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Governor Designate Jane Owen is scheduled to arrive in the Cayman Islands on Friday, 21 April, and will be officially welcomed by Members of Government at the O

Jane Owen (CNS): The new Cayman Islands governor, Jane Owen (59), is scheduled to arrive on Friday to begin her official placement as the UK's representative. She will be welcomed by members of the government at Owen Roberts International Airport before being taken to the House of Parliament, where she will be sworn in that…

Governor Designate Jane Owen is scheduled to arrive in the Cayman Islands on Friday, April 21, where she will be officially welcomed by Members of Government at

A Hurricane Hunter aircraft will be in Grand Cayman this week on a regional tour to educate and prepare people for the 2023 hurricane season. The visit is part

US Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft (CNS): Current neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions look fairly likely to transition to El Niño during the summer or autumn, reducing the likelihood of a busy Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2023, according, to storm forecasters. Colorado State University is predicting a quieter than average season with around 13…

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Booby Pond (courtesy of the Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust) (CNS): Premier and Minister of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency Wayne Panton, who has officially endorsed the community-led nomination for Little Cayman to become a UNESCO World Heritage site, described the island as a national treasure. Thanking everyone involved in the bid, the…

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government collected over one billion dollars in fees and revenue last year for a record-breaking budget. According to the 2022 unaudited financial results, the year ended with a central government surplus of $47.7 million after earning CI$80 million more than it had projected in the original budget. Overall, despite high levels…

Little Cayman marine life (photo courtesy of CCMI) (CNS): The United Kingdom has added Little Cayman Marine Parks and Protected Areas to its list of sites it is nominating to be given UNESCO World Heritage Status. About once per decade, the UK publishes its Tentative List of the sites believed to have the best chance…

Stretch of EWA that is being widened from two to four lanes (click to enlarge) (CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) has begun work on widening the existing East-West Arterial from Poindexter Road to Hirst Road from two lanes to four. This next phase of work is part of the continued effort to tackle Grand…