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34 vendors from 120 applicants secure spots at 7MB
(CNS): The ministry responsible for lands, along with the Public Lands Commission (PLC) and Public Lands Inspectorate (PLI), has begun implementing the formal commercialisation of the Seven Mile Public Beach Park, granting just 34 licences to do business on Grand Cayman’s famous beach. Following Cabinet’s approval of the vendor policy last year, traders were invited […]
Driver flees the scene of three-car smash in GT
(CNS): The driver of a silver SUV who ran from the scene of a three-car collision in the centre of George Town on Monday afternoon is believed to have been injured during the crash, police have said. The RCIPS said the SUV was travelling westbound on Shedden Road when it collided with another vehicle near […]
Cuban migrants land on the Brac in small wooden boat
(CNS): Six Cuban migrants entered Cayman waters in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control said in a release. At about 12:30am on 14 January, one woman and five men arrived in a small, rickety wooden boat, landing in the Spot Bay area of Cayman Brac, where they ended […]
DoE warns CIG and developers to stop building on beach
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government wants to spend CI$250,000 installing parking and toilet facilities as well as cabanas and a concrete wall on a turtle nesting beach in East End that it acquired for public use. But the Department of Environment is warning all developers, especially the CIG, what will happen if they alter the […]
Beachgoers warned to watch out for toxic man-o’-war
(CNS): The Department of Environment is warning people that it has received a number of reports of Portuguese man-o’-wars (Physalia physalis) washing up on South Sound beaches as a result of the recent weather conditions. The highly toxic siphonophores, which are not jellyfish but complex colonies of organisms, should never be touched.
Bus donated anonymously to Sunrise Centre
CNS: A generous anonymous donor has purchased a wheelchair-accessible minibus, worth an estimated CI$85,000, for the Sunrise Adult Training Centre (SATC). Sunrise provides comprehensive support and training for adults with diverse abilities, and the Ministry of Social Development said in a release that the bus “will significantly enhance the centre’s ability to serve its clients […]
Man stabbed during fight outside local shop
(CNS): One man has been treated for stab wounds to his back and chest, another has been arrested and a third is on the run following a fight outside a convenience store in Prospect over the weekend. At around 6:15pm on Sunday, the police were called to McRuss Grocery Store on Party Lane, where three […]
Over 1,000 people waiting for PR and status decisions
(CNS): The new Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board could be facing five new applications for the Right to be Caymanian every weekday for the next decade, based on the current number of people qualifying following years of widespread exemptions from term limits and the lowering of barriers, local lawyers are warning. There is now […]
CIG to hold public Heroes Day ‘after’ party
(CNS): The National Heroes Day celebrations will take place on Monday morning, where the Cayman Islands’ latest national treasures will receive local gongs and badges. There will also be a celebration of culture later in the afternoon on Cardinall Avenue featuring local food, craft vendors, live entertainment and fireworks. According to a release from the […]
HSA receives COVID shots as virus continues to spread
(CNS): There is just one patient currently in the Cayman Islands Hospital infected with the latest strain of COVID-19, the Health Services Authority has told Cayman News Service in answer to enquiries. However, CNS has learned that over the last several weeks, many more patients have been admitted with COVID or other respiratory infections. As […]
Store clerk cut during armed robbery in West Bay
(CNS): Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place on Saturday afternoon at a small convenience store in West Bay, just off Birch Tree Hill Road. Two men entered the shop wearing face coverings, one armed with a machete and the other with a knife. One robber demanded cash from the register, threatening the […]
