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Suicide bereavement support group launches
(CNS Local Life): The Alex Panton Foundation (APF) is launching, in conjunction with the Bethesda Counselling Centre, a bereavement support group for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. The group, which will meet for the first time Monday, 24 June, aims to provide private and confidential grief support in a safe place, where […]
Record donations reduce dependence on imported blood
(CNS Local Life): With a decrease in blood and blood-product importation and a record number of local donors last year, the Cayman Islands is moving in the right direction towards universal access to safe blood transfusion. According to the Cayman Islands Blood Bank, 516 lives were saved or improved in 2018 as a result of […]
UCCI students take second place at tourism competition
(CNS Local Life): Students from the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), earned second place in the annual Caribbean Student Colloquium held in New York. The team tied for second with the University of the West Indies Mona Campus team at the colloquium, which was part of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week […]
Cayman tourism officials receive awards
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s minister and director of tourism have both recently received awards at separate events in New York. Tourism minister Moses Kirkconnell accepted the Caribbean Journal Travellers’ Choice award which named Cayman Airways the best airline in the Caribbean. Harris received the Jerry Award from the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) for “her passion […]
NRA to install pedestrian crossings
(CNS Local Life): The National Roads Authority (NRA) is getting ready to launch a pilot scheme for lighted pedestrian crossings to be installed along the CNB roundabout arteries, through the newly built extension, to the new roundabout at the intersection of Crewe Road and Printers Way (near Mango Tree Restaurant). The purpose of the scheme, […]
Marketing experts recognised at CIMPA awards
(CNS Local Life): Marketing professionals came together Thursday, 6 June for the 2019 CIMPA Awards, which honour the best in Cayman’s marketing industry across a variety of categories. The event featured a ‘Cultivating Creativity’ theme and highlighted some of the most innovative campaigns and individuals from 2018.
Top student to win grant
(CNS Local Life): After eight weeks of entries from across the Cayman Islands and two rounds of judging by two independent judging panels, the grand prize winner will be named Wednesday, 12 June, from ten finalists for the RUBiS Top Student award. The initiative, which first launched in 2015, is open to students ages 7-12 […]
National Trust celebrates fathers at Mission House
(CNS Local Life):The National Trust’s Bodden Town District Committee is holding a Father’s Day barbecue Saturday, 15 June, that is free and open to the public. The event, taking place at the Mission House between 11am and 4pm, will include a Father’s Day greeting card craft area, face painting, bouncy castle and a vintage photo […]
Government workers get high marks for customer service
(CNS Local Life): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, in addressing the recent annual conference of the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resources Professionals Association (CISHRP), pointed to improved grades for customer service for government workers dealing with the public. At the “Connecting the Dots” conference held Friday, 31 May, Manderson, who heads the civil service, said […]
Cayman Prep students tour new airport terminal
(CNS Local Life): A group of Year 10 students from a travel and tourism class at Cayman Prep and High School recently toured Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA), courtesy of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA). Members of various CIAA teams provided the students with a practical learning experience during the visit.
DCI retreat focuses on team building
(CNS Local Life): The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) hosted a team-building retreat for staff on Wednesday, 29 May, with author of The Joy in Business and TEDx speaker Joy Baldridge facilitating the training. Among the topics explored were innovative time-management techniques and effective communication systems.
Young performers shine at Talent Expo
(CNS Local Life): As part of Child Month which was celebrated throughout May, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) held the first-ever Talent Expo with an evening of performances by young people. The event, held 18 May at the Harquail Theatre, featured singers, dancers, musicians and spoken-word performers.
MRCU uses mosquitoes to teach students maths
(CNS Local Life): Two Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) staff recently taught 150 Cayman Prep primary students the relationship between maths and mosquitoes as well as how to prevent the disease-causing insects from breeding. After the five-day programme held last month, junior entomologist Whitney Ebanks said she was “thrilled” to hear one of the […]
CFO’s leadership adds up to top employee honours
(CNS Local Life): Joel Burke, who is the chief financial officer in the Ministry of Community Affairs, has been named the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month for April for his “exceptional leadership skills”. During the presentation of the award, Thursday, 30 May, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson commended Burke for being a “critical and […]
Donation to boost shark gene research
(CNS Local Life): The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) has received a US$300,000 donation to support shark genomic work at Nova Southeastern University through the Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI). The institute recently announced that it had decoded the entire white shark genome, which could have major implications for human health.
Police offer digital evidence training
(CNS Local Life): The RCIPS recently hosted an Introduction to Digital Evidence Collection Certification Course. Held during the week of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) conference, the five-day training course, which began 20 May, attracted officers from departments including Customs and Border Control (CBC), HM Cayman Islands Prison Service, Aviation Communication Limited and […]
Premier’s message for hurricane season
Premier Alden McLaughlin writes: Each year as I prepare to work on this annual Hurricane message to you I do so with a certain amount of trepidation because as I put pen to paper, none of us knows what this hurricane season is going to bring.
Pensions Board holds Brac ribbon cutting
(CNS Local Life): The ribbon was officially cut on the Cayman Brac office of the Public Service Pensions Board (PSPB) Friday, 31 May, with Governor Martyn Roper, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson and various government officials, along with PSPB members, among those attending the ceremony.
