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Beryl’s forecast path edges closer to Cayman Islands
(CNS) Updated 7:20pm: At 7:00pm local time, the centre of Hurricane Beryl was located 663 miles east-southeast of the Cayman Islands, moving towards the west-northwest at around 22mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s latest update. Packing sustained winds of 150mph, Beryl remains a dangerous category 4 hurricane. On the forecast track, the centre […]
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 […]
Record-breaking Beryl packs over 150mph winds
(CNS): UPDATED 3:30pm: The Cayman Islands Government continued the review of the country’s state of readiness Monday afternoon as the record-breaking Hurricane Beryl, the earliest category 4 hurricane on record to form during an Atlantic season, continued rolling across the Eastern Caribbean. Packing winds of over 150mph with higher gusts, Beryl was still travelling west-northwest […]
Stay-over visitors increase but still short of 2019 highs
(CNS): At the end of May this year, the Cayman Islands had welcomed 209,135 stay-over visitors, which is around 90% of the headcount during the same period in 2019, the last year before the global tourist market was struck by the global COVID pandemic. Officials from the Department of Tourism said that there has been […]
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 […]
PPM calls for full duty cut on fuel as COL bites
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart is calling on the government to remove all duty on fuel for twelve months to help people navigate the crippling cost of living in the Cayman Islands. Although the rate of inflation is slowing down, prices remain very high as the cost of most imported goods has increased due to […]
People urged to prepare for potential storms
(CNS): The rain continued to douse the Cayman Islands on Friday as the abundant moisture associated with a tropical wave southwest of Grand Cayman moved across the country. Officials are currently watching Tropical Depression Two, which does not pose an immediate threat but could be in our area as a hurricane by next weekend. However, […]
Jury selected and Bush trial set to start Tuesday
(CNS): After several days of delays and closed-door legal arguments, the government’s backbench MP, McKeeva Bush, will now stand trial on Tuesday. Ten jurors were selected on Thursday morning, including three alternates in case any difficulties arise with the first seven after the crown opens its case next week. Eloise Marshall KC from the UK […]
CUC seeks 100MW of solar energy and storage for 2027
(CNS): With an eye on the National Energy Policy targets and the increase in demand for power, CUC has made an application to OfReg for a Certificate of Need (CON) for 131 megawatts of generating capacity, which includes 100MW of solar and storage. The remaining 31MW will be generated from fossil fuels, either diesel or […]
Bush wants 100% local ownership in range of businesses
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP is filing a private member’s motion ahead of the anticipated parliamentary meeting on 5 July calling for a moratorium on Local Companies (Control) Licences (LCCLs), which are companies operating in the Cayman Islands that are not majority-owned by a local person. The motion seeks to limit the growing number of LCCLs […]
