Topic: West Bay
Sunset closes in on league title
Sunset women’s football team are enjoying another dominant season and took a step closer to completing the treble by defeating Elite 2-0 in the league on Saturday.
Harry's enjoys upset
Heineken Sunday Football League leaders Fidel Wanderers suffered a rare defeat in the CML Cup semifinal, first leg, losing 2-1 to arch rivals Harry’s.
Morales runs WestStar past Maples
The intensity of the Burger King Coed Flag Football League went up a few notches this past weekend under the bright lights of the Ed Bush stadium in West Bay.
Ironwood and banana orchids
When discussing the development of the eastern half of Grand Cayman, there are lessons to be learned from banana orchids and our own history.
YMCA invites community to town hall meetings
The YMCA invites community members and leaders to participate in town hall meetings.
Dutch tryouts for brilliant duo
Talented teenage footballers in the Cayman Islands are getting terrific career opportunities abroad and the latest two will be off to Holland at the end of the month.
Talk show host arrested in assault probe
Morning talk show host Austin Harris has been suspended by radio station Rooster FM following his arrest on suspicion of assaulting a woman on Monday.
Off The Beaten Track raised $14k
The Off the Beaten Track bush race, which was run recently, was another huge success not only for the runners and organizers but for the charities benefiting from the unique ultra-marathon.
Vehicle crashes into busy restaurant
Vehicle crashes into Coconut Joe's on West Bay Road.
Youth leaders debate cyberbullying
Cayman's youth parliament takes up the topic of cyberbullying.
Predators help Sonny
A local flag football team helped introduce Cayman to Sonny the Parrot.
CrossFit chases down Impressions
The Burger King Coed Flag Football League continues Friday with a number of quality games on schedule.
A look back at Cayman shocking JA
This Thursday, March 6, will come and go like any other week day, but 20 years ago, on that date, a legendary and truly remarkable sporting event occurred.
F1 fans revving up
The Formula One season is about to recommence and Formula 1 Fans of the Cayman Islands are preparing for another series of early Sunday morning viewing and helping charities in the process.
Good buzz on island this year
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island is now deep in the busy high season.
Turtle farm losing less money, but still losing
The Cayman Turtle Farm still lost $7.5 million during the last budget year, despite some financial improvements.
Boundary lines must be redrawn, minister says
Cayman may be looking at another redistricting prior to the next general election.
Lower duty rate starts for electric cars
Electric powered cars and hybrids are now much cheaper to import.
Case dismissed: legal road to nowhere
The story around the West Bay Road lawsuit might make sense in a land full of lawyers, but it doesn't make sense to us.
Security guard sentenced for theft
Rohan Anthony Hermitt, 42, was sentenced to four months imprisonment for theft committed while he was on duty as a security guard.
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Premier: Legislative Assembly may get extra member
Will the number of Legislative Assembly members soon grow to 19?
Premier tackles ‘one man, one vote’
Government takes a new path on 'one man, one vote.'
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.
Wanderers take out Luca Zaino
Heineken Sunday League leaders Fidel Wanderers recorded another win at the weekend with a victory against the in-form Luca Zaino at Ed Bush Sports Center in West Bay.
Mourant Ozannes grills Burger King
The booming Burger King Co-ed Flag Football League kicked off this past weekend at the Ed Bush Sports Center in West Bay.
Speed limit proposals going to Cabinet
The National Roads Authority received some 250 comments during its public consultation on proposed speed limit changes on several roads on Grand Cayman.
Elite kids enjoy flawless start
After a week of positive national results, local youth football kicks into focus.
Emergency training for West Bayers
West Bay is getting its own Community Emergency Response Team.
Bodden Town hoping to knock out bad health among youth
The Cayman Islands Government and the CI Boxing Association are taking aim at Bodden Town residents.
Burger King flags Ed Bush
Gridiron action will take center stage in West Bay.
