Archive for August, 2022
Pageant queen’s crown still in question
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan congratulated Tiffany Conolly (24), the newly crowned Miss Cayman Islands Universe, on Friday but said he recognised public concerns about the criminal charges she faces, adding that his ministry, which sponsors the pageant, has only recently discussed the situation with the committee. Bryan remained tight-lipped about the controversy over the […]
Suspect charged after commercial break-in
(CNS): A 45-year-old George Town man was remanded in custody on Friday after police charged him with burglary. The suspect is accused of stealing tools, food and beverage, household items and a quantity of cash from an undisclosed business location in George Town during a break-in on 25 July. The man is due to return […]
Travel Cayman shut down as restrictions lifted
(CNS): On Wednesday, 24 August, the remaining travel restrictions related to COVID-19 will be lifted, Premier Wayne Panton revealed Friday. No one will need to be vaccinated to enter the Cayman Islands and therefore Travel Cayman, the government department created to deal with the pandemic restrictions, will be disbanded. From next week, declarations or certificates […]
Trust not told old homes faced demolition
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands has confirmed that it wasn’t told in advance about the recent demolition of two heritage homes in George Town, even though one of the landowners is a member of the National Trust Council. The loss of Captain Ainsley Bodden’s House and Captain Benny Bodden’s House along the harbourfront on North Church […]
Airlift predicted to increase for 2022 high season
(CNS): The Cayman Islands is expected to see a 1% increase in its airlift capacity during the last quarter of this year when compared to the last quarter of 2019, which was the last high season period before the COVID pandemic decimated the tourism sector. Officials at the Department of Tourism said in a press […]
Woman arrested for DUI after major ETH crash
(CNS): A 25-year-old woman from Bodden Town was arrested on suspicion of DUI and careless driving following a major collision on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, West Bay, Wednesday. Four people were taken to hospital but no one was seriously injured, despite extensive damage to both vehicles, police said. The woman arrested was driving a Honda […]
Start dates released as school holidays draw to close
(CNS): The Department of Education Services (DES) has released the back to school dates for all government schools, including primary and secondary schools, the Lighthouse School and the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC). Primary schools are scheduled to reopen for all students on Thursday, 25 August. High schools and CIFEC are scheduled to reopen on […]
Ministers back development in central wetlands
(CNS): Deputy Premier Chris Saunders and Transport Minister Kenneth Bryan have thrown their support behind the development opportunity that the East-West Arterial Road extension will facilitate once it’s extended to Frank Sound. Even though this means developing in the Central Mangrove Wetlands, the ministers backed the construction of homes there and told Caymanian owners in […]
Caymanians fear climate change will impact their lives
(CNS): The cost of living may be the most pressing issue facing the people of the Cayman Islands right now but climate change is also ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ important to the majority of people who took part in a recent government survey on the topic. Of the 1,085 people who answered all the questions, 80% […]
Tourism minister revives floating cruise pier idea
(CNS): Following a recent visit to Jamaica, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan wants to look at the viability of a “floating dock” in the George Town Harbour, reviving an idea that was raised and rejected as an alternative to the previous administration’s controversial proposal for cruise berthing facilities. While the PACT Government has made a commitment […]
Suspect burglar charged for residential break-in
(CNS): A 33-year-old man from North Side has been charged with burglary after his arrest on Monday in connection with a break-in on 23 July at a house off Bodden Town Road. The burglar was said to have entered the home and stolen a quantity of cash, an electronic device, as well as jewellery and […]
