Tag: Cayman Brac
Concessions renewed for builders and developers
(CNS Business): The government will be continuing the flat 15% import duty rate on building materials imported to Grand Cayman for another year, officials have confirmed. The duty cut has been running for several years and Finance Minister Roy McTaggart claimed the concession was working and helping to boost the economy. “The government is committed […]
CAL increases flights to Sister Islands
(CNS Business): Cayman Airways said that there has been an increased demand for seats on flights to the Sister Island, so Cayman Airways Express has added a new flight rotation between Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman with its Saab 340 B+ aircraft six days a week. On Tuesday 4 April the National Flag Carrier will […]
Golden Spoons Review: Star Island
(CNS Foodie): Star Island on Cayman Brac is not a dinner venue. If you arrive for dinner you will likely find yourself at the only occupied table watching a series of customers collect take-away orders in an otherwise empty restaurant, which doesn’t make for the best ambience. Arrive at lunch time on a weekend and […]
Flow increases broadband on Cayman Brac
(CNS Business): Telecommunications provider Flow say they have improved broadband speeds on Cayman Brac, claiming that customers on that island are now able to obtain speeds of at least 15mbps. In addition to the Broadband upgrades, all residential phone lines have been moved to a new state-of-the-art telephone switch platform which will improve resiliency and […]
Brac hotel upgraded, renamed and ‘reimagined’
(CNS): Following major renovations made to the Little Cayman Beach Resort in 2009, which resulted in raising the occupancy to 85% in 2015 – an increase of about 20% since 2008 – the owners have now turned their attention to the Cayman Brac Beach Resort, formerly the Brac Reef. Phase one, a large free-form pool […]
New T&B law focus of Brac business expo
(CNS): Government officials will be taking the opportunity to make sure the business community on Cayman Brac is prepared for the implementation of the new Trade and Business Law at a forthcoming business expo. Staff from the Department of Commerce and Investment will be at the expo, which is being organised by Hurley’s Media on […]
Brac air arrivals jump 20%
(CNS Business): Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell cites upgrades to the airport on Cayman Brac as a key factor in a 20% increase of tourists to the island in the first half of this year compared to 2014, as well as the introduction of a 30-seater jet aircraft by Cayman Airways. And he said the increase in tourism is good news for […]
Sailing ship sticks with Brac call
(CNS Business): Cayman Brac has secured a more permanent place on the port of call list for the magnificent MS Star Flyer, a tall sailing ship which will be visiting the island in peak seasons on Wednesdays until 2016. An impressive spectacle with 16 white sails, the 370-foot luxury Swedish sailing ship carries up to […]
Brac sports field to boost island’s tourism
(CNS): The investment into upgrading the sports facilities on Cayman Brac as part of a phased development plan will encourage sports tourism to the island, according to Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell, who says the recent upgrades to the island’s airport, which makes outward bound international flights from the Brac possible, pave the way for the island to host smaller tournaments.
Cayman Express improves airlift for Cayman Brac
(CNS Business): A 30-seat Embraer 120 aircraft, which will be in use by Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) until early next year, completed its inaugural flight between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac Wednesday 15 October. The Embraer was obtained under a temporary wet lease arrangement and will be operated by interCaribbean Airways. According to CAL President […]
CAL to wetlease 30-seat plane
(CNS Business): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) says it plans to obtain a 30-seat Embraer 120 “Brasilia†in mid-October 2014 to provide service between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac under a wet-lease arrangement with InterCaribbean. The Embraer 120, with a top speed of 378mph and range of just over 1,000 miles, is fully equipped with galley and […]
Diving computers changed the industry
(CNS): The introduction of diving computers to the industry brought safety challenges for working divemasters, says Cornell Burke, who worked in the dive industry on Cayman Brac for 24 years as dive manager of Brac Aquatics, starting in the early 1980’s. He said that while it enabled divers to stay longer, sometimes they would turn […]
Adaptive diving: a life changing experience
(CNS Business): Becca Brown, a veteran “Dive Pirate” recently visited Cayman Brac with a group that includes divers with physical disabilities, which visits the island every summer. She said diving opened up a lot of opportunities for her, “to do a lot of things and go to a lot of neat places”. This is Brown’s fourth […]
Cayman Brac welcomes cruise ship
(CNS Business): Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell talks to CNS Business about what the arrival of the Star Clipper, the first small cruise ship to stop at Cayman Brac for four years, means to the island. Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell talks to CNS Business about what the arrival of the Star Clipper, the first small cruise ship […]
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