Archive for February 18th, 2016
Registration deadline looms for Off The Beaten Track
(CNS): Registration for the seventh annual Off The Beaten Track, one of Cayman’s most arduous sporting events, will be closing Friday, 19 February. Race director Anna Keating said the 50K event, set for Sunday, 21 February, will take runners through areas of untouched nature and provide a new challenge and tougher terrain for participants this year.
New CIAA mascot flies in for Valentine’s Day
(CNS): The new mascot of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority’s (CIAA) was on hand to offer Valentine’s greetings to travellers lining up at Owen Roberts International Airport. The six-foot-tall Cayman parrot named “Calypso”, CIAA’s latest customer-service and marketing initiative, took photos with passengers and received “high fives” as he made his way through the airport.
Grammy-winning electric cellist joins Cayfest lineup
(CNS): Grammy Award-winning electro-jazz cellist, trombonist and composer Dana Leong will be performing at the 2016 Cayfest showcase on Saturday, 27 February. Known for his musical stylings that fuse classical, jazz and pop to creative unique and pioneering compositions, Leong also taught Jazz at Stanford University starting at age 16.
Local runner begins new marathon challenge
(CNS): Veteran marathon man Derek Haines is taking on yet another incredible and gruelling challenge to raise $1 million for a local heart charity. In 2016, the 67-year-old runner is planning to run In a 50K endurance race, scale three Bolivian mountain peaks and finish two marathons to raise cash for Have a Heart Cayman […]
