Archive for August 1st, 2016
Cyclists and obeying the Traffic Law
I would like to ask whether there exist clear rules for bicycle riders. In general I consider it dangerous to ride a bicycle in Cayman since, according to my experience, car and especially bus and truck drivers don’t care much about the fate of bicycle riders. But besides this, I also don’t understand every behaviour […]
Clarifying the accommodation tax
As a resident I am sometimes able to get 15% discount from hotels and restaurants. Some restaurants do not give this 15%. In one local hotel recently they would give it for breakfast but not for brunch. Can you let me know what exactly this 15% tax is and if the hospitality sector should legally […]
Prep students impressed by CCMI trip
(CNS): At Cayman Prep and High School’s end-of-year ceremony held in June, more than half of the year six students pointed to their participation in the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) marine ecology course when asked to recall their most important memory of primary school. The young people spent three days at CCMI’s Little Cayman […]
Cayman adds bone-marrow donors
(CNS): The Caribbean Bone Marrow Registry has added 143 new donors after holding two drives in Cayman over the past month. The registry’s goal is to reach 1000 registered donors by the end of the year. The recent drives were courtesy of Davenport Development Ltd and Decco Ltd. In the Caribbean, with a population comprising different […]
Cayman boxers to compete in US tournament
(CNS): Two Cayman boxers will be heading off to the US this month to compete at the Sugar Bert National Championships qualifier in Columbus, Georgia. Coach Ryan Barrett selected Bruce Lee Coulson, 32, and Blayze Wood, 17, to participate in the 26-28 August event, with the airfare for one of the athletes sponsored by private […]
