Archive for May, 2018
St Ignatius students prove top investors
(CNS Local Life): Two students from St Ignatius Catholic School emerged winners of the ninth annual Saxon Investment Challenge for local high school and college students. The two young investors and first-time entrants into the challenge – Justine Rhule and Kelsi Persad – who operated under the trading name of Debtor X, generated the highest […]
The rules for trailers
Is it still a requirement for trailers to be registered and have brake lights? A commercial trailer in front of me today had neither and I was wondering if our police check. Easy enough to do at the public docks when they are driving in and out of the parking areas – putting wave runners and […]
Mission House gets fulltime coordinator
(CNS Local Life): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands has appointed a fulltime historic coordinator for the Mission House, enabling the Bodden Town property to be open on a regular basis. Jennifer Martinez, a fifth generation Caymanian from Bodden Town, will be onsite at the historically significant building, with expanded opening hours starting this […]
Library bringing books on the road
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Public Library Service (CIPLS) is bringing books to those residents who would otherwise have difficulty getting to a library. The service’s bookmobile will carry reading materials to individual seniors, residents of retirement homes, and other adult populations with limited mobility.
HSA launches new mobile dental unit
(CNS Local Life): The Health Services Authority (HSA) has acquired a state-of-the-art mobile dental unit, which will be dedicated to providing general dental services to government primary schools without in-house clinics. The approximately 200 sq. ft. mobile unit, outfitted with a single dental surgery and modern technology, will rotate through East End Primary School, North Side […]
RCIPS conducts dive exercise at Kittiwake
(CNS Local Life): A group of RCIPS officers and civilian support staff conducted a training exercise at the wreck of the Kittiwake on Monday, 30 April to enable the dive team to get more familiar with underwater search and recovery in general, and in and around the site itself.
National Gallery celebrates coral reefs
(CNS Local Life): The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) is hosting the work of 30 local and international underwater photographers in support of the International Year of the Coral Reef initiative. The exhibition, “Coral Encounters: Photographs from Our Underwater World”, offers the chance to view one of the world’s most diverse environments and […]
Footballers strike again with excellent play
(CIFA): The level of play continues to be impressive in the 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues as the ninth round of games kicked off this past Saturday, 28 April. In the only Girls Under 11 game played, Sunset Fusion grabbed a late winner in their 1-0 win over George Town SC with […]
