Archive for August 9th, 2016
Hoping Uber finds its way to Cayman
Can we get Uber or Lyft in Cayman? I recall there was once going to be meters in the taxis to avoid the embarrassing “one-sided discussion” on random taxi fares at the end of the ride – not sure whatever happened to that, but surely in an era of Uber, Cayman would be perfectly placed […]
Award shows pride in Cayman’s youth
(CNS): A dozen young people were recognised for their efforts and accomplishments at the Proud of Them (PoT) reception held at the George Town Yacht Club on Wednesday, 3 August 2016. Minister of Youth Osbourne Bodden and Minister of Education Tara Rivers presented certificates as well as $500 cash stipends to the honourees. The recipients […]
Cayman invited to cycle for a cause
(CNS): Cayman Water Company (CWC) will be hosting the fourth annual Pete Ribbins Memorial Ride on Sunday, 14 August, held in honour of CWC’s late general manager, who was an active member of the local sporting community, and to raise funds for Cayman HospiceCare. Through registration fees and donations since the event began in 2013, […]
Allan finishes first day of Olympic sailing
(CNS): Florence Allan became the third member of the Cayman Islands Olympic team to compete in the Rio games Monday, 8 August, when she took part in the first day of the women’s Laser Radial sailing competition. Although Allan found herself at the bottom of the pack, finishing 36th and 35th in the two races from […]