Tag: Cayman Brac
Conservationists to kayak from Brac to GC to raise cash
(CNS): Twelve surfski paddlers will be kayaking from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman next month to raise funds and awareness for Coast to Bluff Recreational Access and Conservation (CBRAC), a local non-profit organisation that aims to preserve the natural beauty of the Brac. Participants in Shore To Shore ‘24 will make the journey in surfski […]
Vehicle involved in hit-and-run on the Brac located
(CNS): Police have now found the white Honda Fit that was involved in a hit and run on Cayman Brac on Boxing Day and say the owner of the car has not been located but is believed to be currently off-island. The vehicle was discovered at a commercial premises in the West End on Saturday. […]
Brac police seek witnesses to hit-and-run
(CNS): A man was taken to Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac to be treated for undisclosed injuries on Tuesday evening after he was hit by a car. Police said the victim is in a stable condition and that they are now looking for the driver who left the scene. Emergency services were called out to […]
Ministry refuses to release OBC for Brac school
(CNS): The Ministry of Education has refused to release the Outline Business Case on which the UPM Government has based its decision to build a new high school on Cayman Brac for an estimated $50 million. Tens of millions of dollars of public money have been allocated for the project in this year’s CI$1billion spending […]
Owner of stolen car helps police catch thief
(CNS): A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a car on Cayman Brac after the owner helped find the vehicle and other members of the public helped track the suspected thief down. The owner of the stolen vehicle reported it missing on Monday morning after it was last seen at a garage in […]
Four Cubans land on the Brac in rickety canoe
(CNS): Four migrants are currently in Customs and Border Control custody after landing on Cayman Brac at around 6:50 Sunday morning, having travelled from Cuba in a rickety wooden canoe. The men arrived in Spot Bay and ended their journey before being processed in accordance with CBC protocols. This is the fourth migrant boat to […]
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.
Gov’t seeks planning approval for Brac school
(CNS): An application from the Ministry of Education and architects Chambers Gibb has been submitted to the planning department for a new high school on Cayman Brac. However, the government has revealed very few details about this latest public school project. During her address at the Annual Education Professional Welcome event last week, Education Minister […]
NCC members express deep concern over quarries
(CNS): A quarrying operation on Cayman Brac that has expanded its footprint without planning permission and a separate application for an additional quarry in Bodden Town on Grand Cayman fuelled a list of concerns for the National Conservation Council when it met for the first time this year on Wednesday with its new line-up. The […]
Burglar strikes at Cayman Brac supermarket
(CNS): Police are appealing to people on Cayman Brac for information regarding a break-in at a local business on Sunday. The RCIPS did not disclose any details about the business or its location, despite asking for the public’s assistance. However, CNS has been able to confirm it was Kirkconnell’s Market in Stake Bay. The burglary […]
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 […]
