Local News
Election office extends opening hours for voter registration
(CNS): Officials from the election office have said its hours of operation will be extended over the coming days until the deadline for voters to register on 15 January. There are still thousands of people in Cayman who are eligible to vote who have not yet chosen to sign up to exercise their democratic rights […]
Work plods along to ‘revitalize’ George Town
(CNS): The planning ministry is claiming to have made progress on Phase Two of the George Town Revitalization Initiative, a project that has been ongoing for years and has led to the closure of various roads in the capital as each element of the work has been rolled out. Throughout the height of the tourist […]
Conservationists warn of draft bill’s devastating impacts
(CNS): The draft national conservation amendment bill, published by the lame-duck UPM government on New Year’s Eve, would, if passed fundamentally alter critical environmental protections that safeguard Cayman’s natural resources and biodiversity with devastating consequences, local conservationists have warned. Sustainable Cayman the leading local advocacy group in the battle to protect the environment said the […]
Empty mystery canoe grounded on East End reef
(CNS): Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of a ‘canoe’ on the reef off the Queens Highway in East End in the early morning of 2 January. According to an RCIPS press release a search and rescue operation was launched after the emergency services including the Cayman Islands Coast Guard […]
PPM won’t help UPM with controversial changes to NCA
(CNS): A spokesperson for the PPM has told CNS the party is standing by their position that the current minority government, which they see as merely a caretaker administration, should not be bringing any contentious pieces of legislation to parliament ahead of the election. While the Progressives support both the idea of a cruise port […]
UPM posts draft bill to gut conservation act
(CNS): In a shocking, but not surprising move the minority UPM administration posted a draft amendment bill minutes before noon on New Years Eve that would, if passed, make dramatic changes to one of the country’s most important pieces of legislation when it comes to the future of the Cayman Islands and the type of […]
Over 150 crashes reported during 2 week safety campaign
(CNS): According to the accumulative statistics reported by police since Operation Winter Guardian, the annual holiday safety campaign was launched there have been more than 150 road crashes reported. Four people have been killed this month alone and the annual tally for road deaths currently stands at 14 one of the country’s worth tolls for […]
Veteran radio host gets royal gong in NY list
(CNS): Loxley E M, Banks, the former Director of Broadcasting at Radio Cayman who still in his retirement continues to produce and host his own shows on the local station was awarded an MBE in the king’s New Year honour’s list. Banks was the only Caymanian to receive that royal gong for 2024. However, Frances […]
Hew commits to ‘action’ not ’empty promises’ if PPM elected
(CNS): In his New Year’s message to the country, opposition leader Joey Hew is confident that the country will “elect a strong, stable, and united PPM team for government.” With nomination day, the official start of the election campaign, just two months away Hew has promised the country action and not empty promises. He said […]
RCIPS shifts focus onto roads as crashes continue
(CNS): The RCIPS’ Winter Guardian operation has been hi-jacked by a stream of fatal and serious smashes since it began earlier this month. And while police are also focused on crime prevention the number of crashes has now seen officers diverted to the roads and the main focus of the campaign has shifted to what […]
More ganja arrests made on Seven Mile Beach
(CNS): Police arrested a 19 year old man from East end and a 20 year old woman from Bodden Town on Boxing Day afternoon for various drug offences after officers on foot patrol along the north end of Seven Mile Public Beach detected a strong scent of ganja coming from a group of individuals. Police […]
