Transport
CAL adds multiple flights for Easter holidays
(CNS): Cayman Airways has added a number of additional flights to its schedule to increase availability for the Easter holidays for people travelling to the United States, Jamaica, Honduras and the Sister Islands. The National Flag Carrier has added a flight to and from Montego Bay on 16 and 23 April; additional flights between Grand […]
Less than one third of students use school buses
(CNS): A survey on the use of school buses has confirmed what every driver in Cayman already knows: traffic congestion during the morning commute is fuelled by the school run. The major difference between the weight of traffic in the morning and evenings during term-time compared to the school holidays has been obvious for years. […]
Tour bus grounded for lack of air-conditioning
(CNS): A Public Transport Unit (PTU) inspector grounded a tour bus in George Town on Monday because there was no air-conditioning in the bus. Footage circulating on social media showed an angry driver confronting the PTU officer after the inspector had removed passengers from his bus. According to planning ministry officials, the main role of […]
NRA starts work to improve safety on dangerous road
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is starting the first phase of a project to improve road safety on Shamrock Road and Hirst Road, designed to reduce congestion and minimise the risk of accidents atkey intersections. From 21 to 23 August, the NRA will oversee the installation of a dedicated right-turn lane for the Savannah Post […]
Minister offers little progress on transport policy
(CNS): With about eight months to go before the general election campaign formally begins in the Cayman Islands next year and parliament is prorogued, Minister Jay Ebanks had little to offer on the progress his ministry has made over the last three years when he was questioned on its public transport policy in parliament last […]
CAL to increase Miami flights, DoT seeks new routes
(CNS): The Cayman Airways management team is planning to add more flights to Miami to meet demand, and the Department of Tourism is mulling new routes to the United States to attract new visitors from Kansas and Texas. As the parliament’s Finance Committee questioned CAL Executive Vice President Finance and Commercial Affairs Paul Tibbetts about […]
Tough road ahead for switch to electric cars
(CNS): The government’s aim, set out in the revised National Energy Policy, to transition all new vehicles in the Cayman Islands to electric by 2045 will not be easy, as there are a number of hurdles in the way. Officials told CNS they believe the goal is attainable because of the significant changes in the […]
CAL works on succession of Caymanian pilots
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) recently celebrated the career achievements of fourteen of its Caymanian pilots and is pressing home its succession plan for local flyers. While the national flag carrier has a significant percentage of local people in its workforce, it is also making sure its pilots are Caymanian too. CAL CEO Fabian Whorms […]
Route enforcement protest puts brakes on bus service
(CNS): Bus drivers objecting to the sudden enforcement of what they believe is a poor route plan put the brakes on the service Wednesday and began strike action. Further stoppages were reportedly averted after the drivers had a Zoom meeting with Transport Minister Kenneth Bryan, who was off-island. A compromise was reached as suggestions by […]
Transport system will need to be 24-hour
(CNS): Consultants engaged by the Cayman Islands Government to assess the county’s public transport needs are expected to complete their work by the end of this month or the first week of next, according to Transport Minister Kenneth Bryan. He also said that the CIG would need to roll out a reliable 24-hour service to […]
Airports growth plans ignoring climate crisis
(CNS): Local activists are raising concerns that proposals for the long-term redevelopment of the airports on all three Cayman Islands are being conducted without an overall master plan for the country that would explain how to expand tourism and increase visitor numbers in the face of climate change. Sustainable Cayman has said that, given the […]
