Topic: Bodden Town
Bus depot hours shortened
The downtown public bus depot will be open fewer hours during the week.
Minister had UK work permit
The Cayman Islands Grand Court heard prolonged cross-examination of Education Minister Tara Rivers, questioning her claims to be a local resident and overseas student.
Policy: reveal ministers’ travel
Government ministers' travel costs must now be published for every official trip they take.
‘Cayman Islands, My home’
The court hearing into the Tara Rivers election petition case began Wednesday morning.
Church funding plummets
The former premier says all the "talk" over government grants to churches spoiled a worthwhile programme.
No meetings between new gov’t, Dart
In nearly two months, the new government hasn't met with Dart to talk development business.
Pilot claims air ambulance venture is ready to launch
A Cayman Airways pilot is in discussions with health chiefs over his bid to establish the territory’s first on-island air ambulance service.
Rock meets reggae with concert on the Green
Soft rock band Air Supply and reggae group Third World will be entertaining a large audience on the festival green this evening
No consequences for ignoring Elections Law
Rampant disregard for local campaign finance reporting requirements will apparently go unpunished.
Ten PPM supporters finance six-week campaign
Campaign finance reports reveal who spent the cash on the 2013 election.
Robbery at GT bus depot
Royal Cayman Islands Police are investigating the robbery of a bus driver in downtown George Town Wednesday night.
Kids set to kick it at top level
Playing international football for your country eludes even multi-millionaire players but for some Cayman teenagers that will become a reality next month.
July 2013 market update
Local real estate broker James Bovell discusses property trends and highlights infrastructure issues in Cayman.
Cathy Gomez: An unplanned journey with a steady hand
Cathy Gomez's role as Northward's prison chaplain is only the latest in a string of unplanned developments, which have involved some of Cayman's more colourful characters in the last decade.
Tennis Tens: loved by budding grand slam champs
The first Cayman National Tennis Tens event was held in the district of North side last week.
Editorial for 08 July: 'Crime creep': Let's stop it right now
Cayman appears to have a growing and troubling tolerance of intolerable behaviour.
Editorial for 05 July: Calling all bulldozers
Property laws are needed in Grand Cayman.
Learning all about mangroves
Get them while they're young. That's the philosophy behind an ongoing mangrove education programme within Cayman's schools.
Game Takers rise for rookie crown
The Game Takers are among Cayman’s latest basketball champions.
Nine years later, Ivan fight drags on
Bodden Town is slowly getting a handle on "Ivanised" homes.
Regina trots to podium finish
Equestrian riders recently showed their best moves.
Cops investigate Frank Sound Road burglary
Police are requesting the public’s help after a Frank Sound Road home
was broken into late last week and an undisclosed amount of jewellery
taken from the property.
Court staff earns accolades
Behind-the-scenes court workers get accolades.
Hawkins ignites Sparks
Youth basketball presses on in Cayman.
Kids set to face Hondurans
In preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF Under-15 Championships in August, the Cayman Islands Under-15 national football team will play two exhibition games next month.
More CCTV cameras inside 911 centre
Government is watching the watchers at the 911 centre.
National Gallery shares its art with local students
The National Gallery is launching a new educational programme designed to use art to enhance school learning
‘Gillie’ saw Athletic bond after setbacks
Cayman Athletic Sports Club had another successful football season and were thankful to all the people that made it possible.
Prolific ‘Gaza’ targets the pros
Dwayne “Gaza” Wright cannot stop smiling. He has every right to after topping the Premier League scoring charts for the third consecutive season.
Commonwealth: Loosen candidacy requirements
A Commonwealth observer group says the laws that led to the Tara Rivers election challenge should be changed.
Montaya learns from Dutch masters as dream materialises
Lots of Cayman’s burgeoning football talent are prepared to go abroad to try to fulfil their dreams and one youngster has done so and hopes soon to get a big break.
SOY football event set for Saturday
The Save Our Youth Foundation has rescheduled its annual Football Extravaganza/Family Fun Day for Saturday, 15 June, after a postponement due to rain.
Bodden Town coalition celebrates ‘dump’ victory
Cautioning that the fight is not finished, the Coalition to Keep Bodden Town Dump Free has declared victory
New buildings proposed downtown
Planning officials look at new buildings downtown and in Camana Bay.
‘Woody’ grabs award from mates
Bodden Town playmaker Theron Wood picked up the player-of-the-year award on Saturday and then dedicated his success to former team-mate Gerome ‘Bird’ Graham.
Game Takers punish Charterland
The Game Takers are continuing their march to basketball glory.
New buildings resist hurricanes
New buildings are specifically designed to withstand hurricanes.
