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Cayman: Fire last Thursday (26) Evening at St Ignatius Loyala HallSeptember 27, 2024FIRE Social media was alive last night Sep 26 immediately after 6pm, when smoke was seen erupting from the Liola Hall, part of the St Ignatius Church Complex. The RCIPS confirmed that eight persons […]- Cayman Recovery Begins Following Inclement WeatherSeptember 26, 2024Grand Cayman, 26 September 2024 – The Cayman Islands have officially entered the recovery phase following six days of inclement weather caused by the development of Hurricane Helene. As […]
- Cayman: Safety Top Concern as Inclement Weather Continues September 25, 2024(25 September 2024) – Weather conditions associated with Hurricane Helene continue to affect Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac today, Wednesday 25 September. The Cayman Islands National Weather […]
- Cayman: Tropical Storm Warning, Airport Closures – Monday, 23 September 2024September 23, 2024Owen Roberts Airport Grand Cayman Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (23 September 2024) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), which operates the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) on […]
- Grand Cayman Placed Under Tropical Storm WarningSeptember 23, 2024(23 September 2024) – As of 7:00pm, Grand Cayman has been placed under a Tropical Storm Warning. Tropical storm force winds can be expected within the next 36 hours as the system, currently […]
Scores accepted by Department of Immigration
The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration is accepting scores from Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) TOEIC(R) tests to measure the English-language proficiency of persons from around the world wishing to work or settle in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Department…
DUI arrests continue to rise
More than 40 people have been locked up on suspicion of drink driving since the start of this year’s festive safety campaign. A total of 44 arrests for DUI have been made since the start of Operation Christmas Cracker –…
Investec Loyal faces protest in Sydney-Hobart race
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Supermaxi Investec Loyal’s victory Wednesday in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race was immediately placed under protest by the race committee amid allegations the provisional winner used a television helicopter pilot to spy on runner-up Wild…
Old fireplace embers caused deadly fire
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two of the little sisters who died in a furious house fire early Christmas morning lost their way as a family friend tried to lead them to safety. Their other sister died just feet from escape,…
Son: Pilot routinely went out on medical flights
MIAMI (AP) — The pilot killed in a helicopter crash while heading to pick up a heart for transplant routinely flew medical transport missions and was a decorated veteran of combat missions in Vietnam, the man’s son said Tuesday. A…
Obama hits popular snorkeling spot during vacation
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama and his family spent a warm and sunny afternoon at one of the most popular snorkeling spots on the island of Oahu, where they released four green sea turtles into the water. The Obamas…
The Editor Speaks: Almost quiet on the roads, swimming tragedy, patois according to Luke, and overweight cards
We nearly got away with it. It was a fairly quiet Christmas holiday on our roads until yesterday (28). Despite the dreadfully bad start no serious road accident was reported …. until early Wednesday morning. I was hopeful the RCIPS’…
