Archive for November, 2015
Cayman remembers fallen veterans
(CNS): Ceremonies were held simultaneously on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, on Sunday, 8 November, to mark Remembrance Day, which fell on the following day. At 11am, a two-minute silence marked the official observance of the holiday, with this year’s event commemorating all lives lost in World Wars I and II as well as at […]
Scuba diving honourees announced for 2016
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (DoT) has named the five newest inductees into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF), who will be honoured at a ceremony in Cayman 30 September 2016. They are Bob Barth, Dr Joe MacInnis, Ramón Bravo, Stuart Cove and Philippe Cousteau, Sr.
Courts staffer retires after four decades
(CNS): Ermyn Berry, administrative secretary at Judicial Administration, who has retired after 40 years of service, was treated last week to a surprise farewell party. Her career in public service began on 1 August 1975, with the Registrar of Companies, then located within the Courts’ administration.
St Kitts boy receives free heart surgery in Cayman
(CNS): A boy from St Kitts and Nevis received free cardiac surgery at Health City Cayman Islands, with the help of two charities, Have A Heart Cayman and the World Paediatric Project. Shellon McCalmon thanked the hospital on behalf of her 12-year-old son, Phesaun, who was treated for an atrial septal defect, a hole in the […]
Airports Authority staff attend security course
(CNS): Three staff of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) recently completed a course on air cargo and mail security presented by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The CIAA hosted the five-day ICAO/Canada Programme Cargo and Mail Security course for Belize, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands that was […]
DEH gains ‘patience’ with district officer
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH ) has added Patience Eke to the team as district environmental health officer. She brings more then 25 years of experience from working in both Nigeria and Jamaica.
DEH gets new assistant director
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has hired Mark Rowlands as assistant director for solid waste. From British Columbia, Canada, Rowlands is an environmental engineer/planner with more than 25 years experience in the field of waste management.
Stingray Swim Club team champions in Jamaica meet
(CNS): Stingray Swim Club (SSC) had an excellent outing in Kingston, Jamaica, at the Dean Martin Memorial ‘AB’ Swim Meet, held 23-25 October, coming home with an overall team championship, 34 meet records, four high-point award winners and a new Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (CIASA) long course record. Stingray’s 25-strong contingent, competing against well-known […]
Earl La Pierre honoured for contributions to pan
(CNS): Ground-breaking Trinidadian steel pan band, Invaders, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, recently honoured local musician Earl La Pierre for his lifetime of contributions to the development and promotion of this musical instrument, at an awards dinner in Trinidad.
Civil servants go pink for breast cancer awareness
(CNS): Civil servants made a colourful statement on Friday, 30 October, by dressing in pink to support the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens (LCTG) Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. Overall, government employees donated more than $1,000 towards the programme, which provides free mammograms for local women.
