Topic: North Side
From the Publishers: Compass launches daily ‘District Days’ pages
We are pleased to announce that beginning today – and every day of the weeks going forward – the Cayman Compass will be publishing a new feature called “District Days,” which will focus on the unique diversity, history and culture of all our districts.
Three in drug canoe case due in court Monday
Three men will appear in court Monday, charged in connection with importation of drugs and landing illegally in Grand Cayman.
'Not practical' to keep adding MLAs
A limit on the overall number of MLAs is suggested by Cayman's Electoral Boundaries Commission.
Police seek man whose ID was found in drug canoe
Police are asking the public to help track down a man whose ID was found inside a boat they believe was used to smuggle drugs into Cayman.
Three arrested in drug boat investigation
Police arrested three men in West Bay Friday in connection with a drug boat that police chased in North Side waters on Sunday.
Cayman government liable for $1.4B in pensions, healthcare
The Cayman Islands government did not recognize an estimated $1.39 billion in pension and healthcare payments it will owe retirees over the next 20-25 years in its 2013/14 consolidated financial statements.
Ganja boaters at large
Four men who are believed to have come ashore in a fast canoe on Grand Cayman’s North Side district Sunday night following a police marine chase remained at large Tuesday.
Finance minister: People ‘giving up’ on mortgages
Homeowners who are simply “giving up” on current mortgages and leaving the Cayman Islands make up the second most common reason for bank foreclosures, Finance Minister Marco Archer said Monday.
Pilot's tests considered for boaters
Pleasure boaters could soon be required to take pilot’s tests before being allowed on the water.
School zone speeding could cost license
Speeding through an area marked as a school zone in the Cayman Islands could soon cost motorists their driver’s license, government officials confirmed last week.
Police chase ganja canoe off North side
A high-speed marine chase off North Side Sunday night ended with packages of ganja being thrown overboard and the suspects escaping.
Gaza off with hat trick
The Premier League football season kicked off on Sunday and lethal striker Dwayne “Gaza” Wright got off to his typical fast start with a hat trick for Elite Sports Club.
East End runs attract elite for Halloween series
Road runners get a range of racing options in East End this weekend.
Good governance works best in the sunshine
Transparency is a first step toward accountability.
Design mishaps boost school work cost
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing work at additional classrooms at North Side district’s Edna Moyle Primary School went nearly 30 percent over budget largely due to design flaws, the Legislative Assembly heard last week.
'Fundamental change' for Cayman politics
Not all lawmakers support 'one man, one vote,' but all agree it will profoundly change Cayman Islands politics.
Wilson eyes Sunset dominance
The Sunset women’s football team has been formidable for years, sweeping every team before them, and with the influx of new players, they look destined to continue that dominance this season.
Bush: Public Accounts Committee removal motion ‘hypocrisy’
Replacing the opposition leader on Cayman’s Public Accounts Committee and leaving what he termed a “junior minister” on the committee amounted to government hypocrisy, West Bay MLA McKeeva Bush said last week.
Five men in court deny Rum Point robbery
A group of five men have denied taking bracelets worth $1,000, an iPhone, jewelry, cash and cigarettes from a man at Rum Point in North Side.
One man, one vote: Two sides of the issue
Two Cayman Islands politicians, one of whom is a strong supporter of one man, one vote, single-member constituencies and another who is perhaps its greatest detractor, gave their views on the subject during a Legislative Assembly debate Friday afternoon.
Seymour always saves Scholars
If Scholars International women’s team do well this season then goalkeeper Kristina Seymour is likely to have a big input in that success.
Legislators approve ‘one man, one vote’ for 2017
Cayman Islands lawmakers have approved a long-debated change to ‘one
man, one vote’ for the British territory’s next general election cycle.
Bush threatens legal challenge over new voting maps
Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush said Friday that he is weighing a potential legal challenge to the new voting maps that will split the electorate into 19 single-member constituent districts ahead of the May 2017 general election.
