Topic: Little Cayman
Little Cayman shortlisted for UNESCO World Heritage status
Little Cayman's coral reefs could soon be spoken of in the same breath as the pyramids of Egypt, India's Taj Mahal, and Jamaica's Blue and John Crow Mountains after being shortlisted for UNESCO World Heritage Status.
Little Walk raises $2,650 and awareness of plastic problem
Håkon Strande went for a 'Little' walk. A very long one. The 55-year-old circumnavigated 23 miles of Little Cayman's shoreline to raise awareness of the plastic-pollution problem and to raise money for charities that are trying to tackle it.
Couple removes giant fishing net from Little Cayman beach
It took nearly a month, 20 miles of walking back and forth, and an enormous amount of dragging and carrying, but John and Carol Koerner have removed a 150-foot-long and 40-foot-wide abandoned fishing net from a Little Cayman beach where it was sat for years.
Search for 3rd Twin Otter for Little Cayman route to begin
Cayman Airways CEO and President Fabian Whorms says even as the airline looks to commence the procurement process for a third Twin Otter aircraft to service Little Cayman, actually getting a plane in could be a challenge.
Cayman Airways resumes Little Cayman flights
Cayman Airways resumed flights to Little Cayman Tuesday afternoon after repairs to the lone fire truck on the smaller of two Sister Islands were completed.
A ‘Little’ feast at fundraising cookoff
Little Cayman chefs, both professional and amateur, put their culinary skills to the test this weekend in a cookoff that saw a wide range of mouthwatering dishes being assessed by a panel of judges.
Researchers study climate-change impact on Little Cayman corals
A presentation on research of how deep-water corals in Little Cayman are adapting to climate change will be held on Friday, 9 Dec., at the George Town Public Library.
Defunct water-sports business markets boat for inter-island ferry
The owner of a Cayman water-sports business that closed during the pandemic is proposing his boat for an inter-island ferry service to combat airlift challenges in Little Cayman.
Tourists ‘ferried’ into Little Cayman as airlift challenges mount
Scores of tourists had to be ferried into Little Cayman by dive boat this weekend as mounting problems with airlift into the destination reached crisis point.
Study to assess eradicating Little Cayman feral cats
A Darwin Plus project on eradicating feral cats on Little Cayman has secured the help of international experts to assess the feasibility of ridding the island of the entire population of these animals.
Permission quashed for Little Cayman resort
The Planning Appeals Tribunal has quashed a decision by the Sister Islands Development Control Board to grant permission for a resort on Little Cayman that had originally included plans for overwater bungalows in a protected marine reserve.
Protected status buffering impacts on Little Cayman reefs
A study of the reefs and the fish populations in Little Cayman carried out over 22 years is showing that the island's marine eco-system is continuing to stave off many of the major stressors impacting other reefs around the world.
Feral cat culling resumes on Little Cayman
A cull of feral cats on Little Cayman resumed this month after government and local animal charities came to an agreement almost four years after a plan to control the island's cat population was stalled, due to a legal challenge brought by the charities to stop the animals being killed.
Cabinet Met in Little Cayman for the First Time
For the first time ever in Cayman Islands’ history, the PACT Government made Little Cayman the venue for a Cabinet meeting this week.
Dismayed by approval of new Little Cayman resort
How disappointing it is to see the development on Little Cayman was approved.
The good news is the overwater cottages have been denied.
Further development will destroy...
Cabinet refuses coastal works licence for Little Cayman overwater resort
Cabinet has turned down an application by a development company to build overwater bungalows in a protected marine area of Little Cayman.
Land-based part of Little Cayman resort gets go-ahead
The Development Control Board, which has approved planning permission for a resort that is also seeking to build overwater bungalows in a protected marine area in Little Cayman, has released the reasons for its decision.
Planning board considers Little Cayman resort application
The Development Control Board, which oversees planning on the Sister Islands, last week heard an application for the land-side part of a $34 million beach resort for which the developers are also seeking a coastal works licence to build over-water bungalows in Little Cayman.
New peak of COVID cases in Sister Islands
The more contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus has led to a new high of active COVID-19 cases in the Sister Islands.
Fire, DEH crews to keep watch over Little Cayman landfill after blaze
The Cayman Islands Fire Service, together with Department of Environmental Health personnel, are continuing to monitor the Little Cayman landfill after battling three fires there Wednesday night.
Police: Missing boat found on Little Cayman reef
Police on Friday confirmed that a missing boat that had been reported as being in distress was located shortly before 10pm Thursday night, after it ran aground on the reef near the Hungry Iguana restaurant on Little Cayman.
DoE opposes Little Cayman beach resort development
The Department of Environment has urged Cabinet against granting permission for an overwater bungalow development in the shallow waters of South Hole Sound in Little Cayman.
70 COVID cases on Sister Islands
There are currently 70 active COVID-19 cases on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, according to statistics from the Brac's Faith Hospital.
