Archive for March, 2019
Seminar promotes safe lighting for baby turtles
(CNS Local Life): The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and Department of Environment (DoE) jointly hosted a seminar on turtle-friendly lighting for Seven Mile Beach business owners and property managers on Monday, 18 March. The idea is to set up lighting on beachfront properties that will not cause confusion to hatchlings during nesting season […]
Applications open for environmentalist course
(CNS Local Life): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is accepting applications for the six-month Young Environmentalist Leadership Course (YELC), now in its eighth year. The programme provides an opportunity for 10 local students to continue their educational pathway in the marine sciences as they complete diving training and attend courses at CCMI.
Where is my new licence plate?
I have been checking the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) site for more than a year for my licence number to appear on the list of plates ready to be exchanged for new ones. It looks like the last updated list of licences was July last year. What is the reason for the […]
Youth football leagues return to action
(CIFA): The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues returned to action this past Saturday, 16 March, following the two-week mid-term break highlighted by action in the Girls Under 11, Boys Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 divisions. In the Girls Under 11 league, Sunset FC Blue Iguanas defeated Scolars ISC 5-2 thanks to […]
Cayman adds to gold medals at Special Olympics
(CNS Local Life): The athletes representing Cayman Islands in the Special Olympics World Games being held in Abu Dhabi added more medals to their achievements Monday, 18 March, with Tessa Terry taking gold in the 100m run to accompany her first place in the 200m over the weekend. In addition, Cayman’s men finished strong in […]
Cayman Connection promotes ‘Culture Club’
(CNS Local Life): A group of Caymanians and Cayman students in the UK visited the British Museum in London on a VIP tour organised by Cayman Connection UK (CCUK) and hosted by the Cayman Government Office in the UK. The visitors were given the opportunity to explore behind-the-scenes collections of items relating to the Cayman […]
Are e-cigarettes safe to use?
I know that people who switch from cigarettes to e-cigarettes or just take up “vaping” on its own say that the electronic version is the safer alternative. But I am not convinced. How safe is vaping really? Auntie’s answer: I have wondered the same thing. I also take great issue with the flavours of “smoke” […]
Special Olympians shine at Abu Dhabi Games
(CNS Local Life): After three days of competition, the Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) team has won one gold, four silver and four bronze individual medals in athletics and swimming, as well as qualified for the medal round in basketball in the World Games, which are being hosted by Abu Dhabi. All together, 18 athletes […]
Brackers learn about health and wellness
(CNS Local Life): The second annual Cayman Brac Community Services and Health Expo offered visitors a range of informative displays from healthy eating and lifestyles to health screening, mental health counselling and hydrotherapy. The expo, a collaboration of the Adventist Church’s community services departments on Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman, took place at the Aston […]
Why don’t we have traffic lights at crosswalks?
Why didn’t the NRA put walk/don’t walk pedestrian crossings to stop the situation that one pedestrian crosses, gets to the other side, another one starts to cross… cars still waiting… that pedestrian crosses then two more decide they want to cross, etc. It would make much more sense to have this synched so traffic moves […]
First woman president of UCCI inaugurated
(CNS Local Life): Outlining a vision of the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) as “key to national prosperity” and promising that “the success of our students will be the stars that guide us through the night sky”, Dr Stacy McAfee officially took up the mantle as UCCI president and CEO on Tuesday, 12 […]
Award-winning show coming to Cayman
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is staging Stogie Kenyatta in his one-man show, The World is My Home – The Life of Paul Robeson, for three nights the end of this month. The award-winning production chronicles the life and work of Robeson, a singer, actor, athlete and activist who became famous […]
Gala raises funds for animal charity
(CNS Local Life): The Protection of Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) recently celebrated its eighth annual PAWS Under the Stars fundraising dinner at Grand Old House. With almost 200 guests, this year’s event marked one of the largest in the charity’s history, with the money raised supporting its various animal-welfare programmes in aid of cats and […]
Bake sale benefits Alzheimer’s charity
(CNS Local Life): A staff bake sale recently sweetened the coffers of local charity the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association of the Cayman Islands (ADACI) by $2,000. Employees of the Maples Group have been holding bake sales since 2013, raising a total of more than $12,000 for various charities in Cayman.
Do I have to pay doctor before surgery?
I’m hoping you might shed some light on the recent practice of health services requiring full payment for a procedure and then the patient expected to be reimbursed by the insurer. Case in point: our son has a scheduled knee surgery and we’re having to pay the anaesthesiologist in full before the surgery is to […]
New release of Coat of Arms coin
(CNS Local Life): Due to “overwhelming demand” of a silver $5 commemorative coin released last year by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cayman Islands Coat of Arms, a second mintage has been approved. The coin, produced in collaboration with Celebrate Cayman, sold out within 36 hours of […]
CIAA looks to attract students to aviation
(CNS Local Life): On the heels of recent criticism of its overseas recruitment drive, the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) met with students at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) who are interested in aviation careers. The meeting, held 11 March, was initiated by Leader of the Opposition Ezzard Miller, who in February […]
Why leave a hole at the beach?
I visit Grand Cayman as often as possible (I have godchildren that live there). I have been told since 1980 that sand castles are fine but there can never be large holes left in the beach at the end of the day and during the day need to be marked to better prevent people falling and being […]
