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Young filmmakers take in New York
(CNS): Two young filmmakers from Cayman spent a week at a New York Film Academy summer movie camp in August as part of their prize package from this year’s Young Image Makers (YIM) Short Film Competition. Ocean Costa and Samuel Harding, who won the senior and junior categories, respectively, for their original film submissions, attended […]
Cayman first past the post in hosting equestrian event
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) recently hosted the inaugural Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) Regional Jumping Challenge (RJC), a competition created to give developing show jumpers of all ages the chance to measure their skills against other riders in the Caribbean. Riders compete in their home countries on their own horses and ride a […]
Primary Football League kicks off
(CNS): The 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) season kicks off this Saturday, September 26 with the customary Opening Rally. The event begins at 9:00am at the traditional home of local football, the T.E. McField Sports Field (the Annex) in George Town. The 2015/2016 CUC PFL and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons will […]
Lions spearhead community food drive
(CNS): The