Local News
Visitor dies snorkelling off Governor’s Beach
(CNS): A 65-year-old man who was visiting the Cayman Islands from New Zealand died after snorkelling off Governors Beach in West Bay on Wednesday evening, police have said. The emergency services were called to Seven Mile Beach at around 7:15 that evening after the man had been taken from the water at a nearby resort.
CBC denies arrest of detained Cuban protester
(CNS): A Cuban asylum seeker who was carried away by a group of Customs and Border Control officers during a small protest outside the government building on Tuesday was not arrested, and his temporary admission to Cayman has been reinstated. Around two dozen Cuban migrants staged an impromptu protest outside the government building because in […]
Veteran pilot and aviation pioneer with CAL dies aged 77
(CNS): Cayman Airways and the Ministry of Tourism have released a joint statement in the wake of the sudden death of 77-year-old Caymanian pilot Captain Harrison Bothwell at the weekend. Extending condolences to his family, they said that Bothwell was a pilot with the national flag carrier for almost five decades and was “respected and […]
Premier travelled to Canada to look at its early education
(CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly travelled again recently, though no information was released about her trip prior to or during her absence from the Cayman Islands. According to a press release issued this week, she led a delegation to Canada in her role as education minister to examine that country’s Early Childhood Care and Education sector […]
Police seek help to find missing teenage friends
(CNS): Aaliyah Wright Carter (16) and her 13-year-old friend, Naima Calita Tatum, have both been missing for over one week. Their friend, Joshua Whittaker (16), has also been missing since the 27 April. Police are urging the public to help them track the teenagers down and have warned the public that anyone who harbours or […]
Financial administrator wins civil service annual gong
(CNS): Zhané Rambaran, the financial administrator in the Portfolio of the Civil Service, has been crowned Government Employee of the Year for 2023. Rambaran won the top award out of a field of 12 finalists who were all employees of the month last year. Rambaran was selected as April’s winner for her “exemplary contributions” to […]
NRA predicts 57% more traffic at Grand Harbour by 2036
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is predicting that within the next eight years, the traffic at the Grand Harbour Roundabout will have increased by more than 28,000 cars every day, which is a 57% hike in volume. In a proposed road improvement plan examining the corridor between the CUC Roundabout by Kings Sports Centre to […]
One woman among 21 new fire service recruits
(CNS): After several years of recruitment problems and staff shortages at the Cayman Islands Fire Service, 21 Caymanian recruits have completed 26 weeks of basic training. Officials said the increase in the number of fire officers was long-awaited and necessary. Last year, Cabinet approved a budget allocation to cover the cost of training a new […]
US fisherman dies after collapsing on boat in port
(CNS): An American citizen travelling from Panama through the Cayman Islands on a fishing boat died at the hospital in George Town on Tuesday night after he collapsed aboard the vessel when it was in port here. Gregg Sowder (64) was reportedly given first aid by a member of the Port Authority staff when the […]
Crashes increased 11% in 2023 but death toll fell
(CNS): Fewer people were killed on the roads in the Cayman Islands in 2023 than in 2022, but the number of collisions increased by around 11%, with police recording an average of 61 crashes per week. According to statistics released by the RCIPS this week, nine people died on the roads last year compared to […]
Suspect gunmen charged and remanded in jail
(CNS): Two West Bay men arrested on Monday evening following a police chase have now been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition. One of the men has also been charged with dangerous driving. The men appeared in court on Wednesday and remanded in custody until 8 May. The men are […]
