Tag: Cayman Brac
Veteran investigator to head up Sister Islands policing
(CNS): Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay, who has served some 25 years in the RCIPS, most recently as head of special operations, has been appointed as the new area commander for the Sister Islands, based in Cayman Brac. Kay is probably best known for his operational policing experience heading up serious and complex investigations in the […]
Brac man critically injured in weekend crash
(CNS): A young man from Cayman Brac was transported to Grand Cayman by the police helicopter for treatment following a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Dennis Foster Road, at the top of Sandpiper Drive. The police said that just after 6am on 29 January, police and other emergency services responded to a 911 call […]
Brac bush removal not approved, officials confirm
(CNS): Officials from the planning department and the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Development Control Board have confirmed that the bush clearance on South Side Road was not approved and that the landowner has been notified that he needed permission to rip up the bush and foliage that has been cleared. It appears that land […]
Bracker faces list of charges over angry rampage
(CNS): Geoff Scott (24) appeared in court Wednesday facing eight charges in relation to what has been described on social media as an angry rampage at the family home in Cayman Brac at the weekend. Scott was arrested on Sunday after an altercation with a man understood to be his brother. His is charged with […]
Little Cayman COVID free but Brac sees two cases
(CNS): Public Health has confirmed that a Little Cayman resident who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 while on Grand Cayman on Friday is isolating on that island and was not allowed to travel back to the Sister Island. Little Cayman has not yet had a case of the virus and since everyone who had come into […]
Feral cats create crisis for local birds and reptiles
(CNS): Experts at the Department of Environment who focus on Cayman’s unique and rare birds and reptiles are increasingly concerned about the danger posed to many species across all three islands from feral cats. The threat to the endemic rock iguana on Little Cayman has been well documented but these animals are also a critical […]
Vaccine or negative test needed for travel to CB&LC
(CNS): Anyone travelling from Grand Cayman to Cayman Brac or Little Cayman will now need to be either vaccinated or have a negative PCR test. Government has rolled out new rules in the wake of community spread in Grand Cayman in an effort to protect the Sister Islands. Those who have not been fully vaccinated […]
Driver crashes into house on Cayman Brac
(CNS): A man escaped serious injury early Sunday morning when he crashed his car into a house on Cayman Brac. The single-vehicle collision happened at around 4am on 19 September on West End East Road. The driver of a white Hyundai Santa Fe had been travelling eastbound when the car left the roadway, collided with […]
Family flew to Brac after GTPS COVID outbreak
(CNS): The Health Services Authority issued a press release Thursday which implies that three people from Grand Cayman, including a child from the George Town Primary School where an outbreak of COVID-19 was revealed on Monday, flew to Cayman Brac instead of isolating at home in a suspected breach of quarantine rules. In the release, […]
Sister Islands suffer worst of Ida’s weather
(CNS): The unpredictable path of Tropical Storm Ida brought the system closest to Grand Cayman early this morning but because of the shape of the storm, the Sister Islands suffered the worst of the weather. The all clear for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman takes effect at 11am this morning, five hours after Grand Cayman. […]
Jet aborts Brac take-off after blown tyre
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has confirmed that a private LJ55 Lear Jet had to abandon a take-off part way down the runway at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Friday morning after the nose gear tyre blew. The aircraft pulled to a stop before take-off and the two crew members and four […]
