Archive for May 26th, 2016
Newcomer to Cayman wants to tread the boards
I am keen on amateur dramatics and I am new to the island. What options are out there and who do I contact? Auntie’s answer: You are in luck because, although Grand Cayman is small, our little island supports a fantastic amateur theatre – the Prospect Playhouse, which is home to the Cayman Drama Society […]
Swimmer Lauren Hew hoping to make Olympic cut
(CNS): Two years after making her international debut at only 14 years old, Caymanian swimmer Lauren Hew is hoping to take part in the world’s largest sporting event, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio this August. “In 2014 I went to the [Glasgow] Commonwealth Games,” she said. “I made it to the semi-finals in […]
Heart surgery saves motorcycle-accident victim
(CNS): A young Caymanian who suffered life-threatening injuries as the result of a motorcycle accident is recovering after heart surgery at Health City Cayman Islands. John Miller III, 25, arrived at the hospital in critical condition with a traumatic aortic injury. Typically, only 10 percent of people with such an injury make it to a […]
DCI staff to assist Red Cross Thrift Shop
(CNS): The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI), as part of its new social-responsibility mandate, will volunteer at the Cayman Islands Red Cross on Monday, 30 May. Staff members will be working in the Red Cross Thrift Shop from 1:30pm to 4:30pm, handling multiple tasks, from unloading and sorting donations to helping display items for […]
Miss Universe to meet aspiring Miss Cayman contestants
(CNS): Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach will be in Cayman next month for a two-day stopover during which she will meet potential contestants for Miss Cayman Islands 2017-18 and last year’s winner, Monyque Brooks. Other events scheduled for Wurtzbach’s brief stay, set for 24-26 June, include an appearance for the native Filipino at the Philippines independence month […]
