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Finance firm gives refurbished laptops to NWDA
(CNS): A local company donated 18 refurbished laptops to the National Workforce Development Agency last month to help the training and development unit. KRyS Global said its IT department had worked hard to reset and set up these laptops for use outside the firm and were glad to find a worthy home for them.
Gallery launches new initiative to raise interest in arts
(NGCI): A new initiative for 20-35 year olds has been launched at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) aimed at connecting young professionals with an interest in the arts. The Young Patrons’ Circle (YPC) is anchored on a series of creative ‘members-only’ social events, and will include Preview Evenings, Artists Talks and other […]
Civil servants go purple to raise cash for BBBS
(CNS): Dressing up in purple last week helped civil servants raise $475 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters as well as raise awareness about the mentoring programme among public sector workers. Acting Deputy Governor Eric Bush led a team that presented a cheque to Big Brother Big Sister representative Angela Sealey on the steps of […]
Casting call for talented teens for summer show
(CNS): Young At Arts (YAA) has opened its registration for talented students aged between 12 and 17 to take part in an award-winning musical production, which will be staged at the Harquail Theatre in August, as part of the six-week Butterfield Summer Intensive theatre arts course. An educational youth programme from the Cayman National Cultural […]
LC coastal plants and reefs focus of research
(CNS): Fourteen students and a professor from Kean University in New Jersey were focusing not just on the coral reefs when they visited the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s Little Cayman Research Centre recently but the local coastal vegetation as well. Whilst at the LCRC, the research group studied the native flora growing along the islands’ […]
NGO offers funds for gender related projects
(CNS): Charities, community organisations and other not-for-profit groups are being invited to submit applications to the Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation for grants to finance appropriate projects in the field of promoting gender equality. Running from 1 April until 22 May, this is the second grant cycle by the charity, which is encouraging those with relevant ongoing programmes […]
Water Authority Sponsors 2015 Earth Day Clean-Up
(CNS): In celebration of Earth Day, observed annually on 22 April, Water Authority – Cayman recently donated CI$1000 to sponsor the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce island-wide Earth Day Clean-Up. In addition to its financial support, the Water Authority will also organise a team of volunteers to assist in the clean-up, which takes place Saturday, 18 April.
