Topic: Bodden Town
Homegrown helpings: The benefits of local fare
Crowds that descended on the Agriculture Show on Wednesday saw the best of local produce the Cayman Islands has to offer - a useful reminder of the options at our doorstep.
BT must respect GT
When fans turn up at the TE McField Annex on Ash Wednesday for the inaugural President’s Cup final they will be greeted by two teams absolutely committed to victory.
Boundary lines must be redrawn, minister says
Cayman may be looking at another redistricting prior to the next general election.
Premier: 'One man' motion an 'assault'
Premier Alden McLaughlin says a recent one man, one vote motion was a political "assault" on him.
'One man, one vote' divides coalition gov't
A wild finish to the 'one man, one vote' debate shows up a few splits in the coalition government.
Premier tackles ‘one man, one vote’
Government takes a new path on 'one man, one vote.'
Sweden beckons with Ebanks triumph
Against a back drop of private jets, speed boats and fast cars, the Cayman Islands Boxing Association pulled off an impressive demonstration showcasing the progress that the association has made towards Olympic boxing over the last 18 months.
UK territories director praises Health City
Cayman gets a visit from the U.K. Overseas Territories director next week.
Bodden Town set for Cup
For three decades, Ash Wednesday football finals in the Cayman Islands have provided an entertaining treat for fans.
Elite kids enjoy flawless start
After a week of positive national results, local youth football kicks into focus.
Bodden Town hoping to knock out bad health among youth
The Cayman Islands Government and the CI Boxing Association are taking aim at Bodden Town residents.
Politics of rubbish: Where are the George Town MLAs?
As vocal, aggressive and effective as the Bodden Town
MLAs have been in defending their territory, the George Town MLAs have been
silent, passive and wholly ineffective in protecting their district.
Free speech under fire
Circulating grisly photos of crime scenes is disrespectful and unprofessional, but as far as we can tell, not illegal.
Premier: 'We do not have a choice' on landfill
Premier Alden McLaughlin says government couldn't move any faster on the landfill issue if it wanted to.
Wood keeps Bodden Town in front
Bodden Town Football Club remain in the driver’s seat for a local crown.
Junked cars case goes to court
Piled up junked cars lined along dump road in George Town are a public nuisance, environmental health officials say.
The landfill: Why the smoke and mirrors?
Despite increasing calls for immediate action, government's response has been anything but urgent.
Police call killing 'apparent' murder-suicide
Local police say Cayman's first killing of 2014 is an "apparent" murder suicide.
Firefighters put on leave over crime scene photos
Three firefighters are on leave from their jobs after some grisly crime scene photos surface on social media.
Fire officers investigated over murder-suicide photos
Three serving fire officers suspected of taking and circulating photographs of victims of a suspected murder-suicide in Bodden Town are under investigation.
Dump burns for second day
Updated: Some closures were still in effect Friday as the fire at the George Town landfill raged on.
BT nicely poised to regain lead
The President’s Cup semi-final first legs kept Cayman’s top footballers busy on Sunday and both games were close affairs setting up interesting situations for the return legs in two weeks’ time.
Dump review committee packed with civil servants
Government workers and political appointees pack the landfill project steering committee.
A committee? How about a SWAT team?
Hours before the dump burst into flames again, the government announced it was approaching the solid waste problem by, what else?, forming a committee.
Business in brief
Business in brief.
Police 'not looking for anyone else' in BT killing
Police are "not looking for anyone else" in connection with an apparent murder-suicide in Bodden Town Sunday.
House arrest in counterfeit currency case
A judge placed a woman convicted in a counterfeit currency case on house arrest for nine months.
Sick and tired of tire talk
Instead of solving the problem, government is still wasting time trying to make money off the dump.
Masters kick off
The long awaited masters league is back and players are excited about getting out there to compete after not having an organized competition since October 2012 when former MLA Dwayne “JJ” Seymour put a month long schedule together with five teams.
Murder-suicide in Bodden Town
A grim scene discovered at a remote home in Bodden Town Sunday morning.
Homicide in Bodden Town
The Royal Cayman Islands Police service was on the scene Sunday morning of a homicide and a possible suicide involving a female and a male in the Lookout Gardens area of Bodden Town.
Woody reaches 19
Bodden Town’s Theron Wood is on fire at the moment. The lethal striker hit five goals for the league and FA Cup champs in an 8-1 annihilation of Academy last week. Ricoh Brown (2) and Alex Belcher got BT’s others. Ernie Jacques scored for Academy in the dying seconds.
Homicide in Bodden Town
The Royal Cayman Islands Police service was on the scene Sunday morning of a homicide and a possible suicide involving a female and a male, respectively, in the Lookout Gardens area of Bodden Town.
District post offices to close Saturdays
Hell, Bodden Town, North Side and East End post offices will no longer be open on Saturday, as of Feb. 15, the Postal Service has announced.
Government buys BT land for burials
Government starts work on new cemetery in Bodden Town.
Promises unkept: When politicians cross their fingers
Lately we've been hearing a lot about political promises, maybe too much.
Track association steps up a gear
The Cayman Islands Athletics Association has started the New Year with a deal with Puma and changes on the agenda.
League kicks in with full schedule
The Premier League returned to action in earnest this week with matches on Sunday, mid-week and more this weekend too.
