Local News
Sand available to fill sandbags
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has made sand available to residents of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac at various locations to assist with preparations for Hurricane Beryl. Sandbags are available from local hardware stores, and sand can be collected at various locations identified by Hazard Management Cayman Islands and the National Roads Authority. Residents are […]
King wishes Cayman the best for Constitution Day
(CNS): In a message to the People of the Cayman Islands, King Charles III has sent his best wishes as we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the first Cayman Islands Constitution. However, most of the community was paying little attention to the holiday on Monday as they mobbed supermarkets and hardware stores in an effort […]
Two killed in early morning crash in Spotts
(CNS): Police have confirmed that two people were killed in yet another horrific crash on Shamrock Road in the Spotts-Newlands area. The single-vehicle collision happened at around 2:15am Monday when a white BMW crashed into a wall on the westbound lane. The man and woman in the car were extricated from the vehicle by fire […]
NRA to start work widening Crewe Road to six lanes
(CNS): Five years after work first started to create a six-lane highway linking the Chrissie Tomlinson Roundabout through the Red Bay Roundabout up to Grand Harbour, work will begin this weekend on the stretch of Crewe Road that links up to the CUC roundabout. The National Roads Authority said the multi-phase road widening initiative aims […]
NCC corrects false narrative on DoE director’s power
(CNS): The National Conservation Council has refuted false claims and misinformation being circulated on social media that incorrectly suggest the director of the Department of Environment has unprecedented powers under the National Conservation Act (NCA) that elevates the post-holder above Cabinet and enables whoever holds the job to make decisions without accountability.
Four hurt in single-car crash in Bodden Town
(CNS): Police are investigating the circumstances around a single-car crash in the early morning hours on Saturday. The RCIPS said that at about 1:45am officers on patrol in Bodden Town came upon the crash on Shamrock Road, near the junction of Christian Berry Drive. All four people inside the Honda Civic were injured. They were […]
Where are our priorities?
MDR writes: The decision by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism to award a US$12.3 million contract to an overseas company to create a global brand to market the Cayman Islands as a luxury destination has raised significant concerns. This move comes at a time when the cost of living in the Cayman Islands is […]
Mac spreads misinformation about conservation law
(CNS): Last week, McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) became the first person in the UPM government to admit that it is trying to amend the National Conservation Act to make development easier, but the veteran MP was peddling misinformation and a false narrative as he did so. Appearing on Radio Cayman’s lunchtime talk show, Talk-Today, Bush […]
National Trust issues warning about gutting NCA
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands is the latest organisation to issue a warning about the government’s plans to gut the National Conservation Act to essentially make development of all kinds even easier than it already is. In a statement issued on behalf of the Trust board and staff in response to the […]
Cayman to bid formal final farewell to first DG
(CNS): The government has released the details of the official proceedings relating to the death of the country’s first deputy governor, Donovan Ebanks. The former head of the civil service died on Sunday, 2 June, at the age of 72, twelve years after he retired from the top job in administrative government. The formal national […]
Gutting the NCC is gutting the NCA through the backdoor
#DontPaveParadise writes: For the past month or so, there have been numerous news articles, social posts and widely circulated electronic messages that suggest that the UPM Government is going to bring amendments to the National Conservation Act (NCA) or, without bringing the matter to Parliament, summarily alter Schedule 2 of that Act, which deals with […]
