Archive for July, 2016
Cayman’s swim team brings home 13 medals
(CNS): Cayman Islands national swimmers returned from the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) in Bahamas last week with medals, records, personal bests, experience and lots of memories. At the open-water competition, Cayman’s Catriona MacRae – who is hanging up her goggles when she heads off to college at Auburn University this fall – won a […]
Heroes needed to support childhood cancer research
(CNS): The fourth annual Hannah’s Heroes fundraiser is set for 23 September during childhood cancer awareness month. Organisers of the event are encouraging members of the community to come out to shave their heads to raise funds for the St Baldrick’s Foundation to support childhood cancer research. Once again, the venue will be the Wicket […]
U-19 men’s rugby team at regional championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands DART National Men’s Under-19 Rugby team is competing at the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championships in Miami in a bid to bring home the title for the first time in four years. The team spent the weekend training and will play their first game at 4pm EST today (11 July) against […]
Arrows on roads for navigating roundabouts
Is there a way to request arrows being painted on the roads just before entering the roundabouts to provide guidance to drivers on how to use them properly? Auntie’s answer: I am all for giving drivers as much help on the roads as possible, in particular when negotiating roundabouts, since there seems to be too […]
Nurses focus on leadership at annual conference
(CNS): Nurses from across the Cayman Islands networked and shared their expertise at the 10th annual International Nursing Conference. Hosted by the Cayman Islands Nursing Association (CINA), the conference, held 28-30 June at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, was themed “Leadership is Every Nurse’s Business”. The event attracted nurses from different areas of specialisations […]
Lions Club of Grand Cayman names new board
(CNS): The Lions Club of Grand Cayman has installed a new president and board of directors for 2016-17. At the ceremony, held Saturday, 2 July, Tannya Mortimer was named the second female president to be appointed in 43 years, following Deborah Ebanks in 2009. Past president Leonard Hew installed the incoming officers.
Issue with repaved handicapped parking at hospital
The recent repaving of the car park at the George Town Hospital has inexplicably not only reduced the width of the handicapped spots but also removed the extra path between cars that allowed for the passage of wheelchairs. These spots are now exactly the same size as regular spots, rendering them absolutely useless for anyone […]
No permanent residents at civil service workshop
Why were Cayman Islands Government permanent residents excluded from the recent leadership seminar and is that considered discrimination under the Constitution? PRs must wait for a certain time before applying for status. Wouldn’t it make sense to include them alongside their Caymanian colleagues since they are already in the process of becoming Caymanian? Auntie’s answer: […]
Creative team behind Star Wars still flying high
(CNS): The Cayman International Film Festival featured something for everyone with its variety of screenings, question-and-answer sessions and workshops, but one series of panels arguably drew the most interest and excitement. Over the course of CayFilm, both fans and filmmakers sat in on hours of seminars with the industry professionals responsible for two of the […]
CayFilm impresses international filmmakers
(CNS): The four-day Cayman International Film Festival ended as it began, with a gala event, attended by a mix of celebrities, international and local filmmakers and actors, movie aficionados and residents. Highlights of the evening included presenting lifetime achievement awards to producers Robert Watts and Gary Lucchesi as well as announcing the winning entries in […]
NOAA reef-health expert joins CCMI team
(CNS): Dr Karsten Shein, a climatologist with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been awarded a Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) research fellowship to help the organisation in its work understanding reef health. Dr Shein has led several major international scientific projects, and at CCMI’s Little Cayman Research Centre, he has installed environmental […]
Students add colour to nature trail
(CNS): Students from John A Cumber and Prospect Primary schools have created brightly coloured signs for all the different kinds of indigenous plants that can be seen at the Blue Hole Nature Trail at the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF). Geddes Hislop, curator of the CTF terrestrial exhibits, spearheaded the project. “The Blue Hole Nature Trail […]
Flowers brings Haven back to Cayman
(CNS): Almost a decade after premiering Haven, his first feature-length film, in the Cayman Islands, Frankie Flowers returned for a special screening of the movie at a gala to open the Cayman International Film Festival on Friday, 1 July. The main ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman was packed for the screening, which comes just […]
The ins and outs of Caymanian status
What is the difference between being a Cayman status holder and being a naturalised Cayman citizen? Auntie’s answer: Before getting into the specifics of your question, I must make it clear, as was pointed out by an immigration official, there is no such thing as a “naturalised Cayman citizen”; that term simply does not exist […]
Locals promoted to senior airport jobs
(CNS): Two long serving staff members of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) have been promoted to management positions following a competitive and open recruitment process, officials revealed in a release. Robert Harris has been appointed as the new airport operations manager and Erick Bodden was promoted to air traffic control manager. Harris has been […]
Golden Spoons Review: George Town Yacht Club
(CNS Foodie): Before we get on to the food, it’s worth mentioning the parking: there’s lots of it, which is not a minor consideration when choosing somewhere for lunch in or near to town. The George Town Yacht Club is just ten minutes from the town centre and two minutes from the airport, easy to […]
Rubbish falling from government trucks
This morning, at about 8:30am, I was driving near the airport behind one of those big green open-top trucks with a Cayman Islands Government logo on the side. The truck was full to the brim and as it went around the airport by the cricket oval, I was distressed to see bits of rubbish being […]
MRCU officer catches top employee award
(CNS): Leonardo Rodriguez, from the Ministry of Health and Culture, is the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month for May 2016. He was recognised for being most effective and responsive – traits that are critical in his position as the disease prevention officer with Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU). Rodriguez manages a team of […]
