Archive for March 4th, 2019

CULL takes bite out of lionfish population

CULL takes bite out of lionfish population

| 04/03/2019 | 4 Comments

(CNS Local Life): Cayman United Lionfish League (CULL) organised another successful tournament aimed at reducing the numbers of this invasive species while raising awareness of the dangers the fish pose to Cayman’s marine ecosystem. Seven teams took part in the 28th cull this past weekend, with the theme specially for March: “In like a lionfish, […]

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Youth struggle with suicidal thoughts, self-harm

Youth struggle with suicidal thoughts, self-harm

| 04/03/2019 | 4 Comments

(CNS Local Life): Results of the mental-health component of the 2018 Cayman Islands Student Drug Use (CISDUS) biennial survey, which were shared at the recent Youth Mental Health Symposium, pointed to issues concerning students considering suicide, engaging in self-harm and being bullied. More than 200 people attended the second annual symposium, held 23 February and […]

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Sunset U11 girls victorious

Sunset U11 girls victorious

| 04/03/2019 | 0 Comments

(CIFA): Due to the mid-term break, several games in the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues were postponed this past Saturday, 2 March. However, parents and supporters were thoroughly entertained during the few games that were played. In the Girls Under 11 league, Sunset Blue Iguanas and Sunset Fusion were victorious in the only […]

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RCIPS focuses on customer service

RCIPS focuses on customer service

| 04/03/2019 | 0 Comments

(CNS Local Life): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is partnering with the Portfolio of the Civil Service to provide learning and development opportunities to its officers and civilian staff in customer service, leadership and management. This initiative reflects police “commitment to the wider civil service vision of becoming world class, and to the mission […]

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Long wait to clear a cheque

Long wait to clear a cheque

| 04/03/2019 | 8 Comments

Why in 2018 does it take a week to clear a local cheque? I made a deposit of two Butterfield cheques from my own account to the Scotia ATM at the Airport Foster’s (they no longer have a convenient ATM on Seven Mile Beach) on Monday morning. On Wednesday morning the funds were removed from […]

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