Archive for December 22nd, 2016
Halfway home gets boost from ministry
(CNS Local Life): The Hope For Today Foundation, which runs a halfway house for recovering addicts in West Bay, has received an early Christmas present with a $10,000 donation from the Ministry of Community Affairs, delivered by Minister Osbourne Bodden. The funds will assist with operating costs of the men’s rehabilitation residential home, which can […]
Miss Cayman back from Miss World contest
(CNS Local Life): Miss Cayman Islands 2016 Monyque Roshel Brooks was welcomed home this week following her participation in the Miss World pageant. More than 100 women took part in the competition, held Sunday, 18 December, in the US state of Maryland. Fellow Caribbean contestants shone at the contest, with Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto […]
Flow technician awarded for excellence
(CNS Local Life): Charles Bodden, who has been with the company for more than 40 years, has won Flow’s Managing Directors Award for Excellence for 2016. A business-to-business service technician, Bodden was recognised at a recent all-colleague event. Victor Salgado, managing director of Flow Cayman Islands, said, “I was delighted to present this award to […]
UK team assesses Cayman’s search-and-rescue ability
(CNS Local Life): Members of Cayman’s maritime community recently met with the UK Coastguard team reviewing local search-and-rescue capability. The focus groups, held at the District Administration Building on Cayman Brac on Wednesday, 14 December, and the Government Administration Building on Grand Cayman on Friday, 16 December, sought the views of the seafaring sector on […]