Topic: Cuba
Cayman Airways reshuffles schedule to limit delays
Cayman Airways has canceled its flight from Cayman Brac to the eastern Cuban city of Holguin, just three months after the route was launched.
Cuban migrants took illegal Cayman ‘vacation’
Two Cuban migrants pleaded guilty on Friday to landing without permission of immigration officials, telling the court they had turned themselves in after their money was spent.
How should Cayman handle Cuban migrants?
As of Monday, Feb. 15, Cayman was sheltering in the Fairbank’s detention center 134 Cuban migrants.
Five Cubans repatriated
The Immigration department sent home five Cuban migrants Thursday, part of a wave of 135 people from Cuba who have landed on Cayman’s shores since the beginning of the year.
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Two Cuban migrants found 17 days after landing
Immigration authorities arrested two Cuban migrants Tuesday, 17 days after they landed at Beach Bay with about two dozen others.
EDITORIAL – Cuba in Cayman’s backyard
While we subscribe to the basic economic principle that a rising tide lifts all boats — and generally, remain optimistic that a thriving Cuba will strengthen the Caribbean region as a whole — we find it difficult to shake concerns about the possibility of the Cayman Islands getting soaked.
Giant leaps for Caribbean tourism, small steps for Cayman Islands
Despite recording record visitor arrivals in 2015, the Cayman Islands was outstripped in tourist arrivals by the rest of the Caribbean, which enjoyed record growth.
Cuban boat abandoned and decaying on Beach Bay
El Arca landed at Beach Bay Jan. 31. More than 30 people squeezed aboard the estimated 24-foot wooden sailboat for the journey from Cuba to Honduras, where the refugees could travel north by land to the United States.
US, Cuba agree to resume flights
The United States and Cuba signed an agreement Tuesday that paves the way for up to 110 commercial flights per day between the two countries.
We’re not criminals, Cubans tell court
Two Cuban nationals were sentenced on Monday to 10 days imprisonment after pleading guilty to illegal landing.
Disney ship picks up 12 Cubans at sea
The Disney Wonder cruise ship picked up 12 Cuban migrants while sailing from Miami to Grand Cayman Saturday night.
Cuban influx taking its toll
Nearly $1 million has been spent since July handling an ever-increasing number of Cuban migrants who land in the Cayman Islands.
Five Cubans plead guilty to escaping custody
Five Cubans who escaped from custody were sentenced to one day in prison when they appeared in Summary Court on Thursday.
Cubans crowd overflow detention centers
Community centers across the eastern districts are being used as overspill facilities to house Cuban migrants because of the sheer numbers arriving on Cayman’s shores.
More details emerge on rescue at sea
A radio call from a sailboat led to the rescue of 15 Cuban migrants 4 miles off South West Point, George Town, according to police.
Police search for 3 Cubans who landed Sunday
Three people from Cuba are on the run in Grand Cayman after landing at Beach Bay on Sunday. Police rescued another 15 migrants who ran into difficulties at sea on Monday.
