Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Police: No foul play in disappearance of reporter
Cayman News Service
·
July 4, 2025
(CNS): Police investigating the disappearance of local reporter Andrel Harris, who seems to have died at sea off the coast of Pedro Castle, have said there is no evidence that he was the victim of foul play. Harris was reported missing on 4 June....
Police investigating report of sex crime at hospital
Cayman News Service
·
July 4, 2025
(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that it received a report of gross indecency that happened at the HSA hospital’s Mental Health Unit, which is now under investigation. CNS understands this relates to a male patient exposing himself to a teenage girl...
‘Affirmative action’ could get women on ballot
Cayman News Service
·
July 2, 2025
(CNS): Women make up just 26% of Cayman’s MPs, and just 19 of the 58 candidates who ran for office in April were female. The election mission from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association that watched over the 2025 General Election has suggested...
Antigua Leads the Charge in Caribbean Drag Racing Championship
Antigua News Room
·
July 7, 2025
2025 – The Caribbean Drag Racing Championship (CDRC) continues to expand and gain momentum, with increased participation, rising competition, and mounting anticipation for the 2026 Championship Final. What began as a four-country series among...
Why dinosaur movies are extinct to me after 'Jurassic World Rebirth'
USA Today - Virginia
·
Dinosaur movies, you’re dead to me. Not just dead, actually. Comet-leveling extinct. I gritted through all 2 hours and 14 minutes of “Jurassic World: Rebirth” (now in theaters) and the story it attempts to tell between dinosaur glam shots and...
U-18 Volleyball Team Set For NORCECA Qualifier
Bernews
·
July 7, 2025
Bermuda’s U18 women’s beach volleyball team, featuring Olivia Gazzard and Sophie Weikl, will compete in the NORCECA World Championship Qualifier in the Dominican Republic from July 7–9. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Volleyball Association...
Barbadian stars shine bright at inaugural Grand Prix
Caribbean National Weekly
·
July 7, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The inaugural Barbados Grand Prix delivered a spectacular evening of track and field brilliance on Saturday, and the home crowd had every reason to celebrate. Held at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex, the meet saw Barbadian...
CTO unveils Reimagine Plan to reshape Caribbean tourism by 2027
Caribbean National Weekly
·
July 7, 2025
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has rolled out an ambitious three-year strategy aimed at reshaping the region’s tourism landscape. The Reimagine Plan 2025–2027, officially launched during Caribbean Week in New York last month, sets a...
Land registry or grab, Part II
The Nassau Guardian
·
Dear Editor, Following on from Part I of this letter, I previously raised concerns about the land registry and related legislation. Why rekindle the land registry? To rekindle the idea of the land registry, the government operated quietly for some...
Jamaica earns first gold medal at Junior CASA
Jamaica Observer
·
July 5, 2025
Captain Sanjana Nallapati (left) and vice-captain Mehar Trehan celebrate the successful defence of the girls’ doubles title against Barbados at the Junior CASA Championship in the Cayman Islands. July 5, 2025 Captain Sanjana Nallapati teamed up...
CTO launches plan to reimagine Caribbean tourism
Travel Press
·
July 7, 2025
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is planning to transform the region’s tourism sector with a new three-year plan that outlines a strategic vision that will position the Caribbean as a global leader in sustainable tourism, while...
Unbeaten T&T boys reach CASA semis
Trinidad Express
·
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s boys rolled into the semifinals of the Junior Caribbean Regional Squash Association (CASA) Championships yesterday in the Cayman Islands. After winning four of the six matches to stun title favourites Guyana 20-13 on Thursday...
Trehan, Nallapati point to ‘chemistry’ after gold in U19 doubles at CASA Champs
The Gleaner
·
July 5, 2025
Mehar Trehan and Sanjana Nallapati added the girls’ under-19 doubles gold medal to their individual silver and bronze medals, respectively, after victory over Barbados at the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships, at the...
CoP: No evidence of third party in Myles’ death
Cayman News Service
·
July 4, 2025
(CNS): The mysterious death of the deputy director of CIMA, Judiann Myles (47), will be determined by a coroner’s court, Police Commissioner Kurt Walton revealed at a press conference on Thursday. He said that after an investigation involving...
T&T men storm into Team semis as group winners
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
·
T&T boys' team will go into their semifinals against Guyana at the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships as Group A winner after defeating Jamaica 26-5 in their final round-robin match at the South Sound...
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Announces Overall Declining Energy Costs
I News Cayman
·
July 4, 2025
Grand Cayman, July 4, 2025 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) is pleased to announce an overall annual reduction in costs for its customers, due to ongoing investment in critical infrastructure. Delivery of the Cayman Islands’ climate change...
Law firm fined $8k for passing over Caymanians
Cayman News Service
·
July 3, 2025
(CNS): A well-established local law firm was recently found guilty and fined CI$8,000 for violating immigration laws, officials from Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman have said. According to a press release, the firm failed to disclose...
Locals dominate inaugural Barbados Grand Prix
The Gleaner
·
July 7, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): QUARTER-MILERS SADA Williams and Dasean Boyce, along with sprinter Ross Walrond, were among several Barbadians in winners’ row at the inaugural Barbados Grand Prix on Saturday at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. Williams,...
NCB Cap Markets warns US remittance tax could affect families in Jamaica
Jamaica Observer
·
July 4, 2025
In 2022 The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the Cayman Islands remained the main source countries for remittances at 70.2 per cent, 10.9 per cent, 10.4 per cent and 5.2 per cent, respectively. July 4, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica —...
Sargassum plan abandoned by UPM back on table
Cayman News Service
·
July 1, 2025
(CNS): The minority UPM administration appears to have abandoned the development of a plan to deal with the sargassum influx after Kathy Ebanks-Wilks, the sustainability minister, resigned from government in October 2024. However, Ebanks-Wilks,...