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Polar Bear AC Closed Friday (13) for Octavia’s Memorial ServiceMarch 12, 2026From Polar Bear AC We would like to let you know that our team will be attending a memorial service for our beloved coworker, Octavia, who recently passed away. The service is on Friday March […]- Minister Jay Ebanks Strengthens Cayman’s Licensing Law with Parliament passing the Traffic (Amendment & Validation) Bill, 2026March 12, 2026George Town, Cayman Islands — 10 March 2026 — Parliament today passed the Traffic (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2026, legislation brought forward by the Hon. Johany “Jay” Ebanks, Minister of […]
- Cayman: Men Arrested for Poaching Following Joint Response by CICG, RCIPS and DOE,March 10, 2026From RCIPS Shortly before 10:30AM on Wednesday, 4 March, a Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) vessel was conducting patrols in the waters off Barkers National Park in West Bay, when the officers on […]
- Update on OctaviaMarch 9, 2026With heavy hearts, we share the news that after a fierce fight for her life, our beloved Octavia has passed away. Over the past several days, we have witnessed something extraordinary. In a moment of […]
- Cayman: Water-Related Death in West BayMarch 9, 2026From RCIPS At about 3:40PM on Friday, 6 March, officers responded to a report of a person in distress on the shore of Cemetery Beach in West Bay. It was reported that a man had been swimming in the […]
WestStar TV gets hit by lightning
Lightning from an electrical storm during the early hours of Friday (21) morning hit the WestStar TV tower and has knocked out many of their cable channels. The lightning also hit Master Control causing the local television feed over the…
Mother (known as Mama)
Mother (better known as Mama) ‘Mama’ as we called her was so quiet and sweet To hug and kiss her was really a treat. She was fat like mothers of her day you see Having nine healthy children…
The Editor Speaks: Brac paving disgrace
There has been much in Cayman’s media since a public interest report by the Auditor General on the expenditure of almost $3.5 million on paving in Cayman Brac, including more than $500,000 on private parking lots. What at first looked…
Hurricane Isaac Is a Wake-Up Call for Coastal Restoration
By Cindy Brown / The Nature Conservancy Cindy Brown is the Gulf Coast Program Director for The Nature Conservancy and a New Orleans native. Our conversation began with the simple message in her subject line: Y’all ok? Amy, officemate but…
CISA goes nuts about coconuts
The Cayman Islands Agricultural Society will be hosting Coconut Festival on Saturday, 29 September in conjunction with Market at the Grounds. Labeled a traditional Caymanian Day, the event will focus on all things coconut. There will be sampling of traditional…
Tax code lets firms shift profits [to the Cayman Islands]
By Andrew Conte and Lou Kilzer, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Headquartered amid farm fields 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, II-VI makes optical lenses for lasers and has a corporate reach that extends to Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland and…
A poem of “Life” and a “Prayer for ourselves”
Life By: Brenda Quin Do not walk away or laugh when I talk of the olden times, tell you the old stories, for they are a part of you, as they are of me. It is only by knowing…
Young South Africans no longer believe in Nelson Mandela
By Mohamed Zayed, iNews Cayman special correspondent Nelson Mandela is known to the world as one of the strongest advocates for democracy and equality in the developed and developing worlds. If someone mentions the black continent, Nelson Mandela would come…
New BlackBerry 7.1 OS now available for free upgrade
Latest BlackBerry software includes new features and enhanced performance A wide range of software improvements await BlackBerry® 7 smartphone customers in the Caribbean with the introduction of the BlackBerry® 7.1 OS. The new OS upgrade makes seizing and sharing the…
Whittaker upset with paltry purse for Rosado bout
by Corey Erdman In an industry as unforgiving as boxing, one can still find plenty of nice people. Fringe junior middleweight contender Charles Whittaker and Main Events promoter Kathy Duva are two such folks. Unfortunately, outside of the ring, Whittaker…
