Cruise line to add ship
(CNS): The flagging cruise tourism sector may have a small boost ahead of the development of cruise berthing facilities. During a short trip to Miami this week, Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell said...
View ArticleOcean claims another diver
(CNS): A 73-year-old American tourist has become the tenth person to die in Cayman waters this year, one of the highest number of deaths recorded in the islands during a six month period. The visitor,...
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ESO team updating household register
(CNS): Staff from the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) have begun collecting information in communities across all districts in the Cayman Islands to update the Household Register. The team began...
View ArticleLocal man critical following water related incident
(CNS): A 32-year-old man is currently in the Cayman Islands Hospital in a critical but stable condition following a water related incident at Rum Point in North Side on Sunday. Although details about...
View ArticleFirst female commandant in the Caribbean
Byline: Cayman Islands Cadet Corps Press Release (CNS): In what is truly a historical appointment for the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean region as a whole, Lieutenant Colonel Bobeth O’Garro who has...
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Young Brackers raise funds for recording studio
Byline: Macolm Hurlston (CNS): A new group on Cayman Brac has formed to encourage young musicians on the island, with the ultimate goal of building a recording studio, while keeping kids on the Brac...
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LIME donates MiFi to budding court reporter
(CNS): Local telecommunications provider LIME has given a helping hand to Cayman News Service’s trainee court reporter by giving her a personal mobile-broadband router (MiFi). Ashleigh Hydes first...
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11th group of young Caymanians graduate from P2S
(CNS): The government programme which aims to prepare young people to enter the workforce has now helped over 220 Caymanians, following the graduation of 23 more earlier this month. At the graduation...
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Roundabouts and right of way challenge drivers
(CNS): Police and government officials from various relevant agencies helped drivers with a number of road safety questions recently when the Streetskill team hosted a booth at the Islands Living Show....
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Deputy governor releases travel policy for government
(CNS): As expected, the Deputy Governor’s Office has published the government’s new policy on travel, which openly sets out the rules and criteria for all civil servants. The 17-page document aims to...
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Judges and finalists revealed for construction awards
(CNS): Governor Duncan Taylor has revealed the panel of judges and the shortlist for his awards in Construction and Design Excellence. The Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers...
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Population and its needs on the increase
(CNS): The Compendium of Statistics 2012 released by the Economics and Statistics Office last week reveals that the population in Cayman increased by 2.2% by the end of last year and that people were...
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Road activists defend case
(CNS): The four women who filed a legal action in Grand Court in February against the closure and divestment of a stretch of the West Bay Road by the previous government will be protecting their case...
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SAGs & cops fuel CS increase
(CNS): Despite government’s ongoing battle to reduce the number of people it employs in an effort to cut costs, the latest statistics reveal that a whopping 5,901 people were still employed in the...
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Third local primary school achieves IB status
(CNS): Prospect Primary School has become the latest Cayman Islands government school to achieve International Baccalaureate (IB) Authorization in the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Joining Sir John A....
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Charity centre calls on lawyers to help with caseload
(CNS): The Legal Befriender Service is in dire need of lawyers to help the centre provide critical legal assistance to those in need. In recent weeks it has seen a decline in the lawyers available to...
View ArticleBarcadere wins annual construction design award
(CNS): The new marina development on the North Sound in George Town is the winner of this year’s Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence. The Barcadere, which sits on a site that is...
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LIME repairing cable failure
(CNS) Updated 6pm: LIME customers may have problems with internet and phone services following a failure early yesterday on their submarine cable system that runs north and south out of the Cayman...
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Church rejects divorce reform
(CNS): The Cayman Ministers Association has filed its objections to the Law Reform Commission’s plans to modernize the divorce process, making it less complex and acrimonious and more fair, and...
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LIME looks for cause after broken cable fixed
(CNS): The local telecommunications firm LIME said that the MAYA-1 cable system was back in operation on Wednesday afternoon carrying traffic as normal following a “successful reconfiguration of the...
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