Tag: Honduras
Brits in Cayman exempt from Honduras visa regime
(CNS) Updated Friday: Following the news that Cayman Airways Ltd had been informed by the Government of Honduras that, as of yesterday, people with a British passport needed a visa to enter that country, the Honduran government had now advised CAL that UK passport holders who are domiciled in the Cayman Islands are exempt from […]
Travellers to Honduras must fill in new online forms
(CNS): In order to prevent delays on flights to Honduras, Cayman Airways Limited is asking passengers travelling to La Ceiba to complete and submit the necessary travel documents required by the Honduran Government before arriving at the airport to check in. The Honduran Government recently made it mandatory for all passengers of all nationalities travelling […]
Cayman police officer shot dead on holiday in Honduras
(CNS): RCIPS Police Constable Antonio Lopez Jackson (64) was shot and killed on Saturday, 9 July, while vacationing in Honduras with his family. No one else was injured during the incident. The RCIPS has not said what happened or where exactly he was killed, but according to posts on social media, Jackson was the victim […]
Minister takes ‘fruitful’ scoping trip to Honduras
(CNS): Agriculture Minister Jay Ebanks has said his ministry is looking to establish and promote a direct shipping route between the Cayman Islands and Honduras in order to import fresh fruit and vegetables and other agricultural products from that country. As the government seeks to improve direct trade links in the region to strengthen Cayman’s […]
CAL adjusts loads to allow return to La Ceiba
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) has resumed flights from Grand Cayman and La Ceiba, Honduras, which were interrupted after the Goloson International Airport (LCE) was suddenly downgraded in relation to its safety operations preventing CAL’s Max 8 aircraft from landing there at full capacity. But CAL has now limited passenger loads to B737-300 aircraft levels […]
Safety issues still stalling CAL’s La Ceiba flight
(CNS): The Goloson International Airport (LCE) in La Ceiba, Honduras, has still not increased its Category 6 safety grade, despite assuring Cayman Airways that measures were being put in place to facilitate today’s scheduled flights, the airline has said. As a result, Thursday morning’s jet flight KX882 was canceled and once again the national flag […]
Airport downgrade puts La Ceiba route in jeopardy
(CNS): Cayman Airways will be taking passengers to La Ceiba, Honduras, on its Saab 340B+ aircraft today after a sudden and unexpected downgrade to the Goloson International Airport in La Ceiba means the airline cannot land its Boeing 737-8 jets there. CAL said in a release that the airport had issued an official Notification To […]
Cayman sends urgent aid to Bay Islands
(CNS) More than 11,000 pounds of relief aid and essential supplies was airlifted yesterday from Grand Cayman to Guanaja, one of the Bay Islands in Honduras, in response to a devastating fire on Bonacca Cay earlier this month. Politicians loaded the aid, which had been collected from the community, onto a dedicated Cayman Airways cargo […]
Premier offers support in wake of Bay Islands fire
(CNS) Around 2,000 people on the cay of Bonacca in the Bay Islands, Honduras, have been affected by a devastating fire that tore through the area on Saturday morning destroying over 200 homes and buildings. The Cayman Islands has close historical ties to the area and Premier Wayne Panton has offered support as the community […]
Honduran president visits CI for trade talks
(CNS): Following up on the government’s recent announcements that it wants to see Cayman trading more with Honduras, Juan Hernandez, the country’s president, is visiting with Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin today. The premier, Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell and other ministers are expected to continue the talks initiated by their recent visit to Honduras. “This […]
