Archive for July, 2025
Cayman’s storm surge risk mapped out by NOAA
(CNS): Residents of low-lying areas and oceanfront properties now have access to a storm surge map that shows the potential risk to property in the Cayman Islands in the event of a storm. The CI National Weather Service (CINWS) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) have been monitoring the development of the National Oceanic and […]
Visitor wins second appeal on fentanyl conviction
(CNS): An American visitor who was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after being convicted of importing 0.09 grams of fentanyl has had his conviction quashed and been released from jail. Adrian Frederick Scales (28) visited the Cayman Islands in October 2022 to see his mother, who was working here at the […]
Weather service rolls out new look, visual forecasting
(CNS): As the Cayman Islands sweats through another very hot summer, the CI National Weather Service has rolled out a new look, with a new logo, graphics and other tools that officials said will make weather information clearer, more accessible and easier to understand. The enhancements aim to improve how people prepare for changing weather […]
Joint CICG-RCIPS operation nets 400lbs ganja
(CNS): During a joint Cayman Islands Coast Guard and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service operation on Wednesday, officers recovered more than 400lbs of ganja from the sea off East End that had been thrown overboard from a suspected drug boat. According to a release, the RCIPS helicopter and a CICG vessel were sent to […]
Cayman’s insurance sector aims at record-breaking year
(CNS): The Cayman Islands’ international insurance sector is on track for a record-breaking year in 2025 after the Q2 licensing figures from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) revealed further growth in this jurisdiction’s business, the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) has said. CIMA issued 21 new international insurance licences in the first six […]
Defendant in theft case fails to answer bail, again
(CNS): A man accused of stealing CI$10,800 from staycation guests in 2021 during the COVID pandemic lockdown has been given one more chance to make contact with the courts before a warrant will be issued for his arrest, as the crown and his defence attorney appear to have lost touch with him.
Pearlina: PPM has a lot of work to do
(CNS): The People’s Progressive Movement has a lot of work to do to regain the support of voters, the party’s new MP for George Town West, Pearlina McGaw-Lumsden, said on Radio Cayman’s call-in show on Wednesday. PPM Deputy Leader Kenneth Bryan MP (GTC), who was also a guest, described the general election result as “a […]
Restaurant targeted by machete wielding robber
(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into an attempted robbery that occurred mid-afternoon on Sunday. A man dressed in an orange long-sleeved shirt with a black t-shirt covering his face and armed with a long-bladed machete entered an undisclosed restaurant off Reverend Blackman Road, West Bay, just yards from the district police station, at around […]
Fishing ban in the works for non-Caymanians
(CNS): Cabinet has approved the development of new legislation to prohibit non-Caymanians from harvesting any marine life from Cayman’s waters, with limited exceptions for regulated catch-and-release fishing, according to a release from the Ministry of Health, Environment, and Sustainability. This proposal forms part of a broader effort to protect marine biodiversity and preserve fishing resources […]
E-bikes and scooters cause road safety concerns
(CNS): Local authorities are warning the public about the unlawful use of electric bicycles and scooters amid mounting safety concerns following a “significant increase in dangerous and unlawful use”. This has led to traffic disruptions, near-misses and heightened risks for all road users. Riders are urged to read the section of the Cayman Islands Road […]
CICA: Bush can be retried over indecent assault
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has confirmed that former MP McKeeva Bush can be retried on charges of indecently assaulting a civil servant at an official cocktail party during a tourism conference in September 2022. Bush was accused of indecently assaulting two women who were at the event, which he has consistently denied. […]
