Sarah Bridge
Journalist (news)
Sarah Bridge is a journalist for the Cayman Compass and has many years experience in UK newspapers and magazines.
Originally from the UK, Sarah is the former Leisure Correspondent and Deputy Personal Finance Editor of The Mail on Sunday newspaper, and has also worked for the Daily Mail and Mail Online, The Guardian and The Express newspapers. Most recently, she was Senior Consumer Writer for Good Housekeeping magazine.
Over the years, Sarah has written for The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The National, Travel Weekly, Forbes and CN Traveller UK among others. She is also the founder of travel reviews website ALadyofLeisure.com and has reviewed more than 250 hotels and destinations in the UK and around the world, including Egypt, Antarctica, Papua New Guinea, Morocco, Greenland, Jamaica and Japan.
Sarah holds a BA Dual Hons degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Sheffield. She is passionate about travel, tourism and the hospitality industry and is excited about discovering everything the Cayman Islands has to offer.
Articles by Sarah Bridge
Fifth annual Margarita Festival promises deliciousness
The Cayman Islands Margarita Festival will be "bigger, bolder and more delicious than ever", promise organisers.
Now in its fifth year, the event will be...
Film commissioner seeks filming locations to get Cayman on screen
The Cayman Islands Film Commission and the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism are asking property owners to suggest their sites for a new list of filming locations across Cayman.
Primary schoolchildren given their own programmable floor robots
Hundreds of schoolchildren across Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac have been given their own little robots to help boost their critical thinking and coding skills.
Border control increases safety measures for children travelling alone
Unaccompanied minors or children travelling with someone who is not their parent or legal guardian will have to carry a consent form from 13 July onwards to show that their travel arrangements are legitimate.
Community events priceless says premier as MPs approve spending
The Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage is promising that 2027 will be a year to remember with events including a “broader, bigger” and “special” 50th anniversary of Pirates Week, a possible return of May’s popular gospel concert and a brand-new festival in February.
Emotional farewell for Le Petit Bar as owners focus on wine academy
The owners of Le Petit Bar are bidding a heartfelt farewell to the West Bay wine bar which they have run for several years but recently decided to close.
Social media ban debated in first ever Summer Youth Parliament
Political stars of the future debated one of the hot topics of the current day this year, with the first-ever summer meeting of the Cayman Islands Youth Parliament.
Global running event parkrun to launch in Cayman
The global running phenomenon known as parkrun is set to launch in Festival Green, Camana Bay on 29 August and its organisers hope that it will soon become a firm part of Cayman’s fitness scene.
Cayman Airways to get an extra $13M to meet increased costs
MPs voted in Finance Committee to give national carrier Cayman Airways an extra $13.3 million to “meet uncontrollable cost pressures and unexpected expenses.”
Construction to start on long-awaited 50-metre swimming pool
The long-awaited Olympic-sized swimming pool for the Cayman Islands is to take a step closer next week with the official ground-breaking ceremony planned for Friday 10 July.
MPs approve $134M in extra spending
MPs have approved $134.3 million in additional public spending requests ranging from education, infrastructure to land purchases as well as continued support of national carrier Cayman Airways.
Marriott Resort to go cashless throughout hotel from 1 July
Cash payments will no longer be accepted at The Grand Cayman Marriott Resort hotel from the start of July.
National Gallery visitor numbers jump by a third in 2025
Almost 23,000 people visited the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands in 2025, just a few thousand off pre-pandemic levels, with several hundred thousand more thought to have seen the Gallery’s artwork at key venues across Cayman.
Cayman got a $500K boost from Out of this World music festival
The Cayman Islands’ economy received a $500,000 boost thanks to the success of the Out of This World music festival in May featuring Vybz...
Six chefs ‘jam’ to create culinary magic at The Brasserie
The Brasserie recently hosted 'Chef's Jam', a one-off event to showcase Cayman’s gastronomic scene featuring six chefs and wine pairings.
Poinciana operating at half capacity due to staff shortages
Cayman’s first long-term mental health facility, the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre, is running at less than half capacity, MPs were told.
Cayman drone enterprise wins Lions award for BVI schools project
A Caymanian youth development initiative introducing schoolchildren in the British Virgin Islands to drone technology has been honoured by the International Association of Lions Clubs.
MPs support duty-free increase to $800 with seasonal boost to $1,000
MPs voted in favour of increasing the personal duty-free allowance for residents returning to the Cayman Islands by $300 with a seasonal further increase for summer months and for Christmas.
Government reveals specific single-use plastic items it intends to ban
Eight single-use plastic products could be banned under legislation currently being drawn up by government.
Cayman’s seafarers to be honoured at annual Sea Sunday lunch
Cayman’s seafaring pioneers will be honoured next month with the annual Sea Sunday celebration, which, say organisers, ‘will be bigger and better than ever.’
