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First NWDA intern pursues further education overseas
(CNS): The National Internship Programme’s first recipient has completed her work experience and headed overseas to pursue her tertiary education. Chaquira Hodgson was placed at Prosperity Capital Management Limited (PCM) through the National Workforce Development Agency’s (NWDA) internship programme.
Beach seaweed transformed from nuisance to fertiliser
(CNS): Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) staff have been collecting the huge mats of brown Sargassum seaweed that have been washing up on Cayman’s shores recently to use as fertiliser. The seaweed feeds the soil with nutrients as it decomposes; reduces evaporation from the soil’s surface, thus aiding moisture retention; and helps keep weeds from growing.
Nominations due for royal gong candidates
(CNS): Nominations for the 2016 Queen’s birthday honours will close Friday, 30 October. The UK considers final recommendations for the Queen’s list, with the Certificate and Badge of Honour decided locally. In addition to long service, nominations must detail the candidate’s outstanding, innovative or self-sacrificing services and achievements, whether paid or unpaid, and what has […]
Miss Cayman contestants get their sashes on
(CNS): The eight contestants taking part in the Miss Cayman competition were officially presented with their sponsor sashes at an event held Saturday, 10 October. About 200 people, including family, friends and other supporters, as well as Premier Alden McLaughlin, were on hand at Abacus in Camana Bay to watch each sponsor “sash” their candidate. […]
Nominations open for governor’s design award
(CNS): Governor Helen Kilpatrick, together with the Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers and the Cayman Contractors Association, recently launched the fourth national Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence in the Cayman Islands. The focus for this year’s award is residential design. The aim of the Governor’s Award is to encourage, foster and […]
Epic adventurer Debra Searle to speak at YCLA
(CNS): Debra Searle, who rowed solo more than 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, will be the guest speaker at the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) being held 17 October. She will address those gathered at the 15th anniversary of the programme, which was created to recognise outstanding young leaders who serve as role models for the […]
Governor gets pinned with first poppy
(CNS): Two veterans’ daughters kicked off this year’s poppy appeal by pinning one on Governor Helen Kilpatrick at the Government Administration Building (GAB) on Monday, 5 October. Cathy Frazier, daughter of the late veteran Dalkieth Bodden, and Deborah Ebanks, daughter of veteran Ewart Ebanks, continued the annual tradition of pinning the first poppy on the governor, who […]
Voices raised to support hospice care
(CNS): Cayman HospiceCare will be holding its biannual “Voices for Hospices” show at the Prospect Playhouse on 9 and 10 October as part of international celebrations to mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. In a day of support and celebration around the globe, people will perform in what is considered the largest simultaneous musical event […]
Geology Education Week rocks on next month
(CNS): The third annual Geology Education Week will be taking place from Monday, 12 October to Friday, 16 October, with renowned geologist Dr. Brian Jones again hosting the event. The Water Authority – Cayman will be facilitating Dr. Jones’ participation. During the week, there will be geology lessons for high school teachers and their students. In […]
Grant aids efforts to fight lionfish
(CNS): The continuing battle against lionfish invasion has received a boost with a grant awarded to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) in Little Cayman to support its WILD programme (Whole-Island Lionfish Defence). In addition, as part of ongoing efforts to get rid of the harmful fish, Little Cayman is hosting the Second Annual Little Cayman Lionfish […]
Appeal court bench fills up as new judges sworn
(CNS): Two appeal court judges have been sworn in by Acting Governor Franz Manderson as the summer session of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal opened. The new appointees, Justices Sir Richard Field and Dennis Morrison, who are non-resident judges, have already begun hearing cases. The two new members of the appeal bench will serve […]
CCMI lecture series aids coral reef research
(CNS): This summer, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is diving into a new outreach initiative with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). Starting in June and running through August, AOML researchers have been giving a series of talks on various oceanographic topics to the institute’s staff and […]
Camp inspires through the sound of music
(CNS): A free camp, attended by about 175 students, has been running all week focusing on various aspects of musical learning. The “Spark! Music Initiative” camp will be closing tonight (10 July) with a concert at the Prospect Primary School hall, starting at 7pm.
Cayman works on Ebola preparedness
(CNS): Health professionals and other interested parties from 13 regional countries including Cayman took part this week in a simulated exercise on Ebola virus disease (EVD). Local participants included 24 members of the multidisciplinary Ebola Response Committee. Led by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in association with the Implementation Agency for Crime and Security, the […]
US ambassador to Jamaica visits
(CNS): US Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno recently carried out his first official visit to the Cayman Islands, during which he hosted a reception for top government officials and honorary consuls led by Acting Governor Franz Manderson. Moreno highlighted the unique arrangement that allows a US consular agent to be stationed in the Cayman […]
Funds pledged for CCMI research
(CNS): A local law firm has announced its financial support for the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) long-term monitoring programme (LAMP) and major maintenance of their Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS2). Stuarts Walkers Hersant Humphries, which has pledged $15,000 to CCMI, has been a major contributor to the local not-for-profit with chairman Andrew Hersant and […]
Horacio Esteban “locked in” for artist event
(CNS): Local visual artist Horacio Esteban will be representing the Cayman Islands at a special programme that will coincide with the NatWest Island Games in Jersey this summer. The Jersey Arts Trust is producing the “Inter-Island Artist Lock-In” in partnership with Jersey Heritage and WildWorks Theatre Company at which 20 artists from islands competing in […]
Outreach students display artwork at National Gallery
(CNS): The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) is presenting more than 70 works of art by the students who have participated in the NGCI outreach programmes this year. NGCI Deutsche Bank intern Lyle Anderton, who curated the exhibition, explained the idea behind the display. “I decided to call the exhibition Horizons because it […]
