Community
Restaurant helps “Feed Our Future”
(CNS): Osetra Bay has raised more than $3,000 for local non-profit organisations through its “Mingle and Jingle” drive, held every Wednesday from January through April 2015. For $40, the Morgan’s Harbour restaurant offered diners any two courses along with a signature Bellini or martini, and then donated $5 to the selected charity of the evening […]
Contestants sought for next Miss Cayman
(CNS): The Miss Cayman Islands Committee will hold a meet-and-greet event for 2015-16 hopefuls, on Friday, 5 June at the Lobster Pot Restaurant in George Town, starting at 6:30 pm. Committee Chairperson Derri Lee is encouraging those between the ages of 18 and 24 to attend.
Minister Rivers’ World Safety Day Message
(Government): Today the Cayman Islands join the rest of the world in recognising World Day for Safety and Health at Work, or World Safety Day. This day was first recognised in 2003 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is an annual campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work.
Customs officers acclaimed for zero sick days
(CNS): Five customs officers and 16 staff members from the department who never missed a day of work in 2014 have been lauded for their dedication and what was described by officials as exemplary performance. But while that may have been considered impressive by their bosses and peers, Derek McLaughlin, a porter with the department stationed […]
Minister Bodden’s Child Month Message
(Government): As the new Minister for Community Affairs, Youth and Sports, it brings me great pleasure to launch – for the first time – the Cayman Islands’ 19th annual Child Month celebrations.
Record turnout for Chamber of Commerce Earth Day Clean-Up
(CNS): The Chamber of Commerce hosted its 18th annual Earth Day Islandwide Clean-up with well over 1,400 volunteers on Saturday 18 April. Starting at sunrise until 10:00 am, official said hundreds of people representing schools, businesses, church groups and other community organisations, worked throughout the day to cleanup Cayman’s roadsides and beaches.
Hey Dad, what you up to?
Tribute for Darley J. Solomon Sr (05/23/1931 – 03/29/2015), written by Darcy Solomon: I’m writing a tribute to / for you. As I begin to gather my thoughts I ask myself, ‘How do I reduce your 83 years of life or the 44 years we shared to words on one sheet of paper?’ The answer is, […]
Face of government HQ retires from front desk
(CNS): After 25 years in the civil service Hope Stephenson spent her last day at the Government Administration Building’s front desk on Friday. ‘Ms Hope’, who has been the front line face at government headquarters, firstly at the Glass House and more recently at the new GAB, is departing as a result of the mandatory […]
Radio group celebrates 10th Anniversay
(CNS): DMS Broadcasting, with its four radio stations Hot 104.1, X107.1, 106.1 Kiss FM and 96.5 Cayrock, celebrated its 10th Anniversary today, Friday 10 April. The company said the milestone “commemorates the stations quality programming, pioneering events and promotions, and the stronghold of an enthusiastic listener base”.
Law school heads for Never-Never Land for fundraiser
(CNS): In need of new computers and printers, the Truman Bodden Law School will be hosting a gala ball fundraiser later this month to help cover the cost of the much-needed equipment and a scholarship for a local student. The event will also provide an excellent opportunity for students to interact with the wider legal community […]
Local doctor returns home to join hospital team
(CNS): Dr Carl Brown, a specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care, has returned home to the Cayman Islands and joined the local hospital in George Town after attending medical school at the University of the West Indies. Dr Brown began his medical career as a high school student doing work experience at the Health Services Authority in […]
Duppies and catboats liven up school time on Brac
(CNS): Children at Spot Bay Junior and West End primary schools on Cayman Brac have been immersing themselves in local culture recently with the help of both the Cayman Traditional Arts Heritage Arts programme and Brackers who are helping to keep heritage alive. Coordinated by Simone Scott, the arts programme is in its second year […]
TEDxUCCI to explore life without fear
(CNS): A TEDx event at the local university focusing on what people would do if they had no fear is schedule for 24 April at the UCCI campus and will include discussion, dance and music in a day-long event. The audience will be limited to just 75 people and anyone who wants to be in […]
RCIPS steps up drive for new recruits
(CNS): The RCIPS is organizing a number of open days to encourage more applicants during its latest local recruitment drive. The police are looking for Caymanians to join the service as constables. The open days will be held on both Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, when potential recruits can visit, chat with officers and get […]
UK Privy Council judge visits Cayman
(CNS): One of the UK’s most senior judges, Lord Mance, was in Cayman recently to deliver a lecture of the topic of jurisdiction and the issues which lawyers and courts have to consider when determining where cases can and should be heard and decided. As one of 12 judges on the British Privy Council, Cayman’s final court […]
Tiny tots and grown-ups dress up for culture
(CNS): The Cayman National Cultural Foundation handed out prizes recently to the kids and adults who took the top spots in this year’s ‘Dress for Culture’ competition, which was part of the Red Sky at Night Arts Festival last month. Dress for Culture Day promotes the vibrant cultures that co-exist in the Cayman Islands and corporate groups […]
Dive operators pay tribute to Bob Soto
(CNS): The Cayman Islands recently said goodbye to diving legend Bob Soto, the founder of recreational scuba diving in Cayman, who died at the age of 88 on 17 March. “Bob was a wonderful man and a role model for all of us,” said Adrien Briggs, owner of Sunset House, Sunset Divers and Red Sail Sports. “He […]
‘Who you fa?’ NT offers to help people find out.
(CNS): Local genealogy enthusiasts are offering to help local people find out exactly who they really are for in a genealogy speaker series hosted by the National Trust of the Cayman Islands. As Cayman grows and develops, the ancestry of the people living here gets more complicated and answering the question “who you fa?” gets […]
