Archive for August, 2016
Allan struggles to make headway with weight disadvantage
(CNS): As one of lightest sailors in the competition, Cayman’s Florence Allen had another challenging day Tuesday in Rio as she ended the women’s laser races in 35th place. Although she improved her ranking in the first race of the day where she was passing other competitors, she fell back again in the second race […]
Father and son complete 500-mile cycle for charity
(CNS): A father and son have cycled across Iowa as part of the world’s oldest, largest and longest road tour. Tim Dailey and son, Alex, 9, cycled 500 miles in the 44th annual Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), a seven-day journey, raising funds for three Cayman charities. They will be donating US$1,000 […]
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 […]
Cayman’s team outfit scores on world fashion stage
(CNS): The Cayman Islands may not win any medals at the Olympic Games in Rio this month but the outfits that the team wore at the Opening Ceremony on Friday night at the Maracanã Stadium were winners with some of the fashion pundits around the world. The Sydney Morning Herald placed the team on their […]
Golden Spoons Review: Blue Cilantro
(CNS Foodie): This was my first time visiting Blue Cilantro; to be honest, the off-putting LED lighting throughout the dining room always kept me away. Thankfully, we were seated on the patio, which overlooks West Bay Road and has soft lighting and air conditioning. The only thing I would imagine to be a distraction would […]
Visiting Cayman between term limits
Can a person who has been rolled over return to Cayman as a tourist for a vacation during the period of that rollover or do they have to be totally absent for the whole year? Auntie’s answer: The Department of Immigration website addresses your question in its work-permit section; go to this link to the […]
Campbells names scholarship recipients
(CNS): Campbells has named Kira March and Luca Polloni as the winners of the firm’s undergraduate scholarships for 2016. March is a two-time scholarship recipient entering her second year at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where she is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in human kinetics. Polloni is entering his first […]
Cayman’s athletes start their Olympic quest
(CNS): Lara Butler registered both a personal best and new national record of 1:04.98 in her 100m backstroke event, and brother Geoffrey took first in his 400m freestyle heat with a time of 4:07.87, but Cayman’s Olympic siblings did not qualify for their respective semifinals in their weekend races. Next up on the Olympic calendar […]
Efficiency counts for newest top employee
(CNS): Kerrilyn Rivers, of the Ministry of Financial Services, cited for being most efficient, has been named the Employee of the Month for June under the Deputy Governor’s Award Programme. An accounts officer in the ministry, she is responsible for raising purchase orders, processing payments, raising receipts for revenue and assisting with regular month end […]
Former governor Thomas Russell remembered
(CNS): Government officials and civil servants were among those attending a memorial service Thursday, 4 August, in celebration of the life of the much-respected former governor of the Cayman Islands, Thomas Russell, who died 4 July. He was the third governor and the longest serving of all to date, arriving in 1974 and remaining at the […]
Neighbours living in unfinished house
Where or how do I go about reporting to the planning department some people that are living in a house that they are building but is not close to be completed and have no planning permission to be living there yet? I know of circumstances where people are building and have finished the roof and […]
Cayman company helps baby elephant
(CNS): As part of its recently launched “Hand Up” giving initiative, Ronco Cayman has helped to sponsor an orphaned baby elephant in Kenya, which was injured when it fell into a well when it was three weeks old. The company sponsored Ngilai, whose name means “value” in Malay, through the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the […]
Cayman’s athletes ready to compete in Rio
(CNS): The Cayman Olympic squad has been officially welcomed to the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the start of the Summer Games. Cayman was one of the first countries to participate in the welcoming event that included the raising of the Cayman Islands flag and the playing of Brazil’s national anthem. All […]
Finding a job after cancelled work permit
At lunchtime, I ran into an acquaintance of mine. He recently quit his job as a sales associate, and accordingly his employer cancelled his work permit. After telling me this, he then proceeded to show me an email exchange between himself and personnel from the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development in which he was […]
Southern Cross Club owner gets lifetime achievement nod
(CNS): For his work and dedication to the Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman and the environment, resort owner Peter Hillenbrand recently was presented with a lifetime achievement award during the annual Cayman Stingray Tourism Awards gala. He said he was deeply honoured by the recognition of his peers in the industry, but added he had not […]
