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Oil tanker under inspection before it returns to sea
(CNS): The oil tanker that ran aground while delivering diesel to Cayman Brac on Saturday, 6 July, is now anchored off the coast of Grand Cayman, the Department of Environment and Cayman Islands Coast Guard have said. After temporary repairs were made to its damaged hull, the Sea Elephant left the Brac on Thursday afternoon […]
DEH worker injured after falling into container
(CNS): A woman working at the George Town landfill was injured on Friday morning when she slipped and fell into one of the containers at the 24-hour landfill drop-off facility. The Department of Environmental Health said the worker sustained minor injuries. The emergency services were immediately contacted, and she was taken to the hospital for […]
Cabinet OKs ‘damaging’ East End shoreline project
(CNS): Cabinet has granted a coastal works licence for a groyne and the excavation of swim areas along the beachfront of the Wyndham Reef Resort in East End despite clear recommendations from the Department of Environment several years ago that the application should be denied because of the potential damage to the marine environment and […]
Four Caymanians head to Paris seeking Olympic glory
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee has revealed the four local athletes who are heading to Paris to represent their country at the 2024 Olympic Games later this month. Swimming siblings Jillian Crooks and Jordan Crooks, sprinter Davonte Howell and sailor Charlotte Webster will be the twelfth team to represent Cayman at the Olympics. Howell will […]
CAL makes magazine list of top 15 airlines in world
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) has made it into the top 15 list of the world’s best international airlines in Travel + Leisure magazine’s World’s Best Awards 2024. CAL was the only airline in the western hemisphere to secure a top-15 spot in the “Best International Airlines in 2024” category and was awarded alongside leading […]
Post Beryl dock and seawall repairs need approval
(CNS): Following the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the sustainability ministry has said the reconstruction of or repairs to existing coastal structures such as docks, seawalls and decks requires approval. Permitted structures, reconstructions and repairs must be to the same dimensions and in the same approved location and footprint, and use the same materials as per […]
Port Zeus developers to consult Brackers on proposed marina
(CNS): Frank Schilling and the developers planning a multi-million dollar marina and residential village on Cayman Brac, known as Port Zeus, are holding a public meeting on Thursday evening so that residents can have their say on the terms of reference for the environmental impact assessment for the project proposal. Members of the public can […]
Fuel tanker runs aground on Cayman Brac’s reef
(CNS): An oil tanker called the Sea Elephant ran aground off the eastern shore of Cayman Brac on Saturday afternoon, damaging both the ship and the reef. Officials said the maritime incident happened while the ship was delivering diesel to the island. On Sunday night, it was reported that there had been no fuel leakage […]
Child injured after being run down by car on ETH
(CNS): A young girl who was knocked down by a car near the Island Heritage Roundabout on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway on Saturday night has been treated for her injuries and released, police have said. The police did not reveal how old the girl was but said that she had sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries […]
Honda Fit driver killed in Bodden Town crash
(CNS): A 60-year-old man from East End was killed in another early morning road collision in Bodden Town, police have confirmed. Just after 2:30am on Saturday, the police and emergency services responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Shamrock Road in the vicinity of Pasture Drive, in the Northward area of Bodden Town. […]
CAL fleet flies back to Cayman, Miami flight added
(CNS): Cayman Airways began returning its aircraft from overseas Thursday afternoon once the all-clear from Hurricane Beryl was issued and the Owen Roberts International Airport reopened. The national airline has added a special flight from Miami to Grand Cayman on Friday, 5 July, to bring home residents who evacuated because of the storm. KX3103 departs […]
