Archive for June 8th, 2016
Marine parks enhancements
As a diver and keen conservationist, I went to some public meetings about the marine park enhancements a while back. Can you tell me if the new protections are in force yet? A timely question on World Oceans Day. The short answer is no. The decision about whether or not to approve these changes is […]
HRC’s Statement on World Oceans Day
(HRC): The Human Rights Commission joins the United Nations in celebrating World Oceans Day 2016, on 8 June. Adopted in the General Assembly on 5 December 2008, the goal of World Oceans Day is to “raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways people can help to […]
Savannah school top Lions choir contest
(CNS): Both the infant choir and the junior choir from Savannah Primary School scooped up first place in their respective categories in the Second Annual Youth Choir Competition, while the John Gray High School was the winning secondary school, each taking home CI$500 for their school’s music department. Savannah school received another CI$500 when their […]
Donation for young Caymanian future pilots
(CNS): The Zak Quappe Flight Scholarship (ZQFS) has donated CI$2,500 to the Cayman Airways Flight Club (Clifton Hunter High School Chapter), which will be sending eleven boys and eight girls to the Florida Institute of Technology’s week long summer flight camp at the end of June. ZQFS is one of many Cayman Islands business sponsors of […]
