Local News
NCC chairman dies snorkelling
(CNS): McFarlane “Mac” Conolly (70), the chairman and original member of the National Conservation Council, died yesterday afternoon after getting into difficulties while snorkelling off Colliers Beach. The RCIPS said that officers were dispatched around 3:10pm following a report that someone was in distress on the shore off Austin Conolly Drive in East End.
Police seize loaded gun during weekend bust
(CNS): A 44-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with the possession of an unlicensed, loaded gun and ammunition after a house on Pedro Castle Road in Savannah was searched Saturday morning. Police officers also recovered several packages of ganja and arrested a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man at the house.
80-year-old US visitor dies after West Bay swim
(CNS): An 80-year-old woman who was visiting Cayman from the United States was pronounced dead at the hospital last Thursday after swimming in West Bay. At around 10:00am, Emergency Medical Services received a call that the woman was in distress on the beach at Boggy Sands, where she had been swimming before getting into difficulty […]
CBC boss says changes have reduced Cuban migrants
(CNS): After a post-Covid surge of Cuban migrants arriving in Cayman waters last year, a change in legislation to allow Customs and Border Control to speed up asylum applications appears to have had an impact. No irregular migrants from the neighbouring island have arrived here since January, as word has spread about the new approach.
Fatal crash on Cayman Brac near PWD
(CNS) UPDATED MONDAY: The police have now identified the driver of a Honda Fit who died in the early hours of Saturday morning, 15 July, on Cayman Brac. Marlon Everton Findley (23) of Cayman Brac died after a single-vehicle collision along Dennis Foster Drive in the vicinity of Public Works. According to the RCIPS, at […]
CPA approves Dart’s $5M revamp of old Hyatt
(CNS): Almost 19 years since Hurricane Ivan severely damaged the old Hyatt Hotel and seven years since the Dart Group purchased the property, the Central Planning Authority has given the go-ahead for Dart to start work on the site. This first $5 million phase of the redevelopment includes a small hotel with lofty New York-style […]
Pensioners given access to more of their cash
(CNS): Pensioners in the private sector are being given access to more of their funds at retirement each year. The Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP) has announced that the annual disbursement of funds under a Retirement Savings Arrangement (RSA) has increased by 9.5%, from $12,900 per year to $14,125.
Increasing tenant density stirs up concerns
(CNS): RCIPS Community Officers have been working with the residents of Windsor Park to address community concerns about derelict vehicles, illegal parking, stray dogs, drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. Police said the increase in multi-tenant housing means more cars and very little parking, which is leading to headaches for residents. These issues have been causing […]
Quarry applicant argues Cayman has fill shortage
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority has adjourned an application for the excavation of a new quarry in Meagre Bay Pond after developers argued that Cayman has a fill shortage and the policy relating to the country’s aggregate reserves is out of date. The CPA said the policy needs to be revisited, as members questioned the […]
Duty waivers extended for wealthy developer
(CNS): The wealthy developer behind the Watermark Cayman Residences, one of a series of luxury Seven Mile Beach condos, has been given an extension on the generous duty concession package for the project. Finance ministry officials told CNS that not all of the 100% waiver on over $8.2 million worth of materials had been used […]
NRA exposed personal data during EIA consultation
(CNS0: The National Roads Authority has admitted exposing the personal data of some people who took part in the public consultation and submitted comments about the environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial Road Extension. In a release notifying the public, the NRA apologised for the breach.
