Local News
CIG hopes pay boost will attract more foster parents
(CNS): Foster parents in the Cayman Islands are now receiving a slightly bigger stipend, starting this month, which the Ministry of Social Development said refelcted the rising cost of living. This is the first increase since 2015, but the ministry said that going forward, the stipends, which now range from $215 to $300 per week, […]
Trust suggests expand GT dock, limit population
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands (NTCI) is urging the government to think about limiting population growth rather than building a cargo port to accommodate the projected figure of 250,000 people living here by 2084, pointing out that this number would totally overwhelm the Caymanian people, who even now make up less than […]
Scranton Park akin to Central Park in NY, says minister
(CNS): The groundbreaking for Scranton Park will take place on 12 September in Kenneth Bryan MP’s George Town Central constituency. The tourism minister, who has championed the ambitious project, even though it does not fall under his portfolio, said it will be like Central Park in New York, providing facilities for everyone in the biggest […]
Unfinished hotel now wants licence for 7MB dock
(CNS): The developers of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, a ten-storey hotel currently under construction at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach, have made an application for a watersports dock, which was not part of the original project. Although there is no specific policy against docks along Grand Cayman’s famous beach, they are very rare […]
Time to nominate young people to be proud of
(CNS): Nominations for the annual 2024 Proud of Them Youth Recognition Awards are now open and will close on Friday, 6 September. Anyone can submit nominations for young Caymanians who have excelled across the variety of nomination categories, which include Academics, Sports, Community Service, Business, Career and Culture. Self-nominations are also accepted.
CIG wasting public cash in battle with Doctors Express
(CNS): The recent ruling by the Grand Court forcing government lawyers to hand documents over to Doctors Express is part of a long legal battle that has seen the government waste hundreds of thousands of public dollars. The documents might reveal the reasons why no public official has ever been prosecuted for the unlawful raid […]
Cabinet approves damaging marine park dredging
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has given the green light for a private developer of a subdivision to dredge a canal in a marine protected area and mangrove buffer that the Department of Environment warned will cause serious and significant damage to a wide swathe of important and unique marine habitat. Against the clear advice […]
NRA starts work to improve safety on dangerous road
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is starting the first phase of a project to improve road safety on Shamrock Road and Hirst Road, designed to reduce congestion and minimise the risk of accidents atkey intersections. From 21 to 23 August, the NRA will oversee the installation of a dedicated right-turn lane for the Savannah Post […]
Prop plane bird strike not noticed until after landing
(CNS): Cayman Airways has said that one of their Twin Otter aircraft experienced a bird strike after takeoff from Little Cayman on its way to Cayman Brac this morning, but this was only discovered after the plane had landed safely. The twin-engine, turbo-prop planes, part of CAL’s Express fleet, are used for flights to the […]
Ministry makes misleading claims over EWA route
(CNS): An official press release from the planning ministry was less than upfront with the public about the route that the Cayman Islands Government has selected for the controversial East-West Arterial Road extension. It implies that Route B3, the one selected by Cabinet, is the least environmentally damaging, even though the environmental impact assessment indicates […]
Brits in Cayman exempt from Honduras visa regime
(CNS) Updated Friday: Following the news that Cayman Airways Ltd had been informed by the Government of Honduras that, as of yesterday, people with a British passport needed a visa to enter that country, the Honduran government had now advised CAL that UK passport holders who are domiciled in the Cayman Islands are exempt from […]
