Local News
Little Cayman airport plan risks drastic change
(CNS): The proposal to move the airport on Little Cayman to a site owned by the Cayman Islands Airport Authority in the centre of this least developed island could have far-reaching implications for its fundamental character, according to a document prepared by the Environmental Assessment Board Subcommittee of the National Conservation Council.
$2.4 million earmarked for new CBC detention centre
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government hopes to steer another $2.4 million in public spending through parliament for this budget cycle to build a new detention facility for irregular migrants. Cabinet approved the proposal for the facility at a meeting on 30 April. In a press release, officials said the project would “enhance national security” and […]
Woman dies snorkelling off Cemetery Beach
(CNS): A 72-year-old woman who was visiting the Cayman Islands from the United States died on Sunday morning during a snorkelling trip with her family off the coast of Cemetery Beach in West Bay. The RCIPS said the woman experienced difficulties in the water and was unresponsive when brought to shore. She was given CPR […]
Permanent residents owing fees face losing rights
(CNS): Permanent Residents who have not paid their annual fees are being urged to pay up or face the loss of the right to live in the Cayman Islands. As part of Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman’s ongoing commitment to ensure compliance with immigration regulations, the department is reminding those with PR to pay the […]
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 […]