Archive for April 2nd, 2025
Missing 8-year-old boy now found, police say
(CNS): Elijah Downs (8), who was reported missing Wednesday, was found later that same night, apparently safe and well. Yesterday, the RCIPS launched a search operation to find the boy, described as a vulnerable member of the community. He was last seen leaving his home in Newlands around 3:40pm on 2 April. The RCIPS helicopter […]
2025 sees early peak in cruise and stay-over guests
(CNS): Despite claims by the pro-cruise port lobby and Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan that Cayman must have cruise berthing facilities to reverse the current decline in the number of ships visiting here, the latest statistics from the Department of Tourism show that cruise arrivals were up 22% in February compared to last year. In the […]
Pageant queen ousted in mystery drama
(CNS): Latecia Beunca Bush, who was crowned Miss World Cayman Islands last year, has lost her title in the latest drama in the local pageant world. The runner-up in the contest, Jada Ramoon, will now go to India next month to represent the country in the beauty pageant. It’s not clear what the tantrums and […]
TCCP aims to narrow socio-economic gap
(CNS): At Tuesday night’s Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for West Bay South, TCCP Leader André Ebanks said the ultimate goal for his team if they secure a majority government is to narrow the growing socio-economic divide in the Cayman Islands. While all candidates are focused on lowering the cost of living, dealing with healthcare […]
Court stays NCC decisions until full hearing
(CNS): The minority UPM government’s controversial attempt to politicise the National Conservation Council and upend its legal apolitical remit, which is to make evidence and science-based decisions to protect Cayman’s environment, was stalled by the court on Tuesday. Justice Marlene Carter has ordered that the new NCC must not make any decisions until the court […]
