Topic: Seven Mile Beach
Hope shines on for breast cancer victims
More than 100 supporters took to the sand this month to raise just shy of $5,000 for the Breast Cancer Foundation's 4th annual Light Up the Night beach walk.
Sign of progress for Kittiwake
Snorkelers, divers and other interested tourists can now access information about the history of the USS Kittiwake via a new information sign on the public beach by West Bay Dock.
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Sound policy: Dealing with nocturnal noise
Loud noise from bars can be a real nuisance, but Cayman's liquor licensing system has much deeper flaws.
Cayman bartenders handed lemons
Sky-rocketing lime prices has driven the fruit out of bar along Seven Mile Beach.
Bars to turn down the bass
An ongoing fued between Seven Mile Beach condominium owners and late-night bars along the strip has been turned down a notch after a decision by the Liquor Licensing Board to set an acceptable late-night noise level.
Bush: Dart deal would have fixed GT dump
Former premier says his UDP government tried to solve the waste management problem.
National conference on women to 'inspire change'
The Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs is hosting its first National Conference on Women this month.
Move the GT dump
Letter writer says the dump is in the wrong place and needs to be relocated immediately.
Condo owners want to pull plug on loud music
Owners from six condominiums along Seven Mile Beach will meet with the Liquor Licensing Board on Thursday in an attempt to enforce tougher laws on noise control.
Beach-front condo attracts $13M price tag
An opulent beach-front condo sells for US$13 million, a record for the island.
New technology to detect water leaks
Cayman Water pilots a new technology to reduce water waste
Personal finance expert Suze Orman to visit Cayman
America’s popular personal finance expert Suze Orman is set to take the stage on May 24 at The Westin Grand Cayman.
Groom posts: 'I can't wait to marry you' in advert
Groom-to-be takes out full page ad to tell his future wife, “Emma, I can’t wait to marry you.”
CITA seeks new president
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association is inviting nominations for its president and board of directors ahead of next month’s annual general meeting.
Showtime for Cayman's farmers
The Cayman Islands Agricultural Show is not only one of the longest-running events in the country, but one of the most popular as well.
Good buzz on island this year
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island is now deep in the busy high season.
Court dismisses West Bay Road challenge
A legal challenge to the closure of part of West Bay Road has failed because it was not filed in time.
Paperless hospital will lead healthcare revolution
Cayman will be at the forefront of a coming technological revolution in healthcare, according to the Silicon Valley tech expert partnering with Health City.
Politics of rubbish: Where are the George Town MLAs?
As vocal, aggressive and effective as the Bodden Town
MLAs have been in defending their territory, the George Town MLAs have been
silent, passive and wholly ineffective in protecting their district.
Jammin' in Jamaica: 24 hours in Kingston
Kingston offers lots of sightseeing opportunities, even if you have just a few hours to spare
Rolling, rolling, rolling … keep that food (truck) rolling
Pub grub is now available from a mobile food trailer, otherwise known as The Rolling Stove.
Business fee reductions planned
Cayman's small businesses may get a break in the next government budget, but civil servants won't.
Realtors see boom in custom home building
The tight inventory of existing homes in ocean- and canal-front locations is driving would-be home buyers to build custom homes instead, according to local realtors.
Wind shortage grounds surfers
Mother Nature literally took the wind out of kitesurfers’ sails.
Cayman Logwood creates stunning local art
Fallen logwood trees are being recycled into one-of-a-kind art pieces by local company Cayman Logwood
Cruise passengers get a whiff of burning dump
Tourists arriving in Cayman encountered the smoke and fumes from the landfill fire.
Dump burns for second day
Updated: Some closures were still in effect Friday as the fire at the George Town landfill raged on.
Again! Firefighters battle dump blaze
A plethora of failures revealed after the latest fire at the George Town landfill.
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Dump ignites again
The second large landfill fire within the past two months hits central George Town.
District post offices to close Saturdays
Hell, Bodden Town, North Side and East End post offices will no longer be open on Saturday, as of Feb. 15, the Postal Service has announced.
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.
Divers say Cayman is top spot
The Cayman Islands has been voted as the top scuba diving destination in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
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.
Record turnout for Stride Against Cancer
More than 1,200 people took to the roads of the Cayman Islands Sunday to take part in the first nationwide Stride Against Cancer.
Year of extremes for tourism industry
Statistics for 2013, released Tuesday, show air arrivals soared to near record highs, while cruise arrivals sank to a 10-year low.
Hotel bomb hoaxer enters guilty plea
A 53-year-old has admitted calling in a false bomb threat at two Seven Mile Beach resorts.
Cancer run and walk is now in all islands
The Cayman Islands Stride Against Cancer’s first nationwide run and walk is on this weekend.
Search for missing diver abandoned
The search for missing diver David Byles was called off on Wednesday as police accepted his body would not be found.
Kimpton features again on 100 best workplaces list
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the hotel chain slated to come to Cayman on the site of the former Courtyard Marriott, was included in FORTUNE’s 2014 “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.
