Topic: George Town
East End clobber ultra
East End Mystical Youth continue to rack up victories in dominoes.
Eco-Council: Its work is waiting
A plethora of pressing issues will put the new National Conservation Law to the test, perhaps sooner than contemplated.
Filipinos ready to spike interest in airport court glory
Filipino volleyball is gearing up for another season.
Kiwani cyclists prepare to pedal
The Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman hosts its anual bike-a-thon this Sunday.
Police: Sexual assault on SMB apartment property
A woman is sexually assaulted on the grounds of a Seven Mile Beach apartment complex.
Landfill fire extinguished on 4th day
The Cayman Islands Fire Service has confirmed a landfill fire that began early Wednesday was entirely extinguished around mid-day Saturday.
Dump fire closes international school, other closures made
Classes at the Cayman International School, located between Camana Bay and the George Town landfill, have been cancelled today.
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.
Again! Firefighters battle dump blaze
A plethora of failures revealed after the latest fire at the George Town landfill.
AG: Witness protection bill needs rewrite
The Cayman Islands will have to go back to the drawing board on its witness protection plans.
Business in brief
Business in brief.
Corbin aware kids are closing gap
The Valentine’s Run has quickly become a favorite of the local running scene and Sunday’s race in the third staging of the mile-long event was testament to that.
C4C breaks down Gov't breakdown
Government's revenues approach two-thirds of a billion dollars. Why, then, does it consistently fail to provide 'essential' government services?
Dump ignites again
The second large landfill fire within the past two months hits central George Town.
Witness protection raises legal questions
Cayman Islands authorities dispute the territory's witness protection standards for criminal cases.
Sick and tired of tire talk
Instead of solving the problem, government is still wasting time trying to make money off the dump.
Turning a profit off tires 'unrealistic'
Writer says government's dream of selling tires will never come true.
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.
Polka star visits Cayman
Polka music star and TV host Mollie Busta was greeted by fans when she stopped off on a cruise ship in Cayman last week.
Saunders is in shape to be Healthy Run's fastest again
Jason Saunders is one of the fastest middle and long distance runners in the Cayman Islands and he is set to defend a title he has won for the past two years.
Spirit of Fort George revived
The Fort George reopening ceremony was held Feb 6. at the historic site in George Town from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
New airports authority chief named
Albert Anderson, who has had a 34-year career with telecommunications service provider LIME, has been named chief executive officer of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority.
Houston will kick in Dynamo show to match Swindon Town
Local football is bracing for another spectacle.
Cruise passenger seeks redress over attack
Efforts to obtain justice for a cruise ship passenger victimized in an indecent assault case have fallen short, 18 months later.
Cayman's other dumps
The George Town landfill isn't our country's only trash problem.
Collins leaps out in front
Basketball continues to reach out to school talent.
Review finds low morale among firefighters
Cayman Islands Fire Service crews often feel like the outcast among the other local emergency service agencies, according to firefighting advisers.
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.
All Stars dazzle atop the charts
All Stars netball club continue to grab kudos.
On the landfill (And we quote): ‘@#%!’
A hallmark of well-planned cities is a grand entryway, an esplanade, that presents the best the community has to offer. Grand Cayman offers tourists the dump.
Overtime, other costs for firefighters top $500,000
Some wholesale changes are being proposed for Cayman's fire service.
Hulse maneuvers back into focus to drive racers forward
Cayman’s top racing body will keep the same people in the driver’s seat.
Turtle Farm report: An 'attraction' in the tank
Some reports deserve to gather dust on government's shelves.
Women’s group seeks donations for shelter
New group Women in Cayman is teaming up with the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre for its first annual donation day.
Tire tax not used for disposal
Government collects more than $1 million a year in environmental fees charged for importation of vehicles, tires and lead-acid batteries, but the money is not spent on disposal.
Landfill remediation more than just dirt
Writer delves into details of landfill remediation process.
Cruise lines invited to begin talks over berthing dock plan
Cruise lines are being invited to begin “formal talks” with government over the development of new berthing facilities in George Town harbor.
Promises unkept: When politicians cross their fingers
Lately we've been hearing a lot about political promises, maybe too much.
Divers say Cayman is top spot
The Cayman Islands has been voted as the top scuba diving destination in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
KPMG account for Hammers while Crabbies snip at Master Batters
KPMG A and Rackam’s Crabbies can officially start their title defenses.
Lawmakers approve court video links
Videoconference bail hearings and attorney-client chats for prisoners are greenlit by lawmakers.
Minister: Landfill will stay in GT
Government sets an outline for its George Town landfill remediation plans.
Report: Turtle Farm ‘unlikely’ to break even
The prospect of the Cayman Turtle Farm breaking even without cutting jobs and scaling back operations have been dismissed as "unlikely" in a report on the economics of the cash-strapped tourist venue.
Young authors to represent Cayman
Three primary school children have been chosen for a regional storybook competition.
All Stars dazzle
Local dominoes saw Island All Stars earn fresh kudos.
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.
Strong demand for top-end office space
If office space is any barometer of the health of the white-collar economy, then Cayman is doing just fine.
School shooters target titles
Netball in the junior ranks is set to reach a crescendo.
Junk metal shipped overseas
Thousands of tons of scrap metal from the George Town landfill site are being loaded on to barges to be shipped out of the Cayman Islands and sold overseas.
Healthy eating: Soups showcase vegetables
Soups are ideal to incorporate into a healthy diet
Dump remediation: What it really means
When we refer to closing and remediating the George Town landfill, here's what we're talking about.
Green fund still dormant
Cash from the Environmental Protection Fund is unlikely to be available until after the next government budget – and even then only for ‘big ticket’ projects like land purchases or one-off surveys of endemic species.
Volunteers spruce up Field of Dreams for little sluggers
Little League baseball in Cayman has a rejuvenated new home.
Running for love and breast cancer charity
The Breast Cancer Foundation is hosting a "Run for Love" to raise funds for the charity.
Cross relay wants 100
The road racing season is fully under way and the next major event comes with the ever expanding Cross Island Relay this weekend.
Cruisers will run here
Road races are so popular in the Cayman Islands now that even cruise passengers are organizing themselves for one here.
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.
Burglary suspects due to appear in court
More burglary suspects will be brought before the courts Wednesday.
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.
Neuert has created a smash
The recent Corporate Team Tennis League fall season at the Ritz-Carlton courts was another huge success for director of tennis Thomas Neuert and his coaches.
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.
Jacques Scott fuels slammers
Dominoes hopes to produce new heroes this holiday weekend.
Little League will feed hunger for hardball action
For its new season, local Little League will be doing some fresh initiatives.
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.
Remembrance service honors Anna Evans
A remembrance service was held Friday in honor of Anna Evans, who has been missing for three years.
Celebrating Cayman’s heroes
Guests were gathering Monday to honor the cultural pioneers of the Cayman Islands at the National Heroes Day ceremony.
