Archive for April, 2018
Is advertising allowed on our beaches?
While walking on the beach recently, I noticed a tall advertisement banner planted in the sand, on the beach side of Hyatt. Is this permitted? Auntie’s answer: Advertising is not allowed without getting formal permission. A Ministry of Planning official explained that a banner sign on the beach would require approval from the Department of […]
Governor heads east on Cayman tour
(CNS Local Life): Governor Anwar Choudhury last week visited East End attractions and places of interest as his continues touring and learning about the Islands. The tour, on Friday, 13 April, started off with a visit to the Blow Holes, led by East End resident and tour guide Alan Ebanks.
Dates set for youth football competition
(CNS Local Life): Local football talent will take on international competition once again in the Cayman Airways Youth Cup, which this year focuses on the U13 age group. The tournament, set for 25-30 June, will feature eight international teams from North America and the region. Cayman club Academy SC is hosting the competition that will […]
Creator Dave Martins returns to Rundown
(CNS Local Life): Rundown, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) annual comedy revue, returns to the Harquail Theatre for its 26th season from Thursday, 26 April through Sunday, 13 May, with the first week featuring an appearance by creator Dave Martins who has written a special song for the show.
Unhappy with state of old Hyatt property
I had thought that Cayman government passed a law some years ago that empowered it to charge $25,000 a day to owners of derelict properties. Why then is Dart not charged for the eyesore formerly called the Hyatt hotel, which as many know, is the remains of an amazing property destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. Auntie’s […]
East End Post Office may get ATM
(CNS Local Life): Minister for Finance and Economic Development Roy McTaggart led a ministry team on a visit to the East End Post Office to assess the feasibility of installing an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) for the direct benefit of all East Enders but particularly the district’s elderly.
Landlord wants to charge tenant’s guests
Just wondering what the laws are for landlords and registering their rentals and how tenants can know if it is a legally registered rental property. I know of a landlord who also wants to charge their tenants hotel rates for family to visit and stay in her studio apartment. Not to mention she has been […]
Caymanian financial advisor back at top event
(CNS Local Life): Caymanian Joshua Bernard has qualified for his sixth consecutive Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) annual meeting in Los Angeles in June along with more than 13,000 of the top financial advisors worldwide. The event, being held 24-27 June, will include MRDT speakers, focus sessions and networking opportunities.
YMCA ropes course set to open
(CNS Local Life): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson was the first person to climb on the YMCA’s ropes challenge course after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility Wednesday, 11 April. The course, which will open to the public next month was built by the YMCA of the Cayman Islands with cash from the 2017 Deputy Governor’s […]
Earth Day clean-up soon come
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce is completing preparation for its 2018 Earth Day Clean-up, which is set for Saturday, 21 April. For more than 20 years, the chamber has encouraged businesses from the private sector and members of the wider community to don a pair of gloves, pick up a trash […]
Governor checks in at airport
(CNS Local Life): As part of his continuing familiarisation tour of the Cayman Islands, Governor Anwar Choudhury toured Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman Friday, 6 April during which he received a presentation on the airport’s ongoing expansion. Discussions during the tour focussed on the ongoing expansion of the airport, security including border security […]
Cayman group hosts child-abuse workshop in US
(CNS Local Life): Seven representatives from Cayman’s grassroots multi-agency child abuse prevention team, Protection Starts Here (PSH), became the first-ever presenters from the Caribbean to host a workshop at the International Symposium on Child Abuse, presented annually by the National Children’s Advocacy Centre in Huntsville, Alabama. The symposium, held 19-22 March and now in its […]
Hyman misses out on medal in 100m final surprise
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands’ Kemar Hyman clocked the second best time in the 100 metre semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, but a surprise domination by the South African duo saw the Cayman Islands track star pushed off the medal podium in the finals Monday. Akani Simbine and his team‑mate, Henricho Bruintjies, […]
Forbes comes up short in the hurdles
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands hurdler Ronald Forbes failed to make the finals for the 110m race in the 2018 Commonwealth Games after he came in 6th with a time of 13.88 in the heats. However, he said he had no regrets even though he had hoped to lower the time a little bit more. […]
Ebanks gives his all in the boxing ring
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands boxer Dariel Ebanks lost to England’s Benjamin Whittaker in his men’s 75kg bout at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Despite giving it everything he had, he said Whittaker was the better man. “He’s a great fighter. I have to give it up to him,” he told Cayman’s pool reporter Ben […]
Governor meets Pines residents
(CNS Local Life): During his familiarizing tour of the Cayman Islands, Governor Anwar Choudhury visited the Pines Retirement Home last Friday, where he met the home’s first manager and current resident, Olive Miller OBE, who showed him a picture of her with Queen Elizabeth II at the official opening of the Pines and gave him […]
Can an MLA be ousted from office?
How do you initiate a vote of no confidence for elected officials? Auntie’s answer: I think your question is about removing Members of the Legislative Assembly from office rather than a vote of no confidence, which can be exercised for the premier. This occurred in 2012, when then-premier McKeeva Bush was ousted after such a […]
Free health screenings offered
(CNS Local Life): The theme for World Health Day 2018 is “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” and in recognition of the annual 7 April commemoration, the Public Health Department has organised a week of free health screenings. This year’s theme encompasses the idea that universal health coverage means that all people and communities receive the […]
