Topic: George Town
Caledonian creditors to receive payments
Creditors of Caledonian Bank, which was put into liquidation in February, will receive a dividend payment that in some cases will equal their entire deposit amount.
Man robbed of pants in George Town
A 37-year-old Honduran national reported that he was robbed of his pants late Friday night outside of Meringue Town Bar on Boilers Road, police said.
Native son excels in surgery
Dr. Neely Panton, son of Cayman National Hero Ormond L. Panton, is a medical pioneer who practices general surgery in Canada. The lessons his parents taught him made a big impression.
Referees added to CIFA ranks
Football officials were in short supply in Cayman but after a course was held recently, there should be no problem with a full quota at all matches.
Cayman's alternative water sports options
Weekender rounds up some of the best ways to get out on the water this summer.
Arsenic test results due in August; waste removal starts
Health inspectors have gone home and environmental officials have removed a truckload of bulk waste while Cabinet Secretary Samuel Rose awaits results of arsenic testing on a Frank Sound farm.
Contractor to rebuild fire victims' home
Construction firm Arch and Godfrey has stepped in to project manage a massive community effort to build a new home for a family who lost everything in a fire at the weekend.
The home in Windsor Park, George Town, burned to the ground in a matter of minutes on Friday night after an electrical fire ripped through the wooden building, leaving 17 people homeless.
The home in Windsor Park, George Town, burned to the ground in a matter of minutes on Friday night after an electrical fire ripped through the wooden building, leaving 17 people homeless.
Government paid 47 percent more for Cayman Brac land
The Cayman Islands government paid nearly 50 percent more for land purchased on Cayman Brac in 2012 than the same parcel sold for in November 2010.
GT road closure for music festival
A section of Harbour Drive in George Town will be closed from 11a.m. Friday for a music festival.
Orientation dates for public schools announced
Government has released the orientation dates for the 2015-16 school year.
Survey: Berthing would improve experience for most cruise ship visitors
A survey of cruise passengers indicates that while many would prefer berthing piers, most would not be deterred if they were not put in place.
The dock debate
Cruise berthing facilities in George Town harbor have been debated for so long that many Caymanians were either children or not even born when the issue was first considered. The Cayman Compass Special Report, The Dock Debate, looks at the issue of cruise berthing from a wide range of topics.
An argument against cruise berthing facilities
Caymanian Bo Miller makes an argument for why the cruise berthing project should not go ahead.
Cruise ports expand around Caribbean
Cruise ship arrivals are continuing to increase across the Caribbean region.
Harbor faces environmental impact
Policymakers will have to weigh the value of dive and snorkel sites such as Eden Rock and Cheeseburger Reef against the benefits of cruise berthing facilities.
Ministry of Tourism on the proposed cruise berthing facility
Minister of Tourism Moses Kirkconnell outlines the proposed cruise berthing facility project.
An argument for cruise berthing facilities
An argument for why the Cayman Islands needs a cruise berthing facility.
Cruise berthing in Cayman: A history of starts, stops and controversy
A historical look at more than 12 years of starts, stops, controversy and failure in the effort to build cruise berthing facilities on Grand Cayman
Cruise piers would trigger further spending
Building new cruise piers in George Town would mean significant further infrastructure investment would be required.
Free expression, not freedom from consequences
Internet stalkers, trolls and other online miscreants, beware: The veil of anonymity presented by keyboards and computer screens offers no legal protection whatsoever for misbehavior in the Cayman Islands.
More cruise passengers: Their impact on Cayman
The proposed cruise berthing facility in George Town Harbour could bring half a million more cruise passengers annually, but can Grand Cayman handle such an increase in visitors?
Most MLAs not ready to take sides
The members of the Legislative Assembly are not yet revealing where they stand on the issue of whether a cruise berthing facility should be built in George Town Harbour.
Port head taxes, berthing fees would fund dock
The exact cost and funding model of building new cruise piers in George Town will be determined through a competitive bidding process if the project gets given the green light.
Stakeholders debate long-term tourism strategy
Stakeholders are divided on the best way to achieve the country's long-term tourism goals.
Man arrested in sex attack
A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of raping a woman at knifepoint in her own home.
Family routed by fire wants to rebuild compound
A large family left homeless after a fire on Friday, say they plan to rebuild their George Town family compound within three months.
Oil rig stops by Grand Cayman
A floating oil rig on the way to Texas pays a brief visit to Cayman.
Windsor Park fire: 'Code Red' for the community
A collection of wooden residences caught fire and burned to the ground. Now, 17 people are homeless. It easily could have been much, much worse. If the blaze had started in the middle of the night, 17 people could have been dead.
Surveying the auditor general’s report on land management
The latest report from the Cayman Islands auditor general on government’s land management practices covers so much topical ground that we believe it may be instructive to provide some focused analysis.
Pocket dials blamed for surge in 911 calls
An increase in “pocket calls” has been blamed for a dramatic rise in 911 calls over the past year.
Fire victim: ‘We’ve lost everything’
The community responds in a big way to help 17 people left homeless after a fire at a housing compound in Windsor Park on Friday night.
From Grand to Little. a relaxing island-hop
What is there to do in Little Cayman if you are not a scuba diver? Not a lot, which is the beauty of this tiny largely undeveloped island.
Electronics stolen from summer camp
A summer camp program is hit by burglars,
Preschool closed by government solicits financial help to reopen
The owner of a preschool that was shut down by government says she hopes to raise more than $160,000 to get the building out of foreclosure and make the improvements required in order for it to reopen.
