Food and Drink
Handel cuts new deal with Dart to take on Royal Palms
(CNS): Handel Whittaker has cut a new deal with Dart to take over the derelict Royal Palms site that the corporation bought over six years ago but then allowed it to fall into a state of disrepair. Whittaker operated Calico Jack’s until it closed when Dart ended his lease there in 2020 at the start […]
Booze sales banned on Good Friday except in hotels
(CNS): Liquor licence holders are being reminded that music, dancing and the sale of alcohol are all banned on Good Friday in most bars. Only hotels and restaurants with an appropriate licence are exempt. Liquor stores will also be closed on Good Friday, while grocery shops and gas stations with liquor licences are not permitted […]
Food imports surge in face of population growth
(CNS): The amount of stuff being imported into the Cayman Islands showed no sign of slowing down at the start of 2023 according to the latest figures from the Economics and Statistics Office. The quarterly trade statistics bulletin for January to March reveals the importation of food and drink grew by almost a quarter when […]
Local bars to get green light for ‘quiet’ Sunday music
(CNS): Cabinet has approved a change to the Music and Dancing Act to level the commercial playing field for local bars and trip boats, giving them the same opportunities as restaurants and hotels on Sundays by allowing background music. The bill, which is now open for public consultation, will equalise the situation for owners of […]
Local bars get raw deal in Sunday music law
(CNS): Former premier Alden McLaughlin (RED) has urged government to amend the Music and Dance Law to level the playing field for local bars because, unlike restaurants and bars in hotels, they are not permitted to play any music on Sundays. Speaking in Parliament last week, McLaughlin said many stand-alone bars that are Caymanian-owned are […]
Hotels accused of turning down local trade
(CNS) Grand Cayman residents have been venting their frustrations on social media over the last few weeks because some leading hotels, especially in Dart’s stable of tourism properties, have begun refusing service at beach bars, restaurants and other amenities to people who are not guests.
Bars and clubs get reprieve for NYE
(CNS): After an enforced early closing time for bars and clubs over the last few weeks, government officials have revealed that they will be able to open until later on Fridays, starting with New Year’s Eve. Liquor licence holders in the category of retail bars are permitted to open until 2am on Friday nights only, […]
Businesses ramp up pressure to reopen
(CNS): A number of Cayman’s larger business owners and developers are joining forces to ramp up the pressure on government and the public to fully reopen the borders by embarking on a concerted campaign to convince people that it is time to live with COVID-19. Government has hinted that it may lift isolation restrictions for […]
Dart mum on plans for Deckers or Hyatt
(CNS): Cayman’s largest landowner has still not revealed any specific plans for the derelict former Hyatt site, even as Deckers closes its doors, freeing up another piece of Dart property linking the old hotel site to Palm Heights, which although leased also belongs to the network of companies. Patrons bid farewell to the popular West […]
Late night hot-spot struggles with drunks
(CNS): The manager of Bananas Bar has admitted that she and her team are struggling with drunken would-be patrons converging at their location early in the morning, as they are one of the few very late night spots in George Town. During the annual meeting of the Liquor Licensing Board on Monday, the police pointed […]
Bar owners ignore COVID-19 rules
(CNS): Police have warned a number of bar owners and managers that they will be prosecuted after a weekend in which the COVID-19 protection measures appear to have been ignored in many places. Over the holiday weekend the Prevention, Control and Suppression of COVID-19 Regulations currently in place were flouted and officers met with hostility […]