Divided house boots Mac from PAC
A majority of government and independent Legislative Assembly members
voted late Thursday in favor of a government motion to remove Opposition
Leader McKeeva Bush from his position as a member of the assembly’s
Public Accounts Committee.
Boat goes up in flames off North Side
Thick black smoke rose from the wreckage of a burning boat, discovered off North Side, early Thursday morning.
Fuel price rally runs out of gas
In the realm of rallies, there’s the Million Man March … and then there’s everything else. Put another way, not all protests are created equal.
Hall's brace was first of many
The women’s football season kicked off with the Charity Shield over the weekend and the player who most impressed was Sunset’s Martha Hall, whose two goals made all the difference.
Legal aid reform bill approved
Changes to Cayman’s legal aid system, which have been debated for more than a decade, were approved by a majority of Legislative Assembly members Wednesday amid concerns that the government was blurring lines of separation between elected politicians and the judiciary.
Miller: Two-year government budgets lack transparency
A move to a two-year government budget process, approved late Wednesday by Cayman Islands lawmakers, will lessen scrutiny and transparency around public finances, independent and opposition lawmakers said.
Right attitude is a kick-off must
The new Cayman Islands Football Association season kicks off in earnest on Sunday and after the way the Charity Shield game ended last weekend, good behavior and exemplary sportsmanship should be at the forefront of all concerned.
Bleaching hits Cayman corals
Coral bleaching around Grand Cayman has become so dramatic that last week the police helicopter crew called the Department of Environment, concerned about what was going on in the water just off South Sound.
Government accepts 19-seat voting map
Barring a major legislative revolt against Premier Alden McLaughlin’s government in the next day or so, Cayman’s 2017 general election will go forward under the principle of “one man, one vote.”
Premier McLaughlin made public on Wednesday the legislative order for 19 single-member constituent districts, anticipating that debate on the motion to accept the 2015 Electoral Boundary Commission’s district maps would commence later Wednesday or on Thursday.
Petition leads to Mortgage Law proposal
A public push to lobby banks for leniency on home mortgages has led to a legislative effort to change Cayman’s lending rules.
HSA: All incidents are fully investigated
Health Services Authority bosses insist any “adverse outcome” at its facilities is fully investigated, though they have declined to comment directly on the death of British dive industry worker Kate Clayton.
Keep an eye on lawmakers this week
Legislators are expected to tackle several significant pieces of legislation that could potentially alter the political and economic fabric of our country.
Busy week of bills for lawmakers
The Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly is set to be inundated this week with bills seeking massive change to the country’s business culture and its political election system.
Charges laid in 2013 road fatality
A 19-year-man appeared in court Friday charged in connection with a road fatality that occurred nearly two years ago.
McCoy is the real deal for Brac with hat trick
The CUC Primary Football League and Girls Primary Football League’s regular seasons began Saturday with games at various venues across Grand Cayman.
McKeeva Bush: Government ‘undermining’ Public Accounts Committee
The Progressives-led government is making a “direct attempt” to undermine the functions of the Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee, weakening good governance standards in the Cayman Islands, Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush said Tuesday.
Government seeks to force Bush out of Public Accounts
An effort to remove Cayman Islands Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush from the Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee is under way.
LIME rebrands as Flow
Telecommunications company LIME has rebranded and launched as Flow in the Cayman Islands.
'One man, one vote' heads to legislature
Cayman's move to 'one man, one vote' for the 2017 general election could be cemented later this month.
The bright side of the moon
Bathed in orange, the moon looms large in the sky over North Side, Grand Cayman.
Police clamp down on North Side speeders
Police have issued 69 speeding tickets during weekend operations this month in North Side.
Police investigate UK national's death
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed Friday that U.K. national Kate Clayton’s death following a Jan. 11 car crash on Grand Cayman is now the subject of a police investigation.
Ms. Clayton, 30, died in February following the one-car collision in North Side district.
Emergency medical response training held in the Brac
Royal Cayman Islands Police officers from the service’s training unit have completed an emergency medical response training course on Cayman Brac.
