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Looking for Welsh kin of first Cayman settlers
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Government Office in the UK (CIGOUK) has launched a campaign to find relatives of the first settlers in the Cayman Islands. Two of the first settlers here were a Welshman called “Walter” and a Cornishman called “Bawden” – both said to have been members of Cromwell’s forces in the […]
Mario Ebanks joins Chamber pension board
(CNS Local Life): Mario Ebanks, former director of the Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP) and former Acting Superintendent of Pensions, has recently been named as the Chamber Pension Plan’s newest trustee. Ebanks is one of two trustees the Chamber has appointed to the plan’s board.
Two Caymanians called to the bar
(CNS Local Life): Walkers articled clerks Yannick Whorms and Michael Testori were both called to the Cayman Islands bar earlier this month, with their applications moved by the law firm’s Ingrid Pierce and Colette Wilkins before Justice Williams. Whorms and Testori are Walkers’ 47th and 48th Caymanian articled clerks to be called to the bar.
Cayman hosts CPA conference
(CNS Local Life): Cayman is playing host this week to the 43rd annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region. The 62 participants from 18 countries attending the conference, which opened Monday, 18 June, include speakers of the house from Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, St Kitts […]
Cayman attends regional integrity conference
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands representatives joined country leaders from across the Caribbean at a Commonwealth integrity and anti-corruption conference that opened this week in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The fourth annual conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies is themed “Counting the Real Cost of Corruption – Engaging […]
Law school founding director dies
(CNS Local Life): Truman Bodden Law School (TBLS) founding director Peter Rowe died 2 June 2018. Rowe accepted the role of director when invited to assist in establishing the school, originally known as the Cayman Islands Law School, by then-Minister of Education Truman Bodden.
Cayman heads to Toastmasters world championships
(CNS Local Life): A representative from Cayman for the first time won the Caribbean Toastmasters District Speech competition in Haiti, held on Saturday, 19 May. Annick Jackman went up against eight contestants from Puerto Rico, Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, Curacao, Haiti and Jamaica. She will move to the next round of competition in Chicago in August, […]
Planning marks month of building safety
(CNS Local Life): For the first time, the Department of Planning will be observing Building Safety Month, under the theme “Building Codes Save Lives”, which will include a public awareness campaign throughout May developed by the International Code Council (ICC), an association affiliated with the department. The purpose of the campaign is to help the […]
Cayman Airways unveils 50th anniversary logo
(CNS Local Life): Ahead of its 50th anniversary in August this year, Cayman Airways (CAL) has branded its entire fleet with a special logo to mark the occasion. “We’re very excited to see all of our aircraft flying this commemorative logo for such a historic milestone,” said Fabian Whorms, the airline’s CEO. “It’s a very […]
East End Post Office may get ATM
(CNS Local Life): Minister for Finance and Economic Development Roy McTaggart led a ministry team on a visit to the East End Post Office to assess the feasibility of installing an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) for the direct benefit of all East Enders but particularly the district’s elderly.
Caymanian financial advisor back at top event
(CNS Local Life): Caymanian Joshua Bernard has qualified for his sixth consecutive Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) annual meeting in Los Angeles in June along with more than 13,000 of the top financial advisors worldwide. The event, being held 24-27 June, will include MRDT speakers, focus sessions and networking opportunities.
Cayman group hosts child-abuse workshop in US
(CNS Local Life): Seven representatives from Cayman’s grassroots multi-agency child abuse prevention team, Protection Starts Here (PSH), became the first-ever presenters from the Caribbean to host a workshop at the International Symposium on Child Abuse, presented annually by the National Children’s Advocacy Centre in Huntsville, Alabama. The symposium, held 19-22 March and now in its […]
Governor takes in Grand Cayman sights
(CNS Local Life): Governor Anwar Choudhury continued his familiarisation tours of the Cayman Islands Tuesday, 3 April, with visits to the fish market, the Mission House and Cayman Crystal Caves in Grand Cayman. Accompanied by Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, Choudhury began his tour at the fish market in George Town, where he was met by […]
First-ever release of turtles in Cayman Brac
(CNS Local Life): For the first time, the Cayman Turtle Centre released yearling green sea turtles into the wild in Cayman Brac. Government leaders, local residents and island visitors gathered at the South Side public beach on Friday, 23 March 2018 to witness the eight yearlings make their way out into the open sea to […]
Registration open for Miss World hopefuls
(CNS Local Life): An 8 September date has been set for the inaugural Miss World Cayman Islands pageant, with applications open until 1 May for women between the ages of 18 and 25 who aspire to be contestants. Over the next few weeks there will be an information session for interested women to learn more […]
Governor visits Sister Islands
(CNS Local Life): Governor Anwar Choudhury spent his third day in the Cayman Islands on a tour of the Sister Islands. On his inaugural visit, Wednesday, 28 March, the governor was accompanied by Premier Alden McLaughlin; Chief Officer for the Ministry of District Administration, Tourism and Transport Stran Bodden; and head of the Governor’s Office […]
Appolina Bent called to the bar
(CNS Local Life): Appolina Bent has been admitted to the bar of the Cayman Islands at proceedings held before Justice Richard Williams Tuesday, 20 March. She completed her articles of clerkship at Appleby over the past 18 months and has been appointed as an associate, working within the corporate practice group at the law firm.
Commonwealth Day message from the Queen
(Queen Elizabeth II): We all have reason to give thanks for the numerous ways in which our lives are enriched when we learn from others. Through exchanging ideas, and seeing life from other perspectives, we grow in understanding and work more collaboratively towards a common future. There is a very special value in the insights […]
