Partygoers on the Sister Islands have been granted extra hours to ring in the New Year as the Liquor Licensing Board has granted an extension to bars, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels there, to close later that usual on 1 January, 2024.
However, unlike establishments in Grand Cayman, the Liquor Licensing Board has decided that hotels, restaurants, and retail licence holders will be permitted to sell liquor and play music until 2am on Monday, 1 January 2024.
Bars, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels in Grand Cayman can open until 4am.
It comes as this year New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday.
No extensions are in effect for Christmas Eve, on Sunday, 24 December, the board added, meaning normal operating hours will apply.
On New Year’s Eve, the Board, said the last serving of alcohol must be done 10 minutes prior to closing time, at 1:50am, in accordance with Section 11 of the Liquor Licensing Act (2019 Revision).
The board said all other licensing stipulations remain in effect.
It is the first time the Liquor Licensing Board has been able to exempt bars and nightclubs from restrictions on music and dancing events on a New Year’s Eve that falls on a Sunday.
It followed law changes in 2018 amending the Music and Dancing (Control) Act that empowered the board to grant exemptions to permit entertainment at licensed premises when New Year’s Eve lands on Sunday.
For more information, contact the Department of Commerce and Investment on 945-0943 or [email protected].
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