Articles by Rebecca Bird
One Dog at a Time seeks support for new rescue centre
Cayman animal rescue group One Dog at a Time is looking for public and corporate support to fund the purchase of a new shelter to home unwanted and neglected dogs.
Police chief addresses escalating gang violence
Commissioner of Police Kurt Walton spoke out on Friday, 26 Jan., on the rising levels of gang crime in Grand Cayman, and in particular, in West Bay.
Public demands action after death of neglected dog
The public expressed outrage and called for action after the death of a neglected and abandoned dog this month.
Appeals court: Charity workers have no rights under labour law
The Court of Appeal has said the Labour Act does not apply to charities – and that includes their employees.
Turtle Centre’s multi-million-dollar losses projected to grow
Cayman Turtle Centre suffered a loss of about $7.3 million in 2023 – and deficits are projected to increase further over the next two years.
Barbed wire plan for George Town complex amid crime wave
The owner of Elizabethan Square, a retail-and-office complex in George Town, is seeking permission to build a barbed wire fence due to a “recent alarming increase in crime”.
Cayman to be dropped from EU’s money-laundering risk list
The Cayman Islands will be removed on 7 Feb. from the European Union's list of nations with deficits in their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regimes.
DoE: Project developers are responsible for EIA timeline
The Department of Environment, in a statement this week, said it is not to blame for the drawn-out Port Zeus environmental impact assessment.
Orchard EcoVillage project halts over lack of funding
Construction work at Orchard EcoVillage, a planned affordable, sustainable development in Bodden Town, has officially ground to a halt, four years after it began.
Jamaican men arrested after boat lands in Breakers
Police have detained two men from Jamaica after they arrived on the south shore of Grand Cayman on a boat on Thursday morning, 18 Jan.
Only a third of applicants granted beach vendor permits
Only 34 out of more than 120 applicants have been awarded permits to sell goods or services at Seven Mile Public Beach Park – and those without have been ordered to leave.
East End beach carpark may increase coastal erosion, says DoE
Proposed public amenities at an East End beach, including a carpark and toilets, are likely to cause erosion of the shoreline, according to the Department of Environment.
MPs get $60K each to run district offices – but no requirement to account...
An annual allowance of $60,000 is given to each of the 19 elected members of parliament to pay to run their constituency offices - but the way the cash is actually used appears to vary widely, and there is no legal obligation for legislators to record or report any of their expenditure.
Cayman Brac harbour and marina plan undergoes lengthy EIA
An environmental impact assessment is currently underway on Port Zeus, a proposed multi-million-dollar harbour and marina development in Cayman Brac.
From excellency to honourable: How to address government officials
Have you ever gotten tongue-tied when speaking to a government official? Do you get 'Her Excellency' mixed up with 'Your Honourable'?
Cayman’s webcams: Witness weather, waves and wildlife in real time
Small mounted cameras are dotted all over the Cayman Islands - and the live videos are available online for anyone to view.
Overdue report holds up East-West Arterial progress
A hydraulics and hydrology report, needed to finalise the exact route of Grand Cayman’s 10-mile East-West Arterial extension, has been close to completion for nearly a year.
Death by dangerous driving trial adjourned due to illness
The trial of Kesley Arnoldo Martinez-Ebanks, who has pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, has been adjourned to 23 Jan.
Grand Cayman’s highest-ever temperature recorded in 2023
Grand Cayman recorded its hottest day since records began during 2023 when temperatures peaked at 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on 21 July.
Watermark developers’ high-rise vision for West Bay quashed
The Central Planning Authority has refused permission to the owners of The Watermark to rezone 16-acres of land in West Bay to allow for new high-rise buildings.