Tae kwon do classes can lead to Olympic glory
Cayman Islands residents have plenty of combat sports available to them and now they can learn taekwondo, the world’s most popular martial art.
Woman robbed on Crewe Road
A woman was robbed by a masked, shirtless man on Crewe Road shortly before noon on Monday.
Cruise statement: Tourism association's self-inflicted harm
CITA threatens to erode its own credibility as an organization that is representative of the tourism industry in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman by the numbers
A collection of facts and figures from the new Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics.
Faulty alarm system in China Village fire
A fire caused severe damage Saturday to the China Village restaurant, and investigators said the fire alarm system in the plaza didn't work.
Island-wide blackout forces businesses to get creative
It took 11 hours for CUC crews to restore power across Grand Cayman.
Work permits rise 9 percent in year
Cayman's work permit numbers appear to be steadily increasing.
A look inside the Royal Navy's Lyme Bay
The British Navy gave several Cayman residents and reporters a chance to tour the RFA Lyme Bay support ship during its five-day stopover in Cayman.
Island-wide power outage hits Grand Cayman
A widespread power outage was experienced in Grand Cayman Friday.
Fundraising event helps Cayman's future performers
Selita Ebanks hosts a fundraising event for George Town Primary School, raising funds to equip a new theater at the school.
Appleby management in buyout of fiduciary business
Offshore law firm Appleby has announced the management buyout of its fiduciary business backed by private equity firm Bridgepoint.
CITA opposes proposed cruise berthing facility plan
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association is opposing government’s current proposal to establish cruise berthing facilities in George Town Harbour.
Cruise berthing: Calming Cayman's roiled waters
Before the debate over George Town cruise berthing goes too far off the deep end, let us attempt to steer the conversation back toward calmer waters.
Two appear in court charged with murder of Jason Powery
Justin D’Angelo Ramoon and Osbourne Wilfred Douglas appeared in Summary Court on Thursday morning charged with the murder of Jason Charles Powery on the night of Wednesday, July 1.
Comedy duo still going strong
Promoters Brad Watts and Rod Jefferson teamed up five years ago to create the Friday and Saturday shows, usually hosted by the hilarious Damon Williams, and they have built up a strong regular crowd ever since.
British Navy ship moors in George Town
The British Navy landed in Grand Cayman Wednesday morning to take part
in disaster relief exercises. The ship’s Lynx helicopter took a flight
over the island as the ship moored in the George Town harbor. RFA Lyme
Bay is scheduled to remain in Grand Cayman for five days.
Divers find handcuffs attached to cement block
Divers make a bizzare find on Seven Mile Beach.
Fiscal prudence: The road not traveled
The stretch of asphalt connecting the Owen Roberts International Airport to Seven Mile Beach ought to be a grand entryway into Grand Cayman. Instead, we have the Esterley Tibbetts Highway. It's ugly. It's dangerous. And it smells.
Attempted break-in at police evidence container
Police reported an attempted break-in at a container in which the RCIPS stores drugs awaiting disposal and old evidence.
Custody extended for shooting suspects
Two suspects in the killing of Jason Powery remained in police custody Monday.
Livingston to visit Thailand gyms
Jesse Livingston is a Muay Thai instructor and Team Cayman Fight Factory coach and over the weekend he headed for a month’s training in Thailand in the country that founded the combat sport.
The bus stops here – or does it?
Buses to North Side don't always complete their route, leaving passengers at Frank Sound or Old Man Bay.
Toastmasters announce new board
The Grand Cayman Toastmasters Club is welcoming a new president and board members.
UK coroner records open verdict in hotel fall death
A U.K. coroner's inquest into the death of Shakara Taylor, who fell from the Caribbean Club in 2013, reached an open verdict.
GT nail salon robbed
Police seek two armed suspects in a Friday night nail salon robbery.
Public meetings set on pension, labor changes
Public meetings are set for this month and in August to discuss the changes in the local retirement age, the minimum wage and private sector retirement plans.
Trial set in attempted murder case
David Andrew Bodden pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and his trial was set for Oct. 19.
Two arrested in shooting death
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 20-year-old West Bay man in the Scranton area of central George Town on July 1.
The tradition of Miss Cayman Islands
Weekender chats to past and present Miss Cayman Islands pageant winners.
Two arrested in Powery slaying
Royal Cayman Islands Police officers arrested two men Friday, ages 23 and 28, on suspicion of murdering Jason Powery.
A budget-busting boondoggle in school construction
The construction of three new high schools could have been a crowning achievement for the Cayman Islands. Instead, through reckless mismanagement, the government's largest capital project ever ventured has degenerated into a public sector economic disaster.
At least six break-ins in Windsor Park area in two weeks
Break-ins continue to trouble the RCIPS as another spate of crimes is reported in Windsor Park.
Concern over crimes in George Town
Writer says there have been multiple break-ins recently in George Town that have gone unreported.
Online poll: Readers support single-member constituencies
Sentiment has not changed much; it was favorable previously, it is overwhelmingly favorable now – the introduction of single member constituencies appears a matter of “when” rather than “if.”
Police looking for passersby in central George Town slaying
Police are looking for people who were walking or driving along Shedden Road on the night of July 1 when 20-year-old Jason Powery was shot and killed.
Proud of Them program honors 12 young people
The winners of the government’s fourth round of the “Proud of Them” initiative were announced Wednesday evening during an event at the George Town Yacht Club.
Reaction to vote maps mixed
Former members of the "one man, one vote" grassroots movement finally get the voting map they wanted.
'All Access' goes behind the scenes at National Gallery
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands's latest exhibition, "All Access" offers a rare glimspe of the inner workings of the art gallery.
