Topic: alcohol

Cayman’s drinking culture is shifting as health-conscious consumers drive soaring demand for zero-alcohol beers, wines, and spirits.

Hotels, pubs and restaurants will be able sell alcohol until 2:45am and play music until 3am on New Year's Day.

The Liquor Licensing Board has reminded the public and licencees that no liquor can be sold at any licensed premises from 7am until 7pm on Election Day.

September is recovery month. As such, the Counselling Centre is joining us to increase awareness and talk about addiction and recovery in the Cayman Islands.

Selling alcohol on Sundays and hosting a party with live music on New Year’s Eve, two issues that caused considerable controversy over the past year, are set to be resolved with a pair of legislative amendments.

Last Friday marked the end of one of the more, let’s say, “interesting” chapters in Grand Cayman’s regulatory history, as the Liquor Licensing Board gave the official green light to 12 businesses seeking to sell alcohol on Sundays.

I am a down-to-earth Caymanian and I love my island to the moon and back. Over the years I’ve seen honest people come, work extremely hard and build a future for their families. I am truly happy and proud of them.

Philosophically, we aren’t in favor of having more or fewer retailers. We do support free enterprise and capitalism. “Should gas stations be selling liquor?” As far as the free market is concerned, here’s an equally valid question: “Should liquor stores be installing gas pumps?”

A new anti-addiction program is available in Cayman. According to organizer Marney Motsinger, the Cayman representative for the Canadian-founded SMART Recovery program, the local chapter is just starting and has drawn only about four people so far.

The National Drug Council is seeking volunteers to help administer the Cayman Islands Student Drug Use Survey.

There’s a new tequila in town and the first thing everyone needs to know is that it is real.