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Planning boss makes bold promise for new system
(CNS): A new online system is expected to drastically revamp, improve and speed up the inspection process for all buildings under construction in the Cayman Islands. The Department of Planning releases...
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Students win private school scholarships
Daniel Nicholson and Drew Milgate have been awarded specialist scholarships to attend the Cayman International School and Cayman Prep and High School respectively with a focus on maths and science. The...
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Church in NBF cash bust up
(CNS): The former pastor of the Wesleyan Holiness Church, West Bay, has raised questions about claims made by the current pastor over how cash from the controversial Nation Building Fund was used in...
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Tibbetts gets behind scenes tour of new building
(CNS): As the minister who had instigated the development of government’s new hi-tech, eco-friendly building when he was leader of government business and minister of planning in the 2005-09 PPM...
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UK clamps down on passport fraud & cuts costs
(CNS): The British government is making changes to the passport service for UK nationals living overseas in an effort to cut costs and clamp down on fraud. According to local officials, applicants will...
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UWC scholarship fund receives boost from law firm
(CNS): The Maples Foundation has donated US$25,000 to the United World Colleges Cayman Islands National Foundation (UWC Cayman Islands) as part of its ongoing support for the scholarship fund. Each...
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HFC donates UD$250,000 to child abuse charities
(CNS): Hedge Funds Care (HFC) Cayman, a charity for the prevention and treatment of child abuse, has allocated a total of US$250,000 in local grants this year to seven local charites that work to raise...
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Rescued boaters in custody
(CNS): Four men who were intercepted and rescued off the eastern coast of Grand Cayman by the Joint Marine Unit around 5:00 on Tuesday morning have been taken into custody, officials have reported. The...
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OAG still seeking public input
(CNS): With less than four weeks to go before the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) closes the public consultation period on its proposed three year audit plan, the auditor general has urged the...
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Kids from ‘Big Apple’ to get breath of Cayman air
(CNS): Ten children from New York City will enjoy a holiday of a lifetime when they arrive in the Cayman Islands tomorrow for a free vacation as part of the annual Fresh Air Fund programme sponsored by...
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Yoga brings in $1000 to help protect local coastline
(CNS): Local activists campaigning against two developments that threaten the costal environment in their community raised over $1000 on Sunday with a special yoga session. More than 40 people...
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FCO gives nod to four new Cayman silks
(CNS): Four local attorneys have been appointed as Queen’s Counsel following recommendations from the local judiciary that were approved by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK’s secretary of...
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Teens use film to educate peers on bullying
(CNS): A number of public service announcements produced by a group of local teens this week during a summer film project will be used to educated their peers and raise awareness on the problems...
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DoEH still struggling with garbage issues
(CNS): Mechanical problems with trucks and budget cuts continue to plague the department of environmental health’s garbage collection service and as a result piles of rubbish outside condos are...
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Fatal car crash in East End
(CNS): A 26-year-old man has died as a result of a single-vehicle car crash in East End early this morning. At around 1:35am on the 10 August, the 911 Emergency Services received a report that a blue...
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Gallery shows power of art in rehabilitation
(CNS): Thirty pieces of work by students on the Art Haven Programme will make up a new exhibition at the National Gallery which opens this weekend. All of the work that will be showcased was created by...
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Police appeal for witnesses to fatal road crash
(CNS): Officers investigating the fatal road smash in East End during the early hours of Saturday morning (10 August) are appeal for anyone who may have seen what happened to come forward. 26 year old...
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Historic home preserved on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Restoration is now complete on one of only a handful of homes on Cayman Brac that survived the 1932 Hurricane. With the help of donations and support from the community, the National Trust has...
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Ozzie vows dump solution
(CNS): The minister with responsibility for environmental health has made a promise that he will address the ever growing problem of Grand Cayman's dump, known as Mount Trashmore. While admitting that...
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Teen boy missing for 5 days turns up safe & well
(CNS): The family of 15-year-old Collin Anthony Solly have confirmed that the teenager has been found. The family has been worried about the young man as he had not been seen, nor made contact with his...
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