Archive for June 6th, 2023
Boat engines stolen from Brac customs yard
(CNS): Two Yamaha Indro 40HP engines and an Evin Ride 15HP engine were stolen from three boats held at the Customs and Border Control compound on Kirkconnell Street in Cayman Brac over the weekend. All three boat engines were part of ongoing CBC investigations. The culprits also damaged five vehicles, a door and the compound […]
Jetways not on airport authority priority list
(CNS): The installation of jetways was cited as a priority by passengers during the recent public consultations on the Cayman Islands Airports Authority’s $800 million 20-year masterplan, but they are not on the official priority list. The CIAA recently announced that it would be spending over $74 million on a private jet terminal, and extending […]
Prison rejects judge’s jail order in land dispute
(CNS): A West Bay landowner involved in a long-running land access dispute with former Cabinet minister Mike Adam was given a seven-day jail sentence by a judge for contempt of court but never went to jail because prison management rejected the order in the absence of any criminal charges. Wilson Mendoza told CNS that his […]
Premier visits ‘scary scene’ of house explosion
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have now confirmed that three of the people injured in the house explosion in Newlands around 1:00pm on Monday have been treated and released from the hospital, but one person who was seriously injured remains in critical care. Emergency services and other agencies are still at the scene, which remains cordoned off […]
Plastic ban to include eight single-use items
(CNS): Almost four years since the previous administration formed a committee to look at a ban on single-use plastic in the Cayman Islands, a proposal is finally going to Cabinet that could put an end to the importation of eight plastic items. Premier Wayne Panton revealed the news in a social media message for World […]
New era begins for national attractions
(CNS): A name change and the rollout of new modern legislation relating to what are now “national attractions” heralds a new era for the sites previously managed by the Tourism Attractions Board. Pedro St. James, the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Hell Geological Site and the Cayman Craft Market are now under the new umbrella […]
