When the UK-registered cruise ship Braemar docked in Dutch St Maarten on Sunday evening March 1st, it was the latest example of the Dutch Caribbean territory providing ‘safe harbour’ to cruise ships denied a port of call in other islands due to coronavirus concerns.
Cayman Islands government and tourism authorities moved quickly on Tuesday address concerns that Carnival Cruise Lines had dropped the territory its itinerary.
Three elite Public Works Department staffers are the first to complete the highest course currently available in the department’s flagship apprenticeship programme.
Notwithstanding unprecedented challenges to the tourism market in the dawn of 2020, a positive trend of more visitors and greater occupancy rates continues as January stayover arrivals to the Cayman Islands went up by nearly four percent according to the Department of Tourism.
The YMCA of the Cayman Islands recently hosted its Annual Board Retreat in Cayman Brac. 14 Board Members and 4 staff spent three days in the Sister Island discussing the organisation’s way forward under the theme “Focus 2020”, while solidifying their strategic objectives for the next five years.
On Sunday The CIFS is reported that the incident they were called to attend at the George Town landfill this morning (Sunday, 8 March 2020) has become an escalating, challenging fire fanned by strong winds.
After a spectacle of smoke bellowing from a raging inferno at the George Town Landfill on Sunday, 8th March, the Cayman Islands Fire Service and the Department of Environmental Health say they are seeing some success in battling the fire from their application of a specialized fire retardant.
The Ministry of Health, Public Health Department and the management of the Health Services Authority (HSA) are aware that reports are being received that the Caribbean Princess has been ordered to return to port in Miami by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) in the USA due to concerns over two....
“Runnin’ in di republic - it’s a West Bay ting” was a fitting slogan for the third annual CUC 5K walk/run which started before dawn at Pappagallo’s and did a big loop along Conch Point Road, down Top Sail Road and then back to finish at Pappagallo’s again.
“Oh! She’s so beautiful!” exclaimed the children as they interacted with Kadeija Bodden, Ms. Cayman Universe 2019-2020. She arrived on the Brac to a congenial reception by those on hand to welcome her and her entourage.