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Dive shop social media insult stirs up viral outrage

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Hastings claims LAAC golf championship title for Cayman

LAAC Champion 2025 Justin Hastings (photo supplied by the CI Golf Association) (CNS): Caymanian golfer Justin Hastings claimed the title of the 10th annual Latin American Amateur Championship on Saturday at the Pilar Golf Club in Buenos Aires, giving the Cayman Islands its second champion in four editions following Aaron Jarvis’s win in 2022. Continue reading Hastings claims LAAC golf…

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Finance leader laments lack of investment in sector

Steve McIntosh (photo supplied by Cayman Finance) (CNS): Around 58% of people who took part in a local survey in 2023 said that they had a negative or neutral view of the financial services sector. Yet the industry employs thousands of Caymanians in well-paying jobs and contributes half of all government revenue. Cayman Finance CEO Steve McIntosh recently said that even though the sector is…

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UPM caucus secretary steps down to make election bid

Nickolas DaCosta (CNS): Nickolas DaCosta has resigned from his government position as the current administration’s caucus secretary, paving the way for the public servant to enter the political fray. Although DaCosta has not yet made a formal declaration, it is understood that he will be campaigning for the Cayman Brac West and Little Cayman seat currently held by Moses Kirkconnell, who is…

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TCCP committed to a greener, resilient economy

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Controlling invasive species helps Little Cayman flourish

Cat that has caught a baby rock iguana (CNS): After a steep decline in the population of the unique and endangered Sister Islands rock iguana, they and other indigenous species are thriving again on Little Cayman due to the work done by the Department of Environment to control invasive species. The island was once an untouched haven for native species and virgin habitat, but over the last twenty…

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Officials out in force to handover church shelter in BT

Minister Jay Ebanks at the Bodden Town Church of God Multi-Purpose Hall handover (CNS): What began as a church hurricane shelter project decades ago, which has since been largely funded by the public purse, was handed back to the congregation last week with a ceremony that attracted a huddle of MPs and government officials. Planning Minister Jay Ebanks made the official handover of the newly…

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Driving in Cayman

Road Safety Advocate writes: Being a road user in the Cayman Islands is becoming an increasingly dangerous activity. When I say “road user”, I am not just referring to drivers — I mean pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, scooter riders and electric bike users too. Continue reading Driving in Cayman

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ReGen exit talks to drag on as Cabinet grants extension

George Town dump, July 2024 (CNS): The minority UPM government has extended the deadline to end the failed deal that the PPM administration entered into ahead of the 2021 elections with a Dart-led consortium to develop a waste-to-energy facility and manage the Cayman Islands’ rubbish. Last summer, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, the sustainability minister at the time, announced that the government was…

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Police net 40 speeders in one day across eastern districts

Area in Spotts where roadworks are happening (CNS): RCIPS officers issued 40 tickets to speeders in a one-day operation last week focused on drivers between Bodden Town and North Side. Following the regular holiday seasonal crackdown on rogue drivers, the traffic unit said they would continue targeted traffic enforcement initiatives into the new year. Continue reading Police net 40 speeders in…

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Minister claims to be 'inclusive' over changes to NCA

Minister Dwayne Seymour answers questions in Parliament (file photo) (CNS): More than two weeks after the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency gazetted the National Conservation Amendment Bill and began a public consultation, which will close in less than two weeks, Dwayne Seymour, the minister responsible, has claimed that the process represents “inclusive and transparent…

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Mac begs opposition to support the UPM's bills

McKeeva Bush addresses attendees at the ACT meeting (CNS): McKeeva Bush MP has made an unabashed appeal to PPM Leader Joey Hew and other opposition members to attend the parliamentary Business Committee meetings ahead of the scheduled session this month and help get the referendum bill and changes to the conservation law on the order paper for debate. Continue reading Mac begs opposition to…

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Unexplained death on NYE now under suspicion

(CNS): Police have now revealed that the man who was found dead on a George Town street on the morning of New Year’s Eve may have been assaulted, and his death is now being treated as suspicious. At the time the body of 56-year-old Christopher Spencer Johnson was discovered, even though a pathologist had attended the scene, the police had given no indication that he may have been the victim of…

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Elections Office loses phone lines on deadline day

(CNS): Earlier today, the last day for people to register if they want to vote in the 2025 General election on 30 April, the primary phone line at the Elections Office went down. As a result, anyone seeking help should call 244-5400. Anyone who has still not registered is urged to visit the office in person before 7pm this evening with the necessary documentation. Continue reading Elections…

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André eyes premiership as he takes helm of new party

The TCCP candidates (L-R) Wayne Panton, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Heather Bodden, André Ebanks, Emily DeCou, Sabrina Turner and Osbourne Bodden (CNS): André Ebanks MP (WBS), the former deputy premier and minister for financial services and social development, is taking the lead of a newly formed party that is hoping to contest around ten seats in the April General Election. The Caymanian Community…

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Ex-HMCI boss to take on energy role at OfReg

McCleary Frederick (photo supplied) (CNS): McCleary Frederick, a former director of Hazard Management Cayman Islands who retired from the civil service in 2017 after 36 years working for the government, is returning to public service with a new senior job at the utility regulator, OfReg. McCleary has been appointed as the executive director of energy, according to a press release. Continue…

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Drunks and speeders causing most of serious crash toll

RCIPS roadblock during Operation Winter Guardian (photo supplied by the RCIPS)RCIPS roadblock during Operation Winter Guardian (photo supplied by the RCIPS) (CNS): Even though drinking and driving is one of the main causes of accidents on local roads, overnight on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, police arrested only four people for DUI and just 23 in total during the holiday safety campaign…