Online poll: Liquor sales urged for voting hours
Amid a majority vote that liquor might be served on Election Day, respondents overwhelmingly registered a desire for one man one vote.
Editorial for 05 June: Campaigners' promise is kept
The debate over the landfill on Grand Cayman continues.
Millipedes making pests of themselves on Grand Cayman
Residents in Bodden Town, West Bay and other neighbouring communities are experiencing an infestation of millipedes.
No landfill for Bodden Town
The landfill project in Bodden Town appears to be officially dead.
We’ll kick it at the Marriott awards
The Cayman Islands Football Association hold their annual awards ceremony at the Grand Cayman Marriott this weekend.
Save our Youth Family Fun Day
A family fun day and football extravaganza is to take place for charity.
Editorial for 31 May: Sensible OMOV debate required
Sensible debate is needed on one man one vote issue.
BT flying even higher for ‘Bird’
Bodden Town pulled off an emotional FA Cup final victory to tie in with their Premier League triumph and fully honoured the memory of fallen hero Gerome “Bird” Graham.
U-15s will get big kick
The recent formation of an Under-15 national football programme by the Cayman Islands Football Association is indicative of its commitment to developing the game at youth level here.
New government ready to roll
Cayman's new government looks to get down to brass 'tax'.
Seaman turns passion for helping others into lifelong dream
George Seymour has been helping others in the community from the time he was a little boy.
Coalition government proposal confirmed
Coalition government talks got serious on Tuesday.
Observers: Cayman needs ‘equality of votes’
Election observers put a new spin on the 'one man, one vote' debate.
All 18 MLAs sworn in
The Cayman Islands new government and opposition benches took their
final shape Wednesday morning, as all 18 Members of the Legislative
Assembly took the oath of office on the steps of the LA building in
downtown George Town with Governor Duncan Taylor standing by.
Looking at a 'one man, one vote' government
Who would have won under a one man, one vote system?
North Side relieved to stay elite
The Premier League for next season will see only one change because North Side managed to hang on to their elite status thanks to a come from behind battle with Roma in extra time.
The rises, falls of political fortunes
The biggest names in Cayman politics, and how they've fared in 25 years.
Wheelabrator lawsuit in bizarre turn
Former Premier McKeeva Bush and retired Chief Officer Kearney Gomez have sharply disagreed about their culpability for dropping an approved proposal to clear the George Town Landfill, exchanging blame for last week’s Grand Court lawsuit.
Coalition gov't in the offing
There may be a coalition government for the Cayman Islands on the cards after all.
BT minimart robbed
Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Lookout Fresh Fruit & Juices Minimart in Bodden Town Tuesday afternoon.
PPM forms new government
Update 11am: Cayman Islands Premier-elect Alden McLaughlin is set to reveal who will hold which ministerial post in his new Cabinet tomorrow, Tuesday, 28 May.
School registration under way
Registration for government schools is under way in the Cayman Islands.
Independents call for electoral reform
A switch to a “one man, one vote” system is essential to the future of independents, running on their own, in the Cayman Islands, according to some of the candidates who missed out in George Town.
In the end, a few prisoners cast election ballots
A select few Cayman Islands prison inmates get to vote for the first time in history.
Online Poll: 'Rollover' tops list of priorities
Online poll suggests rollover considered top concern.
Progressives look to form government
Update 5:30pm Saturday: The Progressives have announced part of the ministerial composition for the new government..
Bodden Town is PPM country
The Progressives were headed for a strong showing in Bodden Town, with three or four seats likely.
Editorial for 23 May: Remembering a great lady
A tribute to former Speaker of the House of the Cayman Islands Edna Moyle.
PPM sweeps up in Bodden Town
All four PPM members are elected in Bodden Town district.
How ballots will be counted
The process for counting ballots is the same in all districts, but the time it takes for final results depends on several factors including the number of votes each elector has and the number of postal ballots that have to be sorted.
Webb is extended to all corners
Football chief Jeffrey Webb was here for his customary few days last week and outlined the busy and exciting developments in the sport for Cayman, the Caribbean and CONCACAF in the coming months.
Polls open, Election 2013 under way
The polling stations opened at 7am, but Cayman’s long-awaited general
election got off to an early start Wednesday morning as Elections Office
vehicles loaded with ballot boxes, police officers and volunteers left
George Town in the pre-dawn hours.
Voter turnout heavy early on
Update 1:40pm: Six out of ten eligible voters have now participated in the 2013 General Election, according to latest numbers.
Five prisoners get to cast ballots
Add five more voters to the rolls for the 2013 general election.
Dogfight in BT
As results started to trickle into the district of Bodden Town, a
confused jumble of candidates appeared with just about 50 votes
separating the first-place holder from the seventh-place candidate.