Shift in road speed limits nears
National Roads Authority officials plan to meet next week with a panel tasked with the management of traffic on local roads to discuss changing the speed limit on some of Cayman's roads.
Prep and Red Bay claim double
The always entertaining CUC Primary Football league concluded on Saturday with Cayman Prep and Red Bay Primary emerging as the season’s clear winners with two titles apiece.
Landfill solutions: Is Cayman buyin’ — or just lookin’?
Cayman can not be considered a serious customer for a waste management solution until the government can show it has the means to pay.
Sealy expected Rijssel to go pro
Major League Soccer’s inaugural Caribbean Combine has yielded its first-ever pro prospect.
Millions for communications — And ‘no comment’?
The government goes silent on the George Town Landfill.
Chamber: No rush on ‘one man, one vote’
'One man, one vote' doesn't need to happen tomorrow, Chamber of Commerce leaders say.
Heroes Day celebrates cultural pioneers
More than 100 Caymanians were honored for their contributions to the Cayman Islands' cultural heritage at Monday's Heroes Day celebrations.
President’s Cup reaches semis
The President’s Cup may be a new trophy for Cayman’s top football teams to battle for but it looks likely the usual suspects who reach the latter stages.
Reckless driving blamed in BT smash
A two-car crash that clogged up Friday's rush hour in Bodden Town may have been the result of racing.
St. Ignatius to take on Cayman Prep in primary finals
Supporters of the beautiful game were treated to a youth football spectacle on Saturday as the semi-finals in the CUC Primary Football League took centre stage at the TE McField Annex Field.
Waste to energy: An overdue reality check
Waste to energy may be a technological marvel, but it's not a miracle cure for the George Town landfill.
Reunion for crash drivers
A visitor to Cayman who was injured when his car slid out of control on a wet road surface in Bodden Town reunited last week with the dump truck driver whose quick thinking and fast reflexes prevented the accident from being far more serious.
Consider waste management sites in each district
Writer suggests creating multiple facilities after shutting down the George Town dump.
Man arrested in East End stabbing
Police have arrested a suspect for stabbing a man in East End Wednesday night.
Trash talk from Bodden Town
The George Town dump is an island-wide problem requiring an island-wide solution that does not favor one district, including Bodden Town, over another.
Coalition responds to Compass editorial
We take issue with several assertions made in the Jan. 10 Compass
editorial. The editor again peddles the Dart plan as a “modern, lined
landfill” — and offered for “free” — while insisting on a “new facility
that eliminates the possibility of a new Mount Trashmore emerging in the
future.”
Primary kids are in semis now
With the fourth round of the 2013/14 CUC Primary Football League playoffs completed over the weekend, several schools sealed a place in the semi-finals scheduled for this Saturday.
Smooth PAWS had no howlers
The dog community came out en masse to support the runners of a new and innovative road race on Saturday.
Car slams into truck
A motorist was injured when he lost control of his car on a wet road surface in Bodden Town Thursday morning.
It takes a country to raze a landfill
Fixing the George Town landfill necessitates a coordinated effort that includes all elected members, not just those who occupy Cabinet seats.
House window shot out in BT
Police were called to a Bodden Town home on Wednesday afternoon after reports of a shot being fired through the home-owner's window.
What’s great and not so great about the Cayman diet
A glance at the daunting obesity problem exploding in Cayman after a recent trip overseas was an eye-opener.
US weather impacts Cayman garbage collections
A delay in the delivery of new garbage trucks, in part due to the severe weather in the United States, has exacerbated ongoing garbage collections problems in the Cayman Islands.
Sealy did not net MLS spot but keeps faith in his own ability
Top local goalkeeper Ramon Sealy missed out on a spot at the annual Adidas Major League Soccer Combine but he enjoyed the chance to see what is needed to make it in the pros and will work harder to achieve his goals.
Delayed bulk waste pickups continuing through January
The Department of Environmental Health's annual bulk waste pickup has been delayed due to mechanical issues with its trucks.
Mortgage defaults remain high
Demand notices published by banks in the Cayman Islands Gazettes show that more people are finding it harder to make their mortgage payments.
Deaths cause dip in voter numbers
There are fewer registered voters in the Cayman Islands today than seven and a half months ago when these islands held a general election.
The landfill must no longer be ignored
Grand Cayman has a problem so significant that it threatens the health of the country's economy and residents.
Two injured in new year accidents
Two people are in hospital following two separate serious motor vehicle accidents in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Garden party ushers culture into New Year
Webster's United Memorial Church welcomed in the New Year by celebrating Caymanian cultural traditions.
Commissioner Baines, two others on New Year’s Honors list
Government announced its New Year's Honours List on Tuesday, led by an Order of the British Empire for Police Commissioner David Baines, and a Certificate and Badge of Honour for two others.
As the calendar turns to a Cayman New Year
As the year 2013 winds down, we look forward to our country's ambitions and actions in 2014.
Court bans US businesswoman from Cayman trip
An American businesswoman charged with tax fraud has been told she cannot travel to the Cayman Islands to discuss a potential “waste to energy” business deal with politicians in the territory.
Top immigration official arrested in traffic incident
A senior Cayman Islands immigration official finds himself on the wrong side of the law.
