Local News
Man died in the water after boat ran aground
(CNS): A 54-year-old man from Bodden Town died in the very early hours of Wednesday morning after the boat he was in ran onto the reef around Colliers Channel in East End. Although Cayman Islands Coast Guard officers had advised him and another man on board to remain on the boat, he had entered the […]
Elderly WB man dies in the sea off Cemetery Beach
(CNS): Police are conducting inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 78-year-old man from West Bay who was pulled from the water close to Cemetery Beach at around 8:15am Sunday. A 911 call was made reporting that a person was in distress. When police arrived at the scene, the officers saw that members […]
Southwest Airlines adds Orlando flight
(CNS): Following the recent relocation of Southwest Airlines’ hub from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando, the airline is adding a daily nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) starting next month. The Department of Tourism said this provides for transatlantic connections, as there are several daily direct routes between Orlando […]
$8.5M building will house workers on Brac Bluff
.. (CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is footing the bill for a 38-suite block on Cayman Brac to house the construction workers who will build the proposed $50 million high school on the Bluff. The CIG announced the start of this CI$8.5 million project last week, which is being paid for by the public purse. […]
PAT backs DCB’s refusal for ‘offshore’ columbarium
(CNS): Plans by landowners to create a columbarium on Cayman Brac with three 12-foot walls to store the ashes of dead foreign rich people have been thwarted by the Planning Appeals Tribunal on the Sister Islands after it upheld the decision by the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Development Control Board (DCB) to refuse planning […]
Sea Cadets acquire vessel for training
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps’ (CICC) maritime detachment, known as the Sea Cadets, has acquired a motor vessel, purchased for CI$75,000, where the young sailors will now train. Named in honour of the late Gwendolyn Bush, a Caymanian seafaring matriarch, the MV Miss Gwen was commissioned at a formal ceremony at the Cayman Islands […]
PPM pushes for cost details of CAL’s Barbados route
(CNS): Following the cancellation of Cayman Airways’ Grand Cayman to Barbados flights, the PPM is calling on the UPM government to provide a detailed report on any financial losses the airline incurred as a result of this short-lived route. In an audio statement, Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart called for “transparency regarding the costs associated with […]
Shoreline online map reveals limited beach access
(CNS): The government has produced a Shoreline Interactive Map (IMAP) that pinpoints public pedestrian pathways to the shoreline and public beach areas across the three Cayman Islands, with information about each spot provided in pop-up boxes. However, the map also reveals the limited public access to beaches on Grand Cayman. Despite some 300 points, there […]
CAL warns of more cancellations to La Ceiba
(CNS): In the face of the unpredictable weather conditions causing ad hoc closures at Goloson International Airport (LCE) in La Ceiba, Honduras, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) is warning of further cancellations to its schedule and is offering ticket refunds and waiving change fees for applicable flights and travel periods bought before 17 May and for […]
Bryan attends another regional tourism conference
(CNS): Tourism minister, Kenneth Bryan is on the road again this time in Jamaica at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Marketplace in Montego Bay. A delegation of tourism officials and private sector partners has gone to the event where intra-Caribbean travel and air connection will be on the agenda just as Cayman Airways […]
Police investigate allegations of abuse by teacher
(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that an investigation is underway into allegations of abuse by a primary school teacher. The deputy principal of the Joanna Clarke Primary, Janet Harris, is understood to have been suspended and is working remotely after accusations were made about the senior teacher physically abusing a five-year-old boy who attends the […]
