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Cayman: Missing: Tashaena Williams

Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating missing teen Tashaena Williams, age 16, residing in Bodden Town.

Archive·Dec 18

As Cruise Industry Hits Record Growth, Savvy Destinations Turn to Partnership Training to Gain Competitive Edge

Source: Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence

Archive·Dec 18

How the Charter School Industry’s Newest Scheme Could Be ‘the Death of Public Schools’

Author Bio: Jeff Bryant is a writing fellow and chief correspondent for Our Schools.

Archive·Dec 16

African Development Bank Group welcomes Canadian Africa Envoy for discussions to reshape cooperation

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 15, 2025/ -- The Senior Vice-President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.

Archive·Dec 15

CIS opens applications for Caymanian Citizenship Scholarship Programme for 2026-2027

Cayman International School (CIS) has opened applications for its Caymanian Citizenship Scholarship Programme for the 2026–2027 academic year.

Archive·Dec 12

FutureMe Cayman: A New Approach to Career Planning

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (10 December 2025) – Caymanians and residents can now explore career paths in a new way with the launch of FutureMe Cayman, a lifestyle-led career mapping platform.

Archive·Dec 10

Cayman: A Man’s Body was Recovered from the Water off West Bay During a Joint Search Effort

Just after 1:30 PM on Saturday, 6 December, police and other emergency services were dispatched to North West Point Road, West Bay, in response to a suspected drowning.

Archive·Dec 7

Cayman property developers sued for $1.1M in ‘loan interest guarantees’

Cayman Islands consultancy firm Moore & Moore Investments Group Ltd. is suing three prominent local businessmen – Naul Bodden, Ian Wight, and Matthew Wight – and their property developer – NCB Homes L...

Archive·Dec 6

Cayman: Road Closures - RCIPS Informs the Public of Weekend Road Closures Dec 6 & 7

The RCIPS would like to inform the public of the following road closures that may affect the flow of traffic.

Archive·Dec 5

Cayman Drama Society's "Cinderella" is "MAGICAL"

It's been a long time since the CDS have presented a "PANTOMIME" and they couldn't have picked a better one than "CINDERELLA" . "CINDERELLA" is one of the best known "fairy" stories into a "PANTO".

Archive·Nov 30

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Two Men Arrested in Cayman Brac After Police Search Recovered Suspected Drugs

Two men were arrested in Cayman Brac on Thursday after police said they found suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia during a search on West End Road.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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Premier: "The Status Quo Cannot Continue," Vows New Development Plan

The Cayman Islands Government has published the findings of the Cayman Forward Initiative, setting out nine recommendations for planning reform and environmental decision-making.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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U.S. cruise visitor dies after snorkelling in the sea off George Town

A 71-year-old cruise visitor from the United States died on Thursday morning after getting into difficulty while snorkelling off South Church Street in George Town, police said. Members of the public pulled him from the water, and emergency responders took him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police said the man became unconscious while snorkelling. People nearby pulled him from the sea and began chest compressions before EMS arrived. He was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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Policymakers at home and abroad find digital ID a difficult sell

My eID is also intended to underpin future digital government services, offering a more streamlined way for residents to interact with public authorities and participating organisations. Applicants undergo identity verification and enrolment processes, including photograph capture, as part of obtaining the card. Officials continue to encourage eligible individuals to apply as the programme expands. In contrast, the Efforts in both the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom to expand or reform digital identity systems highlight a shared ambition to modernise identification processes, but also reveal differing public responses, policy challenges, and implementation strategies, ranging from steady phased adoption in Cayman to political backlash and policy reversal in the UK. United Kingdom’s attempt to introduce a more comprehensive digital identity system has encountered significant political resistance and public scepticism. The government has abandoned plans to make it mandatory for workers to register for a new digital ID to prove their right to work, following criticism, declining public support, and concerns among Members of Parliament. Instead, ministers have confirmed that existing right-to-work checks will be made fully digital by 2029 using current documentation systems such as biometric passports. This shift marks a recalibration rather than a complete withdrawal from digital identity ambitions. Employers already conduct right-to-work checks, and digital verification services have been available since 2022 for certain passport holders, alongside Home Office systems for some non-UK citizens. The revised approach retains mandatory digital checks but removes the requirement for a new standalone ID.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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Saharan dust plume expected to reach Cayman Islands on Friday evening

The Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability (MHES), in conjunction with the Public Health Department (PHD), has issued a precautionary advisory, with the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) expected to formally issue a Dust Alert on Friday, July 10.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10