Youth
U-17 boys national team training for World Cup playoffs
(CNS): Following on from their historic third-place finish at the 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-15 Boys’ Championships in Sint Maarten last August, the boys national football team, having moved up an age group, are preparing for the first round of the CFU Under-17 World Cup Playoffs, set for 20-24 July 2016 at a venue […]
Nominations sought for 2016 YCLA nod
(CNS): Nominations for the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) are now open for 2016. The YCLA, now in its 16th year, was created to identify and honour young leaders who serve as role models for the youth of Cayman. Nominations may be made by any organisation, business or individual in the community.
Road-safety film targets young drivers
(CNS): The RCIPS and Cayman 27 will be screening their safe-driving documentary, “Road Impact: Cayman Islands” for Year 11 students at John Gray High School on 4 April, after showing it at Clifton Hunter this week. The documentary was entirely shot and produced in Cayman, and looks at the impact of serious and fatal traffic […]
Competition opens for aspiring filmmakers
(CNS): Registration has opened for the 2016 Young Image Makers Short Film (YIM) competition. Organised by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), the contest offers a chance for budding filmmakers to vie for the opportunity to attend a one-week movie camp run by the New York Film Academy.
Youth Parliamentarians debate abortion and public transport
(CNS): More than 20 students from Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman participated in two debates during the ninth Youth Parliament held Monday, 14 March, to commemorate Commonwealth Day. The topics they chose to discuss were legalising abortion and the establishment of a master public-transportation system.
Suzy Soto implores students to drive safely
(CNS): Suzy Soto, the grandmother of Zak Quappe, who died in a road accident in 2013, led an interactive road safety presentation last week for more than 120 students at Cayman International School. Soto shared the experience of her family’s loss with the group, which comprised years eight to 12.
Legislative Assembly prepared for ‘takeover’
(CNS): Cayman Islands’ youth are poised to take over the Legislative Assembly. Students from nine local educational institutions are preparing for the ninth annual Youth Parliament, sponsored by law firm Harneys. The event is scheduled for Commonwealth Day, Monday, 14 March from 10:30am.
Tottenham Hotspur youth team to play in Cayman U-14 tourney
(CNS): A team from Tottenham Hotspur FC of the English Premier League will be participating in the Cayman Airways U-14 Invitational Youth Cup set for 21-26 June at the Camana Bay Sports Complex. In its third year, the annual under-14 football tournament has been attracting some of the best young players from the Caribbean, the […]
Junior Achievers show off their wares to governor
(CNS): Junior Achievement (JA) companies held a trade fair at Government House last month at which high school students were able to display their products for Governor Helen Kilpatrick and explain their manufacturing processes and marketing efforts. The fair is one of the key events under the JA programme in which students put their creativity and […]
National U-15 football team prepares for CONCACAF tournament
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National U-15 football team, after being tested at an international tournament in Florida a few months ago, continues to train for the 2017 CONCACAF U-15 Boys Tournament, one of their most important competitions to date. Head coach Bruce Sigsworth said that the team members are actually still all under 14 with some just […]
Award takes pride in Cayman’s youth
(CNS): One dozen young people have been recognised under the “Proud of Them” scheme which honours their efforts, achievement and potential. Youth Minister Osbourne Bodden presented this year’s recipients with certificates and $500 cash stipends at a ceremony held 18 February.
Young footballers gain experience in Las Vegas
(CNS): The under-16 boys’ team from the Cayman Islands Youth Football Programme and the Alliance FC under-17 girls’ team recently returned from the 2016 Mayor’s Cup International Showcase in Las Vegas, Nevada. The boys’ team, playing under the name Cayman Select, returned with a record of one win, one draw and two losses, finishing in […]
Webster given CIOC nod to cover Rio Olympics
(CNS): Young Caymanian Jade Webster, who has already reported on the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and is in Lillehammer, Norway, for the youth winter games, has been chosen by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) to cover the Rio Olympics in August.
Youth football team competing in Las Vegas tournament
(CNS): The under-16 team from the Cayman Islands Youth Football Programme will be returning to Las Vegas for the fourth time to participate in the 2016 Mayor’s Cup International Showcase this month. The team will be competing in the under-16 division with first round games against US teams starting Saturday, 13 February.
New graduates earn Passport2Success
(CNS): The most recent group of Passport2Success participants graduated last month, representing the 18th cohort of the programme. More than 300 young Caymanians have taken part in the initiative over its first five years, which offers practical hands-on training in occupational, personal and job-specific skills.
Cayman Prep and Red Bay undefeated in U-11 playoffs
(PFL) The second round of games in the 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) playoffs were played Saturday, 12 December at the Annex Field. In the PFL Under 9 Champions Cup, defending champions Cayman Prep secured their first win in the playoffs with a 2-0 victory over Sir John […]
Primary Football League set for playoffs
(PFL): The 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons concluded Saturday, 28 November with Savannah Primary, Cayman Prep and Cayman International School topping the standings in their respective age divisions and leagues going into the playoffs.
YCLA recipient embraces year of mentoring
(CNS): Following in the footsteps of her predecessor, the 2015 Young Caymanian Leadership Award (YCLA) recipient, Kellie McGee, is embarking on a year of ambassadorship and mentoring during which she will share her positive and inspiring messages with young people across the Cayman Islands.
