Local News
Controversial cabana torn down after court decision
(CNS): The cabana on Boggy Sand Beach, which is behind the long-running courtroom battle between the National Conservation Council and the Central Planning Authority, was taken down this weekend. Following Friday’s decision by the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, when the CPA’s appeal against a judicial review was dismissed, workmen began dismantling the failing structure. […]
Burglars attempt to break open district ATM
(CNS): Police are investigating an attempt by burglars to break into a cash machine at an undisclosed location in Bodden Town. According to a brief press release from the RCIPS, an alarm was activated at “a location that hosts an ATM”, and officers were dispatched to the scene at around 3:50am Friday.
NCC prevails in legal battle with CPA
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has dismissed the Central Planning Authority’s appeal challenging a direction from the National Conservation Council that it should not grant planning permission for the redevelopment of a beachfront cabana on Boggy Sand Beach. The high court confirmed on Friday that the National Conservation Act provides the NCC with […]
Brac school to cost under $50M, says DES
(CNS): Government officials have said that the estimated cost of the new high school on Cayman Brac is less than $49,772,223. The information was released to CNS this week in response to a freedom of information request we made after a planning application for the project appeared on the government website.
Primary school shut for repairs as term begins
(CNS): Sir John A Cumber Primary School in West Bay was closed Friday for emergency electrical repairs, just as the young students returned to school after the summer break. The Department of Education Services (DES) described the situation as an electrical emergency. Meanwhile, a mysterious object was found in a child’s lunch at an undisclosed […]
Jamaica switches to digital travel declaration
(CNS): The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority has switched to an online paperless travel declaration system, and from Friday, it will be mandatory for all passengers travelling to the island, including Jamaican nationals, to use the Online Passenger Declaration Form instead of the paper C5 form. Cayman Airways urged passengers to go online before flying this […]
Enforcement of new basic wage will pose challenge
(CNS): Compliance and enforcement will present a “major, major challenge” for the agency responsible when the new minimum wage is rolled out, the body created to review the existing regime has warned. The chairperson of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee, Lemuel Hurlston, said that he and his members suspect that the labour department is not […]
Bullying has long plagued schools, says minister
(CNS): As students return to school after the summer break, the Education Ministry has launched a National Anti-bullying Campaign to ensure that they learn in a welcoming and safe environment without the fear of being bullied. Officials said the goal is to raise awareness about recent changes to the Education Act, including the introduction of […]
CICG rescues vessel stuck in lightning storm
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has posted a video on its social media pages of a rescue in the North Sound at the weekend during a lightning storm. The CICG Operation Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) was notified by 911 on Saturday evening, 26 August, that a 15ft vessel with two people on board was […]
Jamaican man dies after swim at Spotts Beach
(CNS) UPDATED Wednesday evening: The RCIPS has now named the man who died Monday, 28 August, after swimming in the sea off Spotts Beach in Prospect as Rovyn Jerone Cameron, a 21-year-old Jamaican national who was living in the Cayman Islands after a family member identified him Tuesday.
US travellers on CAL get access to TSA’s fast lane
(CNS): Cayman Airways has been approved as a TSA PreCheck® participating airline by the United States Government’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This means that eligible international and domestic travellers will get through the security screening much faster at all the American airports where CAL currently flies, including Miami, Tampa, New York, Denver and Los Angeles.
