Archive for 2016
Youth Flex completes 39th season on air
(CNS): The Youth Flex radio show will sign off on its 39th season on Wednesday, 27 April, with a focus on the upcoming elections. Representatives from the Elections Office will join the panel to encourage young voters to register for the 2017 general elections.
Long-serving prison officers honoured
(CNS): Two senior prison officers who have been with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service since 1981 will be honoured during the 35th anniversary celebrations being held from 24-30 April. Acting deputy director – rehabilitation Richard Barton and deputy director Claira Range, who is in charge of HMP Fairbanks, are the Prison Service’s longest-serving employees and […]
Concern over traffic safety in neighbourhood
To which department, and to who, can I address urgent pleas for installation of traffic-calming measures? I live in Snug Harbour, and my house backs onto Palm Heights Drive which drivers use at great speed – my gardeners who come once a month refuse to even use that road to get to me! Drivers fly […]
New York has the touch at Cayman rugby tournament
(CRFU): Attracting competitors from New York, Washington, Houston and Jamaica, games were played all day at the recent inaugural Cayman International Touch Tournament 2016, with the teams from the Big Apple eventually making a clean sweep. There was also time for a mini-tournament for the youth of Cayman to demonstrate their touch skills. In the […]
CIFEC students earn certifications
(CNS): Students of the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) have completed the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) training courses in basic food hygiene and cosmetology. The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman sponsored the training for 50 participants. To date, 44 students have taken advantage of this opportunity, with the remaining six participants scheduled for […]
Premier urges parents to ensure kids are vaccinated
(CNS): With the start of Vaccination Week on Saturday, 23 April, Premier and Minister of Health Alden McLaughlin is urging parents to check their children’s immunisation records and to ensure that they are up to date. Cayman will join other countries in the Americas in observing the 14th Vaccination Week in the region. This year, […]
Brac students go to the park for Earth Day
(CNS): Students from Creek, Spot Bay and West End primary schools celebrated Earth Day at West End Community Park in Cayman Brac on Thursday, 21 April. The event began with Kathleen Bodden-Harris sharing information from the Department of Environment (DoE) regarding endemic Rock Iguanas.
Golden Spoons Review: The Wharf
(CNS Foodie): I’d been to The Wharf for dinner once and was not too impressed but I decided to give it another try. Some things have changed, and others have not. The place is massive, so much going on for a Saturday night! Barefoot Man was the entertainment, and the Golden Girls & Gents loved […]
Sponsorship of police business cards
Today the police responded to a vehicle break-in. The officer presented his business card for contact information. On the back of the card was an advertisement for a certain security company. When he saw the look on my face he said that they had sponsored his business cards. Is this even legal or ethical in […]
Caymanian Marine Unit boss gets top cop prize
(CNS): Inspector Leo Anglin, one of the first local officers to be fast-tracked through the ranks of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service on a specialist course, has won a regional police award for career development, which earned him US$5,000 as well as accolades. The school officer at the John Gray High School, PC Odale […]
MRCU adds to mosquito-fighting fleet
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) has recently upgraded its fleet of foggers with two new 2016 Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks, as part of their ongoing preventative measures against the threat of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, vector for the Zika virus.
Human Rights Commission message for Earth Day
Human Rights Commission: The Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission joins organisations in Cayman and other countries around the world in celebrating Earth Day 2016. The Cayman Islands can take pride at being in the notable position of having a right to environmental protection enshrined in its constitution – something present in less than half of […]
Community answers call to recycle phone books
(CNS): Through this year’s “Yellow2Green” recycling programme, held for four weeks over February and March, people all across Cayman collected and handed in more than 21,000 used telephone directories. Since the initiative began more than five years ago, more than 170,000 directories have been recycled, keeping them out of the George Town landfill.
Wants to scatter mother’s ashes in Cayman
I recently lost my mother in Canada and her wish was to be cremated and brought back to Cayman where our family could spread her remains in our yard under a very special tree we have that she loved looking at every time she visited. I was told we cannot bring remains in carry-on and they […]
Appleby’s annual giving day supports five charities
(CNS): Following its annual Charity Day programme on 15 March, Appleby Cayman has awarded donations to the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, The Bridge Foundation, Cayman Islands Red Cross, NCVO and Lighthouse School. The law firm has been running the programme since 2014, providing an opportunity for various charities to bid for funds.
Governor backs DG’s 5K Challenge
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has presented Governor Helen Kilpatrick with a DG’s 5K Challenge T-shirt, as she adds her name to a growing list of public figures and local celebrities supporting the event. The list includes Miss Cayman Islands, Monyque Brooks; Cayman Islands Olympians, Ronald Forbes and Cydonie Mothersill; and Bermuda’s Minister of Health […]
Unhappy with water-delivery service
I have a cistern and during the dry days/weeks/months, I have to order water from a particular local company. However, after waiting more than 12 hours (sometimes even 24 hours) on a delivery of water that is urgently needed, I am a bit frustrated with the customer service and would like to know if there […]
Young musicians set to compete for annual award
(CNS): This year’s finalists for the Butterfield Young Musician of the Year award celebrated with a luncheon last week. The award has been a feature of the programme of the National Children’s Festival of the Arts for the past nine years, and the competition will take place Saturday, 30 April at the Prospect Playhouse.
