Archive for 2025
Pollsters impersonate elections officials for surveys
(CNS): After multiple reports of political pollsters conducting surveys in various districts falsely claiming to be Elections Office officials, the office has warned that it is an offence to impersonate any public official. The public is reminded that canvassing or surveying for information about voting preferences is not illegal, but falsely claiming to be from […]
NCC scientist asks where balance is in NCA changes
(CNS): The balance between development and the need to protect the environment will be impossible to achieve if the proposed amendments to the National Conservation Act pass, according to a member of the National Conservation Council appointed for her scientific expertise. Lisa-Ann Hurlston-McKenzie, a sustainability and climate professional, has asked where that balance will come […]
Boaters escape sinking vessel at Stingray City
(CNS): Six people aboard a private boat that was visiting Stingray City on Monday afternoon were rescued by another boater in the area after it started to sink. The Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) arrived at the location near the Sandbar at about 4pm, having received a report of a vessel in distress in the […]
Young turtle dies slow death at hands of poachers
(CNS) A young female turtle, estimated to be between ten and fifteen years old, was recently killed by poachers but died a slow death after she was speared through her shell multiple times with a double-pronged spear. The Department of Environment said that conservation officers found the green sea turtle last week after a report […]
Visitor numbers in 2024 edged closer to 2019 record
(CNS): Almost 438,000 people visited the Cayman Islands in 2024 as overnight guests, even though the airport was closed on several occasions because of bad weather and storm warnings. While this fell short of 2019’s record-breaking number of stayover tourists, the figure was the third-highest since records began and 2% more than in 2023.
Port splurges CI$46k of public cash on Christmas party
(CNS): After spending CI$56,522 on a Christmas party in 2022, which the Office of the Auditor General pointed out was more than eight times the recommended allowance for public sector holiday celebrations, the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands splurged again in 2023, according to its financial report for that year.
Anti-sexual harassment bill released for public review
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has published the long-awaited Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill, which protects people from sexual harassment and gender-based bullying in various circumstances and introduces remedies where a person makes a complaint. The bill was decades in the making and continues to be controversial because of concerns about false complaints, an issue that the […]
OAG releases redacted version of leaked ReGen report
(CNS): Auditor General Sue Winspear has released a redacted version of a report conducted in 2021 examining the Cayman Islands Government’s failed ReGen deal with a Dart Consortium to tackle the country’s rubbish. However, an unredacted version of the report was leaked last summer, soon after the CIG announced it was pulling out of the […]
Cop crashes patrol car into a wall while answering call
(CNS): The RCIPS Traffic and Roads Policing Unit is investigating one of its own after an officer driving a marked police service vehicle crashed into a wall on Bodden Road at around 1:15pm on Sunday. Police did not give an exact location of the single-vehicle collision, but social media footage indicates that it happened near […]
Man receives stomach wound in barroom stabbing
(CNS): A man was stabbed in the stomach outside a bar on Eastern Avenue close to the Dolphin Centre in George Town in the early hours of Monday morning, 27 January. Police were called out to the location at about 2:30am yesterday after a report was made of a man being armed with a machete […]
Burglars make off with large electronic hauls
(CNS): Two electronic stores in George Town were broken into last week, and thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of goods. Police said the first commercial burglary was reported to them at about 9:40am on Monday by a store on Eastern Avenue. The burglars broke in through the front door and stole dozens of […]
