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Sex abuse awareness campaign benefits companies
(CNS): As part of the “Protection Starts Here” project to promote awareness of child sexual abuse, a partnership of Cayman organisations recently made a presentation on the topic, including a local documentary, to car-supplies retailer Automotive Art. Company managing director Wayne Kirkconnell invited the Cayman Islands Red Cross and its supporting partners to present on this […]
Orchid show blossoms this weekend
(CNS): The Annual Orchid Show and Fundraising Sale, set for 27 and 28 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, will feature hundreds of blooming and non-blooming orchids and include a speech by world-renowned orchid hybridizer Gene Crocker. Hosted by the park and the Cayman Orchid Society, the show, which will run from 9am […]
Geena Davis headlines PwC live webcast
(CNS): PwC is today (17 February) hosting its third global forum for students around the world, a live webcast set to begin at 11:30am. Themed “Take your career to centre stage. Lessons from the business of Hollywood”, the event is part of the “Aspire to lead” series on leadership and gender equality, which includes a number […]
Local ‘ambassadors’ secure jobs in techy zone
(CNS): Cayman Enterprise City recently recruited four Caymanians to its team which runs the special economic zone for tech-related companies. Although many of the firms that have set up shop in the ring-fenced zone created for technology, science, media and trading companies some four years ago have not yet delivered on the promised opportunities for […]
CASE mentors and students check out Kimpton
(CNS): The Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors and Engineers (CASE) and seven students from its mentoring programme were given a sneak peek of the Kimpton Seafire Resort and Spa, which is scheduled to open in November 2016. The programme runs from January to May each year and consists of four monthly one-day mentorship interactions, with […]
Colleagues mark retirement of Justice Foster
(CNS): A farewell ceremony to mark the retirement of Justice Angus Foster, hosted by Governor Helen Kilpatrick, recognised him for his “significant contributions to the administration of justice”. Justice Foster was one of six founding judges of the Financial Services Division (FSD) of the Grand Court in 2009, following his retirement from Walkers as a […]
Young design winners get stamp of approval
(CNS): The five students who created the winning stamp designs for the 2015 special Christmas issue were recently presented with mementoes by the Cayman Islands Postal Service. Each young person received a framed stamp set with a first-day cover, a sheet of their stamps and a commemorative poster from Postmaster General Sheena Glasgow.
Garden Club to hold family fun day
(CNS): The Garden Club of Grand Cayman, in association with the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, is holding a family fun day on Sunday, 24 January, with a variety of entertainment on offer in the tropical gardens. Activities will include children’s games, demonstrations of craftmaking using natural materials, a magic show with Richard McLeod, a treasure […]
Water Authority supplements Feed Our Future
(CNS): The Water Authority-Cayman’s (WAC) annual December fundraising campaign has enabled a CI$2,864 donation to Feed Our Future Cayman. The money was raised through the authority’s Project Angel Tree initiative, which benefits one or more non-profit organisations each year.
Court of Appeal president retiring in January
(CNS): Sir John Chadwick will be officially retiring next month as president of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal after seven years in that position. He held his last sitting in that post in late November. His successor, Sir John Goldring, is scheduled to be sworn in as president on 20 January.
Student-designed holiday stamps issued
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Postal Service earlier this month released a new stamp issue which features, for the first time, the artistic expressions of Cayman’s students, in a series themed, “What does Christmas in the Cayman Islands mean to you?” The stamp-design project began a year ago when the Postal Service invited students to submit artwork […]
Immigration staffers bring Christmas to children’s ward
(CNS): Representatives of the Department of Immigration visited the paediatric ward at Cayman Islands Hospital on Friday, 18 December to deliver presents for the young patients. Through drives at immigration headquarters and its location at Cayman Centre, staff collected more than three boxes and three bags full of toys and books.
Kidnapping survivor to speak in Cayman
(CNS): Michelle Knight, one of the three women held captive by Ariel Castro in a Cleveland house for more than 11 years, will be attending an event in Cayman in 2016 in support of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC).
Silver coin celebrates National Museum’s 25th year
(CNS): To mark the 25th anniversary of the Cayman Islands National Museum, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is launching a commemorative silver coin today (20 November). The official launch will take place at the museum from 6pm-8pm, during a preview session for their anniversary exhibition.
Cayman marks International Men’s Day
(CNS): To mark the fifth year Cayman is celebrating International Men’s Day, the Family Resource Centre (FRC) is hosting a free event today (Thursday, 19 November) at King’s Sports Centre from 4pm-8pm. With activities focused on “Making a Difference for Men and Boys”, the FRC, under the auspices of the Ministry of Community Affairs, has […]
Training offered on disaster management
(CNS): A three-day disaster-management workshop, facilitated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is running through Thursday, 12 November, offering a refresher and training course for all related personnel in Cayman.
Cayman judge elected regional VP of judicial group
(CNS): Cayman Islands Justice Richard Williams has been elected for the second time to serve as Caribbean region vice president of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association (CMJA). The appointment took effect at last month’s 17th Triennial CMJA Conference, at which Justice Williams was a panel presenter.
Museum exhibit commemorates Cayman icon
(CNS): Cayman icon Georgette Ebanks, 88, said she was “overwhelmed” and deeply thankful to see her life story depicted in a new exhibit which opened at the National Museum on Thursday, 22 October. One of two remaining ladies of the 24 who petitioned in 1948 for women’s right to vote, Miss Georgette stays spry, is thoroughly […]
