Events
Coat of Arms pioneers honoured
(CNS Local Life): At the National Heroes Day celebration held Monday, 28 January, 54 honours were bestowed to the vestrymen and justices of the peace who were instrumental in the creation of the Cayman Islands’ Coat of Arms. The dignitaries attending the event, held in Heroes Square in George Town, included Governor Martyn Roper, Premier […]
Hats on for the National Trust
(CNS Local Life): The National Trust will host its sixth annual Hatitude brunch gala Sunday, 27 January in support of protecting and preserving Cayman’s wild environments and the flora and fauna that live within. Each year, the Trust themes its family-friendly brunch to bring awareness to Cayman’s unique and delicate natural environment; this year’s theme […]
National Heroes Day programme set
(CNS Local Life): Details have been released for the upcoming National Heroes Day celebration, at which pioneers who contributed to the creation of the Cayman Islands’ Coat of Arms will be honoured. In addition to recognising the vestrymen and justices of the peace who were instrumental to getting the Coat of Arms in place, organisations […]
Cayman Arts Festival offers something extra
(CNS Local Life): The 2019 eXtra Cayman Arts Festival (CAF), set for 5-9 February, will showcase both international and local musical talent and, for the first time, CAF and Jubilate will be hosting a fringe event featuring students from their after-school programmes. Among the performers planned for the festival are the Island Brass Quintet, British […]
Coat of Arms ‘heroes’ set to be celebrated
(CNS Local Life): Vestrymen and Justices of the Peace who were instrumental in getting into place the Coat of Arms for the Cayman Islands will be honoured at the 2019 Heroes Day celebrations, set for Monday, 28 January. The theme for this year’s event is “Celebrating the Creation of our Coat of Arms”, replacing “Pioneers […]
Garden Club holding fun day at Botanic Park
(CNS Local Life): The Garden Club of Grand Cayman is holding its annual Family Fun Day at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on Sunday, 20 January, from 10am to 3pm. The club organises the event to encourage residents to learn about and visit the park.
Fishing tourney offers US$520,000 prize pool
(CNS Local Life): An international, multi-day fishing tournament will be debuting next year In Cayman with a guaranteed prize of US$270,000, one of the largest on the Caribbean’s competitive fishing circuit. The Cayman Billfish Rundown will take place 14-17 May, 2019, with potential prize winnings more than US$520,000, which includes US$250,000 insured for breaking the […]
Premier hosts friends of Cayman dinner
(CNS Local Life): Premier Alden McLaughlin and the Cayman delegation in the UK gathered with more 200 friends and associates at the Institute of Directors in London for the annual premier’s dinner on Thursday, 6 December. The event is an opportunity to all those who have taken an interest in, or have worked with, the […]
Heroes Day to celebrate Coat of Arms
(CNS Local Life): Vestrymen and Justices of the Peace who were instrumental in getting into place the Coat of Arms for the Cayman Islands will be honoured at the 2019 Heroes Day. The Cayman Islands is in the midst of the Celebrate Cayman initiative, which recognises the 14 May 1958 conferral of the Cayman Islands’ […]
Artist creates tasteful drawings for foodie event
(CNS Local Life): The Taste of Cayman Food and Drink Festival has partnered with local artist Michelle Bryan, whose specially commissioned illustrations will be used on all of the event’s branding and promotion, including on print adverts, banners, flyers and across social media. Organisers of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association’s (CITA) largest annual fundraiser asked […]
Pirates, parades and prizes at annual festival
(CNS Local Life): The 41st Pirates Week Festival landed on Grand Cayman this past weekend, bringing a parade, music, fireworks, various competitions and, of course, general revelry. Contests were held to name best float, District Heritage Day, song and District Heritage Ambassador, along with winners in the Cardboard Regatta.
Remembrance Day marks centenary of Armistice
(CNS Local Life): This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony, held Sunday, 11 November, joined an international commemoration of the centenary of the Armistice, which ended World War I on that date in 1918, after four years of fighting. The Great War resulted in an estimated 37.5 million casualties, with approximately 8.5 million troops thought to have […]
Cayman-Jamaica connection celebrated
(CNS Local Life): The ties between the Cayman Islands and Jamaica were celebrated at a special Restaurant Month dinner on Thursday, 25 October. The meal featured a menu in which the pineapple was the star ingredient as that fruit holds great significance to both islands and is represented on both countries’ Coat of Arms.
Pirates say no to plastic
(CNS Local Life): This year’s Pirates Week Festival, which starts 2 November on Cayman Brac, is including an environmental message, with its #PiratesAgainstPlastic campaign. In addition to marking the 60th anniversary of the Cayman Islands Coat of Arms, the festival will be “Celebrating the Seas!” to raise awareness on how to reduce single-use plastics.
CCMI raffles gala tickets
(CNS Local Life): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is raffling two tickets to its Festival of Seas Awards and Gala fundraiser, set for 3 November. Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and globally recognised advocate on water issues, will deliver the keynote address at the event.
Dates set for National Trust fundraisers
(CNS Local Life): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands has announced the 2019 dates for its two major fundraising events – Hatitude, set for Sunday, 27 January and the Glow Run, scheduled for Saturday, 30 March. Hatitude, a family brunch, will take place at Grand Old House under the theme “Birds of the Caribbean”.
Time to enter boats for Parade of Lights
(CNS Local Life): Cayman 27 is again hosting their annual Parade of Lights boat parade on Saturday, 1 December, in Camana Bay. Individuals and businesses can both take part in the free event with participation in two categories: boats under 30 feet and boats over 30 feet.
CIMPA holds marketing conference
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Marketing Professionals Association (CIMPA) recently held its fifth annual conference, with this year’s event offering local marketers two full days of workshops, presentations, panel sessions and interactive activities, all focused around the future of marketing and technology. Held 25-26 September and themed “Futurementals: When Fads Become Fundamentals”, the conference […]
