Local News
US visitor dies after swimming in East End hotel pool
(CNS): A 63-year-old woman who was visiting the Cayman Islands from the United States died Monday after getting into difficulties in the swimming pool of a hotel off the Queen’s Highway in East End. Police did not say whether this occurred at the Wyndham or the Morritt’s resorts. At around 2:20pm, police officers responded to […]
Renovated CIFEC campus won’t open till New Year
(CNS): The new Cayman Islands Further Education Centre campus, which was due to open at the old George Hicks site at the beginning of this academic year, is now expected to open in the New Year when the school term resumes as the work is still not finished. The education ministry said that CIFEC would […]
Canadian mail workers’ strike hits holiday post
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Postal Service (CIPS) has said that Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail to and from the country due to the ongoing Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike. This will significantly impact mail service to and from the country over the holiday season. The CIPS will continue to monitor the situation and […]
Local Christmas travellers to get $1,000 duty-free allowance
(CNS): Cayman residents travelling this Christmas will enjoy double the usual duty-free allowance on their shopping. Last week, Cabinet approved an order under the Customs Tariff Regulations to allow the temporary increase of the duty-free allowance for people returning home by air until 6 January. However, people who can’t afford to travel over Christmas and […]
Traffic cops seek witnesses to another motorbike smash
(CNS): The rider and pillion of a Yamaha motorcycle were taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning following another serious collision in George Town. One of the two was said to have sustained serious injuries though police didn’t say if that was the driver or the passenger and both remain at the […]
McAlpine wins latest CI$4.4M Scranton Park contract
(CNS): The tourism ministry has signed a deal with McAlpine Ltd for Phase 2 of the Scranton, aka Central Park, project spearheaded by Kenneth Bryan, the tourism minister in his George Town Central constituency. The contract is worth $4.4million and will include the construction of a single-story community center, a multi-sport court, fencing, seating, equipment, […]
Woman sues government after tumbling into inspection pit
(CNS): Ethell Dell Bodden, has filed suit against government after she fell into the vehicle inspection pit at Breakers, Bodden Town in May 2022. The woman is claiming medical expenses, loss of earnings, general and special damages as she argues the government was negligent and liable as a result of safety failures for the injuries […]
MPs urged not to vote down public consultation on bills
(CNS): Campaigners objecting to the undefined referendum on cruise berthing facilities have written an open letter to all 19 MPs urging them not to support any attempt by the government to bring a proposed bill for the national poll or to amend the conservation act without the constitutionally required 28 day public consultation. “These two […]
NRA still working on numerous traffic hot spots
(CNS) The National Roads Authority (NRA) has said with work underway to realign the intersection of Homestead Crescent and Shamrock Road to improve the sight distance for vehicles entering and exiting, a section of Homestead Crescent will be closed on Tuesday 3 December for essential paving works. The work also includes some minor changes to […]
Aqua Bay $60M 10 storey revamp gets greenlight
(CNS): A revised planning application by condo owners at Aqua Bay on Seven Mile Beach to redevelop the small condo complex into a 10 storey tower cut the proposed height just enough to meet regulations. The project described by objectors as an “ill-conceived monstrosity” has been given the greenlight from the Central Planning Authority which […]
Shark feeding has put local divers at risk, DoE warns
(CNS): It appears that sharks swimming in local waters have begun to associate food with SCUBA divers. The department of environment recently received a report of a shark closely approaching a SCUBA diver who had a lionfish culling spear and empty bucket. When the diver lifted the spear for self-defense, the shark opened its mouth. […]
