By Alric Lindsay In the Cayman Islands Gazette published today, December 31, 2024, the Government published the National Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which, if passed in 2025, will amend the National Conservation Act, 2013. Proposed changes include the composition...
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Cayman’s Lila Higgo Named The Florida Times-Union’s All-First Coast Girls Swimmer Of The Year For 2024
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By Alric Lindsay At just 17, Caymanian swimmer Lila Higgo is setting an inspiring example in her final year at the Bolles School in Florida. She has earned the distinguished title of All-First Coast Girls Swimmer Of The Year...
George Town Road Closures At 3pm On December 31, 2024 For New Year’s Eve Celebrations
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RCIPS Press Release The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed that in order to facilitate a New Year’s Eve Celebration taking place today, Tuesday, 31 December 2024, the following road closures have been put in place from 3pm today...
Visitor Fined $5,000 & No Conviction Recorded After Ammunition Found In Luggage As He Was Departing Cayman
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By Alric Lindsay David William Hamilton, a visitor to the Cayman Islands, appeared before the Summary Court today, December 30, 2024, to answer a charge for the possession of an unlicensed firearm, specifically one .22 calibre round of ammunition...
Island Energy Ltd. has informed its customers in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman that it has been granted approval from the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) to implement a 5.6% increase of its base rate, effective 1 January...
RCIPS Press Release The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said that shortly after 11:50 am yesterday, December 28, officers responded to a report of a man found unresponsive at an address in the Yacht Drive area of West Bay....
By Alric Lindsay According to a December 2024 gazette publication, parliamentarians are expected to discuss a referendum bill, including whether the possession of small amounts of cannabis should be decriminalised. Pending that Parliamentary debate and subsequent votes by voters,...
By Alric Lindsay According to the Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, published in the Cayman Islands Gazette on December 27, 2024, the Customs and Border Control Act is proposed to be amended. Changes include a 2% duty...
Sierrah Broadbelt Breaks Several Cayman Islands National Records At The GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships In The UK
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By Alric Lindsay This holiday season, 16-year-old Sierrah Broadbelt from the Cayman Islands has every reason to celebrate and inspire. Not only did she showcase her talent by competing against some of Britain’s top senior swimmers at the GoCardless...
By Alric Lindsay According to the Official Hansard Report dated Wednesday, December 7, 2022, MPs voted “yes” to Government Motion No. 3 of 2022-2023, addressing a referendum on national lottery and decriminalising small quantities of cannabis. Subsequently, on October...