Isolation support extended to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman
Government's isolation stipend will be extended to families on both Cayman Brac and Little Cayman facing mandatory quarantine due to a spike in COVID-19 cases there.
New rules coming for travel to Sister Islands and boating
Mandatory COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated travellers leaving Grand Cayman for the sister islands and strict boating restrictions are just some of the new COVID-19 regulations being implemented this week.
Little Cayman’s National Trust opposing over-water bungalow resort
The Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands has launched a petition objecting to the proposed construction of a resort with overwater bungalows on the island.
Protect Our Future launches Little Cayman conservation campaign
Student advocacy group Protect Our Future's latest video campaign is focussing on highlighting Little Cayman as a Mission Blue 'Hope Spot'.
Planning permission sought for new beach resort on Little Cayman
Owners of a beachside property on Little Cayman are seeking planning permission to build a beach resort with overwater bungalows and on-land cottages on the southern side of the island.
Little Cayman receives first purpose-built ambulance
The Health Services Authority (HSA) recently presented Little Cayman with its first new and purpose-built ambulance at the Blossom Village Park
Cayman Brac, Little Cayman each feature two-candidate battles
Sitting MPs Moses Kirkconnell and Juliana O'Connor-Connolly are both facing off against one opponent each, as they fight to secure re-election to represent Cayman Brac West and Little Cayman and Cayman Brac East, respectively.
Home quarantine allowed on Sister Islands
The Cayman Islands Government has approved residents of the Sister Islands to self-quarantine at their homes on Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, from 7 Nov.
Little Cayman novelist publishes ‘The Secret of Rosalita Flats’
Most people dream of being stranded on a tropical island, but down-on-his-luck Cal Batten just wants to sell his dad’s ramshackle, football-shaped house; fly...
Tropical Storm warning discontinued for Sister Islands
Tropical Storm Laura is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane by Tuesday, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Centre in Miami.
COVID-test requirement removed for Sister Islands visits
People visiting the Sister Islands are no longer required to undergo a COVID-19 test prior to their trip.
COVID testing, travel arrangements to Sister Islands outlined
The Health Services Authority has outlined how people who wish to visit Cayman Brac or Little Cayman can arrange COVID-19 tests before travelling.
Rocket debris hauled ashore in Little Cayman
It was almost another fisherman's tale of the 'one that got away'.
But debris from a rocket found floating off Cayman Brac has been rediscovered by one of the same anglers.
Little Cayman celebrates lifting of curfews
Within minutes of Premier Alden McLaughlin announcing on Tuesday that Little Cayman’s hard and soft curfews were being lifted, boats were already heading out to sea.
Little Cayman curfew lifted; 3 new virus cases reported in Grand Cayman
Cayman has three new cases of COVID-19, Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee announced as he revealed the latest test results from a batch of 224 samples Tuesday at the daily briefing.
Sister Islands residents meet officials on coronavirus
Residents on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman have been meeting with health and government officials to discuss coronavirus preparedness.
Rock iguana population numbers ‘critical’
The Sister Islands rock iguana on Little Cayman has been tagged “critically endangered” after the most recent survey taken by the Department of Environment.
Tales of the quake: Sister Islands shaken
Sister Islands residents share their stories of Tuesday's earthquake.
Stranded airline passengers take to the sea
Mechanical problems caused the pilot of a Cayman Airways Twin Otter aircraft to abort the flight from Cayman Brac to Little Cayman on Sunday morning, temporarily stranding travellers from the Sister Islands.
Red stakes mark iguana deaths on Little Cayman
Tanja Laaser says people in Little Cayman were surprised when more than two dozen red stakes marking the spots where rock iguanas had been killed on the roads there appeared in April.
DoE locates missing shark tag
The Department of Environment offered a $200 reward for anyone who located a satellite tag that dislodged from a Caribbean reef shark off Little Cayman on Thursday night, but the tag was found in the end by one of the department’s own officers.
Divers go to unexplored depths at Little Cayman
Divetech’s annual dive event ‘Innerspace’ is typically held on Grand Cayman, but organisers wanted to go somewhere unique for the event’s 15th year.
Little Cayman drugs arrest
A 48-year-old man was arrested in Little Cayman on Saturday on suspicion of possession of cocaine and ganja.
Prince tours Sister Islands, meets with locals
Large crowds do not often assemble on Cayman Brac, but hundreds gathered Thursday on the island’s Bluff to see Prince Charles cut the ribbon on the new 25-metre swimming pool – his first task upon arrival in the Sister Islands.
New Sister Islands commander seeks more police presence
The new police area commander appointed to the Sister Islands says he would like to see a larger police presence on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
CAL’s new Boeing MAX 8: To the Brac and back
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took a ‘sightseeing tour’ of Little Cayman and the Brac before setting down at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
Sun, Sand and Supper in Little Cayman
On Dec. 7 and 8, the Cayman Culinary Society, in conjunction with the chefs of Little Cayman, will host the first Sun, Sand & Supper weekend on the smallest Sister Island.