Olympians plunged into all events
Cayman’s swimming programs emerged as winners with celebrity swimmers arriving for the second annual Splash, Dash and Dine
Olympians Ruta Meilutyte and Neil Walker, along with acclaimed international coaches Jon Rudd and Dave Kelsheimer and hundreds of members of Cayman’s swim community took part.
Reunion for crash drivers
A visitor to Cayman who was injured when his car slid out of control on a wet road surface in Bodden Town reunited last week with the dump truck driver whose quick thinking and fast reflexes prevented the accident from being far more serious.
Concern over Stingray Sandbar crowding
Concerns have been raised over behavior at Stingray sandbar, including dangerously overloaded boats and reckless actions of some tour guides.
Coastal cuisine highlights new Beach House at Westin
Coastal cuisine is the focus of the new Beach House restaurant at the Westin resort, under the guidance of Chef Michael Farrell, formerly of Le Meritage in New Orleans.
Officials warn of jail time for littering
The Department of Environmental Health reminds the public that littering is an offence and violaters will be prosecuted.
Search launched for missing diver
Update: Divers involved in the search for 57-year-old David Byles have recovered his dive vest and air tank from the sea.
Cookout kicks off
The annual Cayman Cookout culinary event launches with tonight's Wine Fair and Auction at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.
Stride Against Cancer goes nationwide
Walkers and runners taking to the roads of the Cayman Islands for Stride Against Cancer’s first nationwide run next week can dedicate their efforts to someone special this year.
Developer seeks road extension
Developers behind a proposed $360 million golf course and vacation home development have offered to partner with government to build a 10-mile extension to the East-West Arterial road as part of the project.
Cayman Cookout A feast of culinary delights awaits
Cayman's annual culinary festival, Cayman Cookout, kicks-off this week, offering a delicious feast of events
Six-year-old creates art from discarded bottle caps
A young boy makes artwork from hundreds of bottle caps found littered on Cayman's beaches.
Olympic champ here to inspire
The swimming community comes together for its main fundraising events this weekend and an Olympic champion is over to help boost coffers.
Hotels bomb hoax defendant gets new court date
A man charged in relation to a bomb hoax at two Seven Mile Beach resorts last month appeared in Grand Court on Monday.
Positive signs for Cayman real estate in New Year
Broker foresees sales, especially in the two-bedroom, under US$1 million segment, taking off this year.
Floating dock offers eco-friendly pier solution
A newly developed floating pier, pioneered in Norway, has been put forward as a potential solution to the economic and environmental challenges of building cruise berthing facilities in Grand Cayman.
The landfill must no longer be ignored
Grand Cayman has a problem so significant that it threatens the health of the country's economy and residents.
Premier, opposition agree on need for unity
The Cayman Islands political parties start off the year at least partly in agreement.
Lots of chances to sweat it off
It may be that time of the year when everyone consumes far more than is healthy for them but at least there are plenty of running and multi-sports events in the new year to sweat the unwanted pounds off.
They dashed and one even splashed
Christmas Day excesses gave way to Boxing Day fitness resolutions as hordes turned out for the annual Dashing Thru the Sand run/walk on Thursday.
Firefighters battled landfill blaze for nearly 20 hours
Putting out Friday's landfill blaze took serious efforts from the Cayman Islands Fire Service.
Ex-employee charged with bomb hoax
James Bernie Williams, a former employee at the Caribbean Club, is scheduled to appear in Grand Court on Jan. 6 in connection with a bomb hoax call on Dec. 14.
Gov’t: No change, no dump in BT
Government sticks to its original plan on the George Town landfill.
Fiery nightmare at landfill
A huge landfill fire exposes a number of problems, both environmental and operational, at the George Town dump.
Smoke causes alarm on the beaches
Sun, sea, sand and smoke, thick black smoke billowing across the ocean and spewing a trail of ominous ash colored clouds into the sky - that was the sight that greeted tourists in Grand Cayman Friday morning.
Olympians will dip in for Marriott dinner
The swimming association is looking forward to its main fundraising event next month.
KPMG is generously supporting the Splash, Dash and Dine event on Jan. 9-11 with the Olympic gold medal winner and world record holder Ruta Meilutyt and her coach Jon Rudd.
Sobering warning over nightclub crime reports
A Grand Cayman nightclub located in a shopping mall at the center of a
high-traffic tourism area reported 11 incidents of crime to police since
June.
Dump fire rages, smoke over SMB and GT
A huge fire at the George Town landfill covers a good portion of Grand Cayman in smoke, including some of the island's most popular tourism centers.
Conservation law moves closer
The National Conservation Bill was slowly moving towards a vote on Thursday afternoon as legislators continued to wrangle over the potential impact on private property rights.
Harvey sails off with Laser crown
One of Cayman’s best sailing instructors claimed a local championship.
Canal front lots in demand
I believe that the new policy with regard to permanent residency will bring about a new feeling of security for would be investors already living here.
