Local News
Campaign launched to save lives in Spotts
(CNS): Residents on and off the almost two-mile stretch of Shamrock Road known as the “Spotts Straight” have launched a petition calling on the Cayman Islands Government to introduce a range of traffic calming measures along the road, which they say is plagued by speeding and dysfunctional driving. Sophie Miles, one of a number of […]
NT warns of ‘catastrophic’ risks of EWA without EIA
(CNS): Calling on the government to continue with the environmental impact assessment for the whole of the East-West Arterial Road extension, the National Trust for the Cayman Islands has joined a number of non-profits warning of “catastrophic flooding of communities south of the road, the slow drying out of the mangroves to the north of […]
Woman fired from Pines, rights breached
(CNS): A Caymanian woman who was sacked from the Pines Retirement Home for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 and accused of killing a resident by infecting them with the SARS-CoV-2 virus has won a partial legal victory in the courts. The court found that the Labour Act is incompatible with the Bill of Rights because anyone […]
School leaver exam results drop from peak
(CNS): A data report released by the education ministry reflects a decline in external exam results of Year 11 students at government schools over the last three years, with standards in mathematics dropping back to 2017 levels in 2022, despite the significant investment that has been made in public education. The report shows that at […]
Cabinet cracks deepen over road debate
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton’s ongoing struggle to hold the PACT coalition together was laid bare last Thursday when his front- and backbench colleagues made it quite clear that they do not support a major part of his policy agenda. The debate over a private member’s motion on the environmental impact assessment for the controversial East-West […]
Final ToR guiding road EIA includes public views
(CNS): The final terms of reference (ToR) forming the basis for the increasingly controversial environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial extension have been published, and many of the public comments and questions submitted during the consultation process have been included. Some have also been taken on board as part of the final terms, including […]
Activists call on CIG not to stop road EIA
(CNS): A consortium of local environmental activists issued a statement Monday urging the Cayman Islands Government to follow the lawful and scientific process before starting work on the East-West Arterial extension. The six non-profit organisations raised numerous concerns about proposals by PACT to stop the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for part of the road.
Traffic police seek witnesses to fatal weekend crash
(CNS): Officers from the RCIPS Traffic and Roads Policing Unit are asking for witnesses to the fatal collision on Shamrock Road during the early hours of Sunday morning. Channah Connor (22), the niece of Deputy Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, was alone in the car when she was killed in the single-vehicle crash. Police believe she lost […]
Customs order restricts import of older vehicles
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is now restricting the importation of vehicles more than seven years old. About 24,000 vehicles were imported over the last five years, and there are concerns that older vehicles are harder to maintain, cause more pollution and fall short of safety standards. The aim is to curb the number of […]
The voice of reason
The Green Hornet writes: As I watch the latest shenanigans in the legislature, I am struck by the complete and utter lack of comprehension of the current climate crisis demonstrated by those who purport to represent the people of the Cayman Islands. With their decision to go ahead with the East-West Arterial construction without an […]
Woman killed after car hits a wall in Spotts
(CNS): A driver was killed in an early morning single-vehicle crash on Shamrock Road in Spotts early Sunday morning. Police said the collision happened around 1:30am near Coral Bay Village. The car was believed to be travelling in the westbound lane when the driver, a 22-year-old female, lost control and left the road before crashing […]