Business fee reductions planned
Cayman's small businesses may get a break in the next government budget, but civil servants won't.
Judge: Police work 'inadequate'
A Grand Court judge acquitted a man accused of handling stolen goods due to the “inadequate” standard of the police investigation into the case, the court heard this week.
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Chamber slams gov't landfill plan
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce urges government to forego the committee stage and find a landfill solution now.
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.
Wanderers see off Old Boys, Harry's defeat Revolution
The line up of the CML Cup semifinals were decided last weekend with Fidel Wanderers, Harry’s, CML Claymores and Luca Zaino all progressing in the Sunday League knockout competition.
Wind shortage grounds surfers
Mother Nature literally took the wind out of kitesurfers’ sails.
WB murder case in court
The Grand Court will decide if two men charged in connection with the 2011 murder of Robert Mackford Bush in West Bay will be tried separately or together.
Response to dump fire under review
The response to last week's inferno at the George Town landfill will come under review.
Wounding defendant banned from West Bay
Austin Lloyd Jackson, 20, was sent to Grand Court on a charge of wounding with intent after an altercation in West Bay on February 11.
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.
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.
West Bay meet got Mustangs out
There were plenty of notable performances at the recent Mustang West Bay track and field meet at the Town Hall field.
Surfers to take flight on kites
Kitesurfing is coming to the fore in local sports.
Man gets 10-year sentence for possessing unlicensed firearm
Ray Kennedy Smith, 20, was sentenced on Thursday to the mandatory minimum 10 years imprisonment after being found guilty of possessing an unlicensed firearm.
Taste of Cayman Presenting a fiesta of flavors
The Cayman Islands is known for its world-class cuisine, serving up a delightful variety of international flavors. The Taste of Cayman festival, a foodie's delight, exemplifies this every year.
Cayman's other dumps
The George Town landfill isn't our country's only trash problem.
‘Second Chance’ for prisoners
In an effort to reduce recidivism in the Cayman Islands, the prison service and a local foundation are both working on programs they hope will encourage prisoners not to re-offend.
Out of Africa: A missionary's story
Missionary Dorcas Croft, who grew up in the Cayman Islands, shared tales with local congregations and schools about her life in Swaziland.
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.
Barkers gets spruced up for kitesurfers
Volunteers removed more than 30 bags of trash collected over two miles of Barkers beach in preparation for an upcoming international kitesurfing contest.
CINICO renews contract with heart institute
CINICO has renewed its contract with St. Luke's to provide heart care for residents of the Cayman Islands.
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.
Overtime, other costs for firefighters top $500,000
Some wholesale changes are being proposed for Cayman's fire service.
Masked license plates: Unreadable, ubiquitous
Writer says police should take on drivers who obscure their cars' license plates.
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.
Online poll: More legal intervention needed on roads
More roadblocks to catch those who break the law, and harsher punishments when they get caught, will make Cayman’s roads safer, poll respondents say.
Prep and Red Bay claim double
The always entertaining CUC Primary Football league concluded on Saturday with Cayman Prep and Red Bay Primary emerging as the season’s clear winners with two titles apiece.
Puppy stolen in fire station break-in
Police search for a puppy stolen in a fire station burglary.
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.
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.
Tykes to tackle new campaign
Flag football will be catering to pigskin lovers of all ages.
Sealy expected Rijssel to go pro
Major League Soccer’s inaugural Caribbean Combine has yielded its first-ever pro prospect.
Chamber: No rush on ‘one man, one vote’
'One man, one vote' doesn't need to happen tomorrow, Chamber of Commerce leaders say.
Duo denies killing Swiss banker
Two suspects in the 2008 killing of a Swiss banker in West Bay appeared in Grand Court, Friday, to deny charges of murder.
A local brew that’s good for you
Local company Saucha is helping people in Cayman embrace a healthy lifestyle
Moncrieffe pitching sluggers to take swings at fast throws
Locals can soon take aim for the fences.
