Topic: North Sound
Letter to the editor: Reader questions airport plans
Reader questions the logic of extending the runway into the North Sound when the fiscal and environmental costs cannot be justified.
Coast Guard rescues three from sinking boat in North Sound
Three people were rescued by the Cayman Islands Coast Guard from the North Sound after their boat started to sink.
Public feedback invited on plans to extend airport runway into North Sound
A proposal to expand the Owen Roberts International Airport runway 2,100 feet into the North Sound is now open for public consultation.
American tourist, 54, dies after swimming in North Sound
An American tourist has died after swimming in North Sound, police reported today.
Cabinet grants MP’s family licence to dredge North Sound marine park
Cabinet has granted permission for a channel to be cut through part of a protected marine reserve in the North Sound to create a marine access route for a canal-front subdivision owned by the family of Newlands MP Heather Bodden.
Leacock renews call for action on unchecked operators in North Sound
Cayman Islands Tourism Association president Troy Leacock says the unregulated operations in the North Sound cannot continue unchecked as he called for action to address the challenging situation facing Caymanian boat operators.
Eco group launches petition to protect Cayman’s coastal lagoons
A team of conservation campaigners have launched a petition demanding that Cayman’s coastal lagoon ecosystems are protected from destructive development.
Sea of sargassum: Invasion spreads in North Sound
Businesses and residents along Morgan's Harbour, West Bay were greeted with large mats of brown sargassum weed along the shoreline on Saturday which they say is the worst they have experienced in the area.
Man arrested in fatal boat crash case
Police have arrested a 35-year-old resident of George Town on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with a boating accident on 11 Aug. that killed two people.
Police appeal for boat crash witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses to Sunday night’s fatal boat crash in which Emmanuel Brown, 49, and John Turner, 70, were killed.
UPDATE: Police name two men killed in boat accident
Two men killed in a Sunday night boating accident have been identified as Emmanuel Brown, 49, and John Turner, 70.
Man pleads guilty in domestic violence assault
Camilo Osvaldo Naranjo pleaded guilty in Summary Court on Monday to assault causing actual bodily harm for an incident in which he allegedly kicked his former girlfriend in the face.
Photographer captures Cayman lightning storm
Andrea Iallorenzi of Cayman Islands Photos was out in Wednesday night’s storm on Grand Cayman and took this photograph of lightning over the North Sound.
Diamond’s Edge holds grand opening
A new luxury development, Diamond’s Edge, formally opened its gates this month with an event at a marquee on site at the shores of North Sound.
Man pleads guilty for cocaine, dangerous driving
A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession of cocaine and dangerous driving for an April incident in which he drove a Toyota Camry into North Sound.
Man allegedly drove into sea with cocaine
Bail was denied on Monday for a man charged with possession of cocaine which was recovered after he allegedly drove his vehicle into the North Sound last Wednesday afternoon, April 3.
Police rescue boaters in busy Sunday on North Sound
Marine police rescued boaters and Jet Skiers in three separate incidents within the space of two hours on Sunday.
MAIL CALL: North Sound pontoon
Compass readers panned the idea of a tourism pontoon in North Sound. Editorial Writer Jennifer Hemmingsen shares some reactions to the idea of a multi-deck platform near Stingray City Sandbar.
Tourism pontoon project proposed for North Sound
Plans to station a permanent “tourism pontoon” close to Stingray City Sandbar in the North Sound are being reviewed by government.
Developer Gil Freytag passes away
Businessman and developer Gil Freytag passed away in the Cayman Islands on July 10. He was 89.
Visitor, 83, dies on snorkel trip
An 83-year-old visitor from the U.S. died Tuesday after he went missing during a snorkel trip to Stingray City in Grand Cayman’s North Sound.
Volunteers participate in North Sound inlet cleanup
More than 50 volunteers cleared 2,343 pounds of garbage from the area north of Sparkys Drive in George Town’s industrial zone on Sunday morning.
Chicago firm ‘excited’ to invest in Cayman
The new owners of the Grand Caymanian Resort on the North Sound have announced a partnership with Interval International for the time-share properties at the resort.
Elderly Mexican man dies after snorkeling accident
A 77-year-old man from Mexico died Thursday morning following a snorkeling accident in North Sound.
Fire Service christens new rescue boat
When they broke a bottle of sparkling apple cider over the new Cayman Islands Fire Service boat, it had already been used in one rescue in the North Sound.
New ferry service for North Sound
A new ferry service, taking passengers across the North Sound from Camana Bay to Rum Point and Kaibo, will start operating Friday.
Former Pepsi CEO dies snorkeling near Stingray City
The former CEO of Pepsi, Roger Enrico, died Wednesday after getting into difficulties snorkeling close to the Stingray City Sandbar in the North Sound.
Stingrays make Sandbar home base
A resident population of stingrays has made the North Sound Sandbar their long-term home, population data from the latest stingray census indicates.
Volunteers and scientists...
Sollie Ebanks, the king of North Sound
In his time Solomon “Sollie” Ebanks was known as the King of North Sound.
He knew the waters of the sound better than the huge...
