery Point Club responds to accusations
Rebuttal to ‘Neighbour furious over vegetation destruction’: Mr Johnson, this is the Strata Executive Committee’s reply to your email and your grossly inaccurate article in CNS. 1) There was no “wanton destruction” of your vegetation. After confirmation of the boundary lines, it appears there was no trespass.
Five cruise port ‘debate’ lessons
101 writes: The debate surrounding the proposed new cruise berthing facility is far from over but the experience thus far has taught us more than a few lessons. Most of these lessons suggests the country is not getting the debate it deserves. Here are a few examples:
FCO: Current balance of power is right
(CNS): The FCO stated in submissions to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee that it believes the current balance of power between Britain and its territories is broadly the right one. The document, submitted ahead of this week’s hearings by the committee reviewing the relationship with the UK and the British Overseas Territories, makes […]
Sunshine Suites and Westin sold to Japanese investors
(CNS): Two of Grand Cayman’s leading hotels have been sold to a Japanese investment company for more than $340 million. Invincible Investment Corporation has bought the 343-room Westin resort on Seven Mile Beach, which caters to the high-end tourism market, and the more budget line, but very popular, Sunshine Suites across the street. Pyramid Hotel Group, […]
Driver charged 7 months on for fatal Brac crash
(CNS): A 37-year-old man from Cayman Brac has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and refusing to provide a specimen of blood in connection with a crash on Cayman Brac at around 11pm on 27 February, in which Sharon Gayle-Clarke (51), a Jamaican nurse resident on the Brac, was killed. The accused man was […]
Airport business goes to usual traders
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has finally revealed the winning bidders that have secured the lucrative retail, duty-free and food and beverage concessions in the departure hall at the renovated Owen Roberts International Airport.
