Sarah Bridge

Canada

Producer at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Long-time news junkie, full-time CBC producer/journalist.

Articles

Cyclists turn out in huge numbers in memory of Per Undheim

1 week ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

The biggest cycle ride Cayman has seen for years took place today in memory of Per Undheim, who was struck and killed by a motorist while on an early-morning ride on Easter Monday. Around 130 cyclists set off early Sunday in the memorial ride, starting at Red Bay and doing a loop of East End, taking in North Side and returning by Frank Sound Road.
Cyclists to 'finish the ride' of father-of-two Per Undheim

1 week ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

Cayman’s cycling community is coming together for a ride this Sunday to remember their friend and fellow cyclist Per Undheim. Keen triathlete and father-of-two Undheim, who worked at Cayman Physiotherapy, was knocked down and killed by a motorist while on an early-morning cycle ride on Easter Monday morning. His riding partner and co-worker, Andy Hall, suffered injuries in the incident.
Six new faces for Parliament

1 week ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

Julie Hunter – West Bay West – CINPOne of the biggest shocks of election night came from West Bay West, when Julie Hunter beat long-time incumbent McKeeva Bush by just 19 votes. “It was definitely a hard-fought race, but it was time, and we feel good,” she said on election night, thanking her supporters for their love and prayers.
Cabinet approves $11.1M in extra spending in two meetings

2 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

Minutes just released by the reveal that an extra $11.1 million in spending was approved by Cabinet in two separate meetings over the last few months before the general election. At a special meeting of the Cabinet on Friday, 28 Feb., extra payments totalling $4,719,397.18 were approved in government spending across several departments including sports, communications and education, while a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 8 April approved an extra $6.4 million for education and Home Affairs.
Outpouring of support as community grieves father, 39, killed on bike ride

2 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

Cayman’s cycling community say that they have been encouraged by the support from drivers in the days after father-of-two Per Undheim, 39, was killed while on an Easter Monday morning bike ride. “There was a larger group of us cycling this morning and we noticed that cars were giving us more space, we got the occasional wave, people flashed to let us go ahead and an ambulance put its lights on in support too,” said Cayman Cycling vice president Wayne Kirkconnell on Thursday morning.
Support for yes vote on cannabis, but some urge caution

2 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

While the referendum debate has been dominated by the cruise berthing question, the two other questions – whether to have a National Lottery and whether possession of cannabis should be decriminalised – have largely slipped under the radar. While on the surface they are two very different issues, a Yes vote on either of them could have a significant impact on Cayman life, and feelings are running strongly on both sides.
Big interview: There is hope for Cayman, says TCCP leader André Ebanks

2 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

It’s been a turbulent year for The Caymanian Community Party leader André Ebanks. Having served as deputy premier under Juliana O’Connor-Connolly for almost a year, his decision at the end of October 2024 to quit the ruling United People’s Movement party with three colleagues left the government without a working majority and on the brink of collapse.
Cyclists ask for safer roads following Easter Monday's hit-and-run death

3 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

Cayman’s cyclists are calling for change following the tragic death of physiotherapist and father-of-two Per Undheim, 39, who was knocked off his bike during an early morning bike ride on Easter Monday. Undheim’s death after being hit by a car while cycling through Bodden Town has shocked the community, but collisions between cars and cyclists are all too common on Cayman’s roads, with many cyclists reporting being on the receiving end of incidents on a regular basis.
Off-site car park approval paves way for 10-storey Westin expansion

3 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

The Central Planning Authority has approved the Westin hotel’s delayed plans to add a 10-storey, 234-bedroom tower and a 18,410-square-foot conference facility to its site, after a final hurdle relating to off-site parking was resolved. In a first for Cayman’s hotel industry, the hotel on Seven Mile Beach recently received planning permission for an off-site car park with a shuttle bus service to ferry guests between the two locations.
Tributes paid to loving father killed in Easter Monday hit-and-run

3 weeks ago | caymancompass.com | Sarah Bridge

Grieving friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to Per Undheim, the cyclist killed in an early morning hit-and-run in Bodden Town on Easter Monday. The 39-year-old father-of-two was struck while out on a morning bike ride, and friends say they hope that this tragedy will finally prompt action to make Cayman’s roads safer.