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One man was hospitalised and a 37-year-old George Town woman was arrested following an altercation at a local bar.

The decision by the Cayman Islands government regarding same-sex marriage is an unfortunate one. We are visiting your island with a group of 300 gay people next month and most of our group has decided not to leave the ship. We will not spend our hard-earned dollars there until full marriage equality is afforded every […]

The pristine ecosystem of Grand Cayman, specifically Hog Sty Bay in George Town, will be threatened by the indiscriminate tampering by the Cayman Islands government in pressing to build the proposed $200 million mega cruise ship port. Government has given the 19 December referendum short shrift. We believe in climate change, and the rapacious investment […]

The role of tender boat revenues: If the proposed cruise berthing facility is not built, the owners of the existing tender boats will continue to gain fees of US$5.25 per passenger. Based on the current 1.9 million passengers per year, this means the tender boats will receive an estimated US$249 million over the next 25 […]

On a visit to see my daughter in Grand Cayman, the problem of roads and traffic congestion has been in the news. More money spent on more roads won’t end congestion; in fact, counterintuitively, it may make it worse. So what does work? How could the community get enough cars off the road at peak […]

Elaine Young’s garden is more to her than a collection of plants. It is a place of relaxation, reflection, and where she keeps her mind and body in tune. In fact, she refers to it as her gym, saying “gardening is like aerobics.” The land where her home and garden sit was full of fruit […]

An update to the environmental impact assessment, expected to take place next year, will consider how the change in design has affected the likely impact of the port project.

Many of the anticipated environmental impacts of the cruise berthing project were laid out following an exhaustive investigation in 2014 and 2015. The environmental impact assessment, led by coastal engineering firm Baird and Associates, examined everything from the impact on coral reefs in George Town Harbour to the potential for erosion on Seven Mile Beach.

Cayman’s national football team overcame a driving rainstorm to beat the US Virgin Islands by 1-0 at Truman Bodden Sports Complex Saturday night, and it will play in Barbados on Tuesday with an excellent chance to win its group in the CONCACAF Nations League C.

Financial Services Minister Tara Rivers will mount a new campaign next year in Hollywood to clear Cayman’s name.

The legislative committee tasked with creating plans to deal with traffic congestion and the production of standards for vehicle imports delay consultations.

Legislators urged to support the United Kingdom’s package of constitutional changes.

As if the sand, sea and sunsets aren’t glorious enough as seen from terra firma, there’s an even more sensational view from thousands of feet up in the air. Giselah Ebanks is all about that view, along with passenger safety, of course, as a pilot for Cayman Airways. Ebanks, who was hired as the airline’s […]

Government is investigating the possibility of structured concessions for the development industry to incentivise affordable housing construction.

Rains fail to dampen yuletide cheer at the Camana Bay annual Christmas tree lighting at the Crescent on Saturday night.

The development and sales teams of ONE Canal Point, with general contractor Warren Greene, held an official groundbreaking of the 74-unit condominium and townhome community last week.

Public Accounts Committee chairman Ezzard Miller said local corruption-fighting agencies lack the necessary resources to perform their roles properly.

Around 25 people on Cayman Brac came together last week for a walkathon to raise awareness about diabetes during World Diabetes Day.

  Promoting diversity in the workplace is more – much more – than a buzz phrase in the 21st century. Among top-rated companies, Deloitte has embraced this concept with its ALL IN strategy, focusing on diversity, inclusion and gender. “These three core pillars aim to create an environment where everyone has equal opportunity to grow, […]

Hidden between the warehouses in Cayman’s industrial zone, the islands’ creative community has found a home for art and innovation. Despite the size of the space – 6,000 square feet – it can be easy to overlook, obscured between the neighbouring courier service and the flow of traffic to the airport. But step inside Art […]