Archive for October, 2015
Primary Football League season opens with full slate
(PFL): The 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons began Saturday, 3 October, with games at various venues across Grand Cayman. At the Annex Field, Cayman Brac’s Under-11 boys opened Group B play with a 3-0 victory over South Sound Schools. The Brac’s primary “target man”, Jamar […]
Governor gets pinned with first poppy
(CNS): Two veterans’ daughters kicked off this year’s poppy appeal by pinning one on Governor Helen Kilpatrick at the Government Administration Building (GAB) on Monday, 5 October. Cathy Frazier, daughter of the late veteran Dalkieth Bodden, and Deborah Ebanks, daughter of veteran Ewart Ebanks, continued the annual tradition of pinning the first poppy on the governor, who […]
Swimmers to hit the pool for Stingray fundraiser
(CNS): The Stingray Swim Club (SSC) will be holding its third annual swim-a-thon on Friday, 9 October. The Big Swim serves as a fundraiser for the non-profit organisation, which will mark its 20th anniversary next year. Swimmers will have two hours to complete as many laps as possible. In that time the SSC hopes to raise […]
Voices raised to support hospice care
(CNS): Cayman HospiceCare will be holding its biannual “Voices for Hospices” show at the Prospect Playhouse on 9 and 10 October as part of international celebrations to mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. In a day of support and celebration around the globe, people will perform in what is considered the largest simultaneous musical event […]
Cayman celebrates senior citizens
(CNS): More than 200 seniors helped celebrate International Day of Older Persons at a special lunch on Thursday, 1 October 2015. The event also marked the start of Older Persons Month in Cayman. As it does every year, Cayman National Bank hosted the lunch, which was served by members of the Lions Club. The Department […]
Church symposium tackles familial responsibility
(CNS): The Kings Seventh-day Adventist Church is holding a symposium this weekend (2-4 October) covering topics including domestic violence, conflict resolution, and the responsibilities of husbands and fathers. The programme of seminars and church services will feature visiting presenters Pastor Ronaldo da Cunha and his wife, Dr. Doroti da Cunha, who is a certified health coach. The programme is designed […]
Minister’s Message: International Day of Older Persons
Community Affairs Minister Osbourne Bodden: It is fitting that we take time every year to honour the older members of our community. They are our cornerstones, and remind us of who we are and where we have come from. Many of those aged 60 and over today would have been young people and even children at the […]