Fishermen object to marine parks plan
Department of Environment officials this week brought their proposals for an enhanced system of marine parks to West Bay, where they received a less-than-enthusiastic response from fishermen.
Man on bail for firearm faces new charges
A man on bail for a firearm offense was remanded in custody on Wednesday after five new sets of charges were filed against him.
Cayman community rallies around Dominica
For about three days last month, Martin Royer did not know what had happened to his mother, brother, sister and other relatives on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica.
Ocean-based power a step closer to reality
In a small but significant development, with implications for the Cayman Islands, Hawaii has opened the world’s first Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant.
Police helicopter tracks down rogue dirt biker
A police chase through Bodden Town late last week nabbed a dirt bike rider who officers said was speeding while driving an unregistered vehicle.
Community emergency team sought for Prospect
Residents of the Prospect community may soon have their own Certified Emergency Response Team to help prepare for and respond to potential disasters in their neighborhood.
Little aces serve and volley again
Tennis coaching for kids living in Grand Cayman’s outer districts kicks off again from Monday, thanks to sponsorship by Cayman National.
Small business tax breaks extended
Cayman's small and 'micro' businesses will get another year of breaks on licensing fees.
Diverted ambulances delay response to heart attack victim
It took an ambulance crew nearly 30 minutes to reach an unresponsive heart attack victim in North Side Monday because there were no available ambulances in the area, according to 911 records of the call.
Cops, EMTs refuse to give up on stricken man
Emergency responders with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and Emergency Medical Services are credited with saving a man’s life after he collapsed in his bathroom.
Goodbye summer, hello school
Dozens of North Side students, parents and siblings enjoyed a final summer fling on Saturday when the Pirates Week Committee hosted the Back to School Community Fun Day at Kaibo Public Beach.
Marriage debate was 'hate speech,' rights commission says
The Human Rights Commission accused certain MLAs of using their elected positions to espouse “poisonous hate speech and threats of violence” against homosexual men and women.
New elections map goes to governor, assembly
Cayman's Electoral Boundary Commission has completed its work, leaving the fate of "one person, one vote" in the hands of lawmakers.
Crystal Cave attraction to open this year
A new cave tourism attraction could be open in North Side before the end of the year.
Demand notices sent on dozens of properties
Since the beginning of the year, demand notices have been issued by Cayman Islands financial institutions on 39 properties that hold a total of $8.45 million in loans.
Land crab study under way
A new research study will look at land crab populations in the Cayman Islands.
Personal finance meetings begin at MLA offices
A personal financial advisory program sponsored by two Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly members got under way Tuesday night.
K-Fit seminars first of many
The prospect of recruiting new members to Olympic level in tae kwon do at the recently opened K-Fit TKD school in George Town is not an idle boast.
Cayman's fine-feathered friends
In the Cayman Islands, there are some unique opportunities for the popular pastime of bird watching. Cayman is home to more than 230 resident and migratory species – and a great variety can be spotted right in the gardens of island residences.
Second lawmaker opposes independent offices merger
Cayman's independent opposition lawmakers want to preserve separate oversight offices for complaints and information requests.
14 North Side speeders rounded up
After getting an earful from North Side residents and eastern district MLAs about traffic problems earlier this year, police ticketed more than a dozen people during a Sunday crackdown at Rum Point.
North Side speeders rounded up
After getting an earful from North Side residents and eastern district MLAs about traffic problems earlier this year, police ticketed more than a dozen people during a Sunday crackdown at Rum Point.
Ameline's in shape to ride high
There is a 48-mile road race for cycling enthusiasts this Sunday and Jerome Ameline is confident he can win it after returning from two weeks training in France.
Ramos needs another fast ride
The busy cycling season resumes this weekend with a 48-mile road race.
Pensions law under public spotlight
Employment Minister Tara Rivers began her round of public meetings on proposed changes to the National Pensions Law.
Private pensions: Time to retire Cayman's scheme?
The Cayman Islands’ system of private pensions is in crisis - and not just because so many local employers are flouting the law.
