comments feedThe Public Lands Commission (PLC) has released guidelines and answers to questions related to camping, bonfires and barbequing ahead of the 2023 Easter Public Holidays which officially begins on Good Friday, 7 April 2023. Members of the public who are interested or planning to engage in camping activities are strongly encouraged to review the guidance […]
Cayman: Public Lands Commission Issues Camping Rules and Guidelines
March 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
iNews Briefs & Community Events
January 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
CISA General Meeting “The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association wishes to inform all Members that there will be a General Meeting, on Tuesday 21 January at 7:30 PM. in the Seafarer’s Hall, 11 Victory Ave. Prospect. Please note, Nominations are being held for Council 2020-2021. 3 Buses from West Bay Town Hall at 6:00 pm”. Barnes […]
iNews Briefs & Community Events
October 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Cayman: The National Gallery presents “Retrospective” by Bendel Hydes Cayman: Needs Assessment Unit Office Closures The Needs Assessment Unit (NAU) wishes to inform the public that its Grand Cayman office will be closed at 3 p.m. on Friday, 18 October, to accommodate staff attending the Silent Witness March. Furthermore, the Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac offices will […]
Cayman Islands Fire Service responds to landfill fire
February 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
From Department of Environmental Health GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) has successfully contained the small fire that erupted at the George Town Landfill this morning (Wednesday, 6 February 2019). The Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) received the 9-11 call at 8:09 a.m. Fire officers with the Central Fire Station arrived […]
Cayman Islands Customs Airport arrest: Smuggling of ganja
January 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
From Cayman Islands Customs department On Sunday, 13th January 2019, Customs Officers at the Owen Roberts International Airport arrested a 35-year-old, male, Caymanian, Department of Environmental Health employee for Importation of Ganja and Possession with intent to supply Ganja. He was arrested following his arrival on Cayman Airways flight 103 from Miami. The suspect attempted to […]
Cayman Islands DEH working double shifts to remedy collection schedule
January 3, 2019 by 1 Comment
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is working double shifts today (Thursday, 3 January 2018) through Saturday, 5 January, to address delays in garbage collection in George Town and the Eastern Districts. As a result the Department expects to return to its normal garbage collection schedule beginning in West Bay on Monday, 7 January. Officials […]
Statement by Cayman Islands Fire Service on now-extinguished Bodden Town Quarry fire
October 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Grand Cayman (GIS) –The Fire Service stands by its initial assessment that as a result of the quarry’s location, there was never a risk of fire for the Lake Destiny Drive residential community. (Please see attached Google Map with the fire site and the neighbourhood site indicated.) At the same time as a result of […]
Cayman Islands’ First Responders train in Incident Command Systems and Mass Casualty Management
October 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Between October 15th and October 19th, approximately forty individuals in Grand Cayman are receiving training in Mass Casualty Management (MCM) and Incident Command Systems (ICS). The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) are sponsoring the courses. “A Mass Casualty Incident is any event resulting in a number of victims large […]
The Editor Speaks: Overtime and more overtime
October 3, 2018 by 1 Comment
It has been well overtime for an explanation on the circumstances that led the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) to exhaust its personnel 2017 budget more than three months before the end of the financial year. Finally, an Internal Audit Service review requested by Ministry of Health Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn, has revealed many problems […]
The Editor Speaks: We will tell you nothing and don’t bother asking!
September 23, 2018 by 1 Comment
“I don’t think I’m in Kansas anymore?” – If you were would they tell you? “Kansas runs one of the most secretive state governments in the nation, and its secrecy permeates nearly every aspect of service”. This was a statement from an article published last year in the The Kansas City Star. The headline was […]
