Archive for July, 2022
Hotels and CITA chipping in to promote LA flight
(CNS): The Cayman Island Tourism Association has said that its members are “thrilled by the Cayman Airways announcement of their new LAX direct flight and eager to support the success of this new route”. CITA also said it would be chipping in to help promote the route and pick up the tab for familiarisation trips.
Violent prisoner loses bid to take half of victim’s home
(CNS): George Washington Vaughan (51), who is serving a 14-year sentence in HMP Northward for the attempted murder of his ex-wife, has failed in a legal bid to take half of the house they once shared as the court found in the victim’s favour. He was denied a share of the property based on “obvious […]
Suspect Jamaican killer arrested, 2nd man on the run
(CNS): Police are searching for a man who fled from them yesterday afternoon following an operation to track down a murder suspect from Jamaica. Rudolph Almando Shaw (30) was found by RCIPS officers in George Town and arrested, but another man who was with him at the time fled on foot and the search for […]
Burglars smash their way into jewellery store
(CNS): Burglars made off with a large amount of jewellery after they smashed their way into a store on Goring Avenue around twenty minutes past midnight on Friday. The 911 centre received a report of an alarm going off and dispatched the police, who found that burglars had broken into the store by smashing the […]
Former governor Michael Gore dies aged 86
(CNS): Michael Edward John Gore, who was the Cayman Islands governor from 1992 to 1995, has died aged 86. Both Premier Wayne Panton and Governor Martyn Roper released statements Friday morning responding to the news of his death, saying that they were saddened to hear of his passing and offering condolences. Panton said Gore was a dear […]
Ebanks: Cayman ready to embrace future tech economy
(CNS): Cayman needs to build on its existing blue-chip financial services product and embrace the future of digital industries, according to Financial Services Minister André Ebanks. Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce Parliamentary Lunch on Thursday, he said the Cayman Islands is ready to take a chance and layer on top of its world-class regulatory […]
Plan proposed to protect nesting seabirds
(CNS): The National Conservation Council has issued a draft Seabird Conservation Plan for public consultation to protect six of Cayman’s vanishing colonial nesting seabirds. Department of Environment (DoE) Director Gina Ebanks-Petrie has warned that some of the Cayman Islands’ most recognisable birds could be lost due to habitat loss, coastal development and invasive species unless […]
Public Health urges COVID positives to take PCR test
(CNS): While both the mask mandate and the requirement for a negative test for travellers have been dropped, Public Health officials are urging members of the public who have symptoms of COVID-19 or get a positive lateral flow test to get a PCR test. Without the confirmation tests, officials cannot keep track of the community […]
Man suffers machete attack in West Bay home
(CNS): A West Bay man is in hospital recovering from serious injuries to his arm and foot after a man he knew broke into his home at about 2:40 am Thursday and attacked him with a machete. The police described the incident as an aggravated burglary, though it is not clear if the man took […]
CAL to begin direct flights to LA in November
(CNS): The much anticipated direct route to Los Angeles by Cayman Airways will start on 5 November as the airline has received approval from the US authorities to operate the service, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan announced Thursday. It will take less than six hours to travel between Grand Cayman and LAX, cutting the current travel […]
Hurlston returns to the helm of troubled port
(CNS): Paul Hurlston, who was fired from the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) more than seven years ago, has been re-appointed as director on a three-year contract. The rumoured return was confirmed at a press briefing on Thursday, but Hurlston did not comment when asked about why he left the authority in 2015. […]
