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New stamps celebrate Cayman’s shipping history
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Postal Service’s latest stamp issue commemorates the role that ships played in shaping the history and economy of the Cayman Islands. The five-stamp “Historic Ships” issue illustrates the Cayman Islands’ rich shipbuilding and seafaring culture, featuring just a few of the many schooners and ships that have been integral to Caymanian heritage.
Stingray awards nominations announced
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) has received the most nominees ever for this year’s Cayman Stingray Tourism Awards, which recognises talent within Cayman’s tourism sector. Now in its 13th year, the event will take place on 21 June at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.
U-17 National Team going to the Brac for training
(CIFA): The Under-17 Boys National Football Team will be travelling to Cayman Brac this Friday, 10 June, for an intense three-day training camp in preparation for the first round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-17 World Cup Playoffs, which are scheduled for 20 – 24 July at a venue still to be determined.
Garden Club cultivates 60th anniversary celebration
(CNS): The Garden Club of Grand Cayman is planning a special event next year to mark its 60th anniversary, along with 50 years of its annual flower show, with the help of a $5,000 donation from Dr Steve Tomlinson. The theme for the 2017 commemoration is “A Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration”. The two-day event, set for […]
Miss Universe to meet aspiring Miss Cayman contestants
(CNS): Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach will be in Cayman next month for a two-day stopover during which she will meet potential contestants for Miss Cayman Islands 2017-18 and last year’s winner, Monyque Brooks. Other events scheduled for Wurtzbach’s brief stay, set for 24-26 June, include an appearance for the native Filipino at the Philippines independence month […]
Prison Service sows goodwill with gardening help
(CNS): As part of Corrections Week activities, HM Cayman Islands Prison Service has assisted neighbours in need. A 99-year-old woman and her 78-year-old daughter live in a home in Northward, but have been unable to do any gardening themselves because of age and health concerns. Subsequently, the yard had become overgrown and hazardous for the ladies […]
Attorney recognised for volunteer work
(CNS): Attorney Benjamin Woolf has received the Lee A. Freeman award for volunteering his legal services to the local community, as part of the Family Resource Centre’s (FRC) Legal Befrienders clinic. FRC programme coordinator Miriam Foster explained the award is named in honour of a much-valued volunteer.
Long-serving prison officers honoured
(CNS): Two senior prison officers who have been with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service since 1981 will be honoured during the 35th anniversary celebrations being held from 24-30 April. Acting deputy director – rehabilitation Richard Barton and deputy director Claira Range, who is in charge of HMP Fairbanks, are the Prison Service’s longest-serving employees and […]
Caymanian lawyer admitted to the Bar
(CNS): Paul Ebanks, an associate in Ogier’s investment funds and corporate practice, has been admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar. Ebanks, who joined Ogier in 2014 as an articled clerk and completed his legal training with the firm, has trained in the UK, Cayman Islands and the US.
Prison Service commemorates 35th year
(CNS): HM Cayman Islands Prison Service will mark its 35th anniversary with the first formal Cayman Islands Corrections Week set for 24-30 April. HMP Northward opened on 5 June 1981, when prison officers from the UK arrived to set up the service and train local staff.
CCMI hires coral restoration expert
(CNS): Dr Steve Whalan recently joined the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) as a Senior Research Scientist with expertise in coral reef ecology. Dr Whalan brings a vast amount of knowledge and skills to CCMI, an institute that has won awards through the National Science Foundation and the UK Darwin Initiative. His research has unraveled […]
Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix to headline Cayman Invitational
(CNS): World and Olympic Games champions Usain Bolt (JAM) and Allyson Felix (USA) will headline the fifth staging of the Cayman Invitational, which is set for Saturday, 14 May, at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex and will be televised for the first time on ESPN. The meet will also welcome 2012 Olympic 100m silver medallist Carmelita Jeter […]
Government officials attend hurricane conference
(CNS): As part of the preparation leading up to this year’s hurricane season, which begins 1 June, a delegation of public officials, led by Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, attended the 2016 National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference, held 21-24 March, is the premier forum for education and professional training in hurricane and disaster […]
Tara Rivers attends UN for CEDAW extension
(CNS): Minister for Gender Affairs Tara Rivers was at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday, 16 March, for the extension of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to the Cayman Islands. She was on hand when the formal instrument to extend CEDAW was deposited at the […]
Royals end brief visit with award presentation
(CNS): Among the highlights of the whirlwind visit of Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, was their attendance at the presentation of the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Certificate at Government House Monday, 7 March. They met students and community members involved in the local branch of the awards […]
Royals pay quick visit to Cayman
(CNS): The Earl and Countess of Wessex have completed a quick visit to the Cayman Islands, arriving Sunday, 6 March, and leaving the following day. Governor Helen Kilpatrick and Premier Alden McLaughlin were among those who greeted the couple at Owen Roberts International Airport, before Prince Edward and Sophie departed for Little Cayman by private charter.
Have a question or a problem? Ask Auntie
(CNS): ‘Ask Auntie’ is a column on CNS Local Life, one of the Cayman News Service websites. If you need to find something out about life in the Cayman Islands or you have a problem, ‘Auntie’ will try to help or direct you to someone who can or hunt down the information you need.
