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Police Respond to House Explosion in Bodden Town
At approximately 7:00 PM on Friday, 4 July, emergency services - including police, fire, and ambulance, were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to reports of a house explosion in the Look Out Gardens area of Bodden Town. A 52-year-old...

The Boeing 727 That Pablo Escobar Once Owned Is Now An Airbnb
The Boeing 727 is one of Boeing's most distinctive creations, featuring a high T-shaped tail and rear engine to complement its two wing-mounted engines. It was also a highly versatile aircraft well-suited to short and medium-haul routes and will...

Antigua Leads the Charge in Caribbean Drag Racing Championship
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'
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...

Jamaica earns first gold medal at Junior CASA
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...

CoP: No evidence of third party in Myles’ death
(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...

Unbeaten T&T boys reach CASA semis
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
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...

T&T men storm into Team semis as group winners
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...

U-18 Volleyball Team Set For NORCECA Qualifier
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
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...

Law firm fined $8k for passing over Caymanians
(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...

Sargassum plan abandoned by UPM back on table
(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,...

CTO unveils Reimagine Plan to reshape Caribbean tourism by 2027
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...

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Announces Overall Declining Energy Costs
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...

Land registry or grab, Part II
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...

NCB Cap Markets warns US remittance tax could affect families in Jamaica
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 —...

CTO launches plan to reimagine Caribbean tourism
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...
Cayman’s economy expanded by an estimated 3.3% in the first nine months of 2024
From Cayman Islands Economics & Statistics Office (ESO). The first quarter inflation rate was 1.8 percent, and among the main contributors was a 9.7 percent rise in the education index. The main contributors to the increase in the education index...

CUC Announces Overall Declining Energy Costs
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 targets and responding to...