Little Cayman has two medical evacuations in two days
A woman in Little Cayman who sustained a head injury following a motorcycle accident was evacuated early Thursday morning to Grand Cayman by the Air Operations Unit.
DoE urges Sister Islands to fight green iguana invasion
The Cayman Islands Department of Environment is hoping to head off a green iguana population explosion in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman like the one seen on Grand Cayman, where it is estimated there are more than 1 million of the invasive reptiles.
Pirates Week brings buccaneers to all three islands
In 1977, after a very long absence, pirates once again landed on the shores of Grand Cayman, zealously disembarking their ships and trawling the streets of George Town, swords raised.
Primary students take on marine challenge
Children at Cayman’s public primary schools are being challenged to show their creativity to win a class field trip to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute on Little Cayman.
Seabird study team highlights feral cat threat
Feral cats pose a threat to rare seabird populations on the Sister Islands, according to researchers who worked on a two-year study of nesting colonies.
Little Cayman prepares for annual agriculture show
Blossom Village Community Park’s laid-back atmosphere will be transformed into a marketplace of garden plants and various competitions for everyone to enjoy when the annual Little Cayman Agriculture Show kicks off Saturday.
Public safety radio equipment on the way
The Cayman Islands is scheduled to take delivery this week of a new communication system for future disaster-related emergencies.
Sister Islands welcome new governor
Moments after his arrival on Cayman Brac on Wednesday, March 28, the Cayman Islands’ new governor, Anwar Choudhury, found himself shaking hands with John Gayle, 13, a member of the Brac’s cadet corps.
Governor visits Sister Islands
New Cayman Islands Governor Anwar Choudhury spent Wednesday getting an introduction to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
Letter: Government is right to cull Sister Islands’ feral cats
All the feral cats I find on my property, I will give them to the government.
Lionfish study expands amid positive results
Lionfish are being hunted by native predators on Cayman’s reefs at much greater rates than previously imagined – an encouraging sign that nature may provide a solution to the problem of invasive species.
Building ‘boom’ does not include the Sister Islands
In reference to the Nov. 9 article (“Planning statistics show ‘explosion’ in development”) and Nov. 14 editorial (“Planning for – and embracing – a trajectory of growth”), regarding the “explosion” of development in Grand Cayman.
Pirates invade Little Cayman
Pirates stormed Cayman Brac at the Nov. 4 weekend, turned their sights on Grand Cayman over the long holiday weekend that started on Nov. 11, and last weekend was the turn of Little Cayman, which got the final taste of this year’s Pirates Week swashbuckling and marauding.
Ocean Conservation Month puts focus on plastic pollution
A tiny turtle hatchling negotiates a minefield of plastics and other debris as it makes its journey toward the sea. The image, snapped by a visiting media crew on a Little Cayman beach, demonstrates the threat posed by carelessly discarded trash to the island’s marine life.
Research vessel Alucia calls in on Sister Islands
A 184-foot-long research and exploration vessel, complete with submersibles capable of reaching depths of more than half a mile, called in to the Sister Islands this week.
Cayman cuts permit fees for hurricane evacuees
Hurricane evacuees who have come to Cayman from the British Virgin Islands and other eastern Caribbean financial services centers can receive reduced-price or even free temporary work permits, after their initial permission to stay on island has expired.
Little Cayman residents save sea turtle trapped under porch
Two Little Cayman residents dug an adult female sea turtle from underneath the deck of a home last week when it became apparent the turtle could not free itself.
Little Cayman coral spawning proves restoration potential
Muffled shouts of glee bubbled through dive masks in Little Cayman as scientists witnessed a spectacular display of viability by the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s coral nursery. For the first time since its establishment, the nursery’s staghorn and elkhorn coral synchronously spawned in late August.
Remembering Blossom Village
This Image of Blossom Village, downtown Little Cayman, goes back to 1974, when approximately 25 people lived on the island. There were but a few weekly flights via an old DC-3 aircraft. This photographer remembers stopping by “WeOne,” a tiny grocery store owned by Douglas Chisholm.
50 years ago: Missouri divers love Little Cayman
In the Aug. 9, 1967 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the following article appeared: “Forty-one divers from Missouri, recently spent an active week of scuba diving in the Cayman Islands."
Venezuelans in Cayman vote in referendum
Nearly 70 percent of Cayman’s small Venezuelan population voted Sunday in opposition of President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite their nation’s Constitution.
Burgess Meredith’s son recalls Little Cayman
Jonathan Meredith visited Little Cayman only once, but it made an impression to last a lifetime. Mr. Meredith, the son of actor Burgess Meredith, visited Little Cayman in 1970 as part of a class project. He shared his memories with the Cayman Compass. Only 17 people called Little Cayman home when Jonathan Meredith visited, and he said his father made only a few visits to the little house he built on the north side of the island.
