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CINICO offers car insurance, home cover soon come

CINICO offers car insurance, home cover soon come

| 18/03/2024 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Almost two years after the government-owned Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO) announced that it would begin offering more than just health coverage to civil servants and locals who cannot get coverage in the private sector, it has begun offering motor insurance to all Cayman residents. This expansion of services will be followed shortly […]

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School cancelled over leaking chiller system

School cancelled over leaking chiller system

| 18/03/2024 | 10 Comments

(CNS): The Clifton Hunter High School in Frank Sound has been closed today, Monday, due to a major underground leak in the pipes carrying chilled water to the air conditioning system, the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services said in a joint release. While all in-person classes have been cancelled because all […]

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7MB condo tower could set unlawful precedent

7MB condo tower could set unlawful precedent

| 17/03/2024 | 43 Comments

(CNS): Plans to convert a condo complex at the north end of Seven Mile Beach to a more than ten-storey tower poses such a dramatic change to the character of this tranquil area of the famous beach that it would be a breach of planning legislation to approve it, a lawyer has argued. Speaking at […]

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Cruise visitor dies after difficulties while snorkelling

Cruise visitor dies after difficulties while snorkelling

| 13/03/2024 | 18 Comments

(CNS): A 72-year-old man from Illinois who was visiting Grand Cayman on a cruise ship died Tuesday after getting into difficulties snorkelling in the George Town Harbour. According to an RCIPS press release, police and emergency services were dispatched to the South Terminal in George Town around 11:00am. When they arrived, the police officers saw […]

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Dozens object to Aqua Bay condo tower on 7MB

Dozens object to Aqua Bay condo tower on 7MB

| 12/03/2024 | 95 Comments

(CNS): An application for the demolition and redevelopment of a condo complex at the northern end of Seven Mile Beach has attracted 48 letters of objection from neighbouring owners, a long list of concerns from the Department of Environment and questions about the height of the proposed new tower from the Department of Planning.

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Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB

Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB

| 12/03/2024 | 85 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government may want to rethink plans to spend CI$21 million on imported sand to replace parts of Seven Mile Beach in front of some of the islands’ most expensive real estate after a half-million-dollar sand dune project in Massachusetts took just three days to wash away. Although the Department of the […]

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Turtle made official national dish in list of new symbols

Turtle made official national dish in list of new symbols

| 11/03/2024 | 206 Comments

(CNS): Cabinet has picked five new national symbols as part of its goal to strengthen the Cayman Islands’ identity and protect its cultural heritage. But as the government tries to unite communities around these new symbols, one of the choices may cause concern, namely Turtle Stew as the national dish, even though sea turtles are […]

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ORIA short-term parking lot closed for lights upgrade

ORIA short-term parking lot closed for lights upgrade

| 08/03/2024 | 36 Comments

(CNS): The short-term parking lot at Owen Roberts International Airport will close on Sunday for five days as the Cayman Islands Airports Authority installs new energy-efficient LED lighting in the airport car parks. Officials said these new lights will enhance visibility and reduce the airport’s energy consumption and carbon footprint. To facilitate the safe installation […]

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Police believe arrested man is part of grooming ring

Police believe arrested man is part of grooming ring

| 08/03/2024

(CNS): Police are investigating what they believe is an organised grooming ring based in George Town where adult men are luring vulnerable young girls away from school and guardians. Last month, following a report of three missing teenage girls, an RCIPS school liaison officer obtained information showing communication from a man asking a girl to […]

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Downtown GT road work to continue 50 feet at a time

Downtown GT road work to continue 50 feet at a time

| 08/03/2024 | 19 Comments

(CNS): Work on the roads and the paving of parts of George Town is moving to the next stage of the National Roads Authority’s Traffic Diversion Plan, which is part of the Central Business District Enhancement Project (CBDEP). According to an update from the infrastructure ministry, work will be carried out in sections of about […]

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Emancipation Day becomes an additional holiday

Emancipation Day becomes an additional holiday

| 07/03/2024 | 89 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has had a change of heart and decided to retain the long-standing Discovery Day holiday in May and, starting this year, to add Emancipation Day as an additional public holiday. As a result, employees will be entitled to a day off on the first Monday in May for the new […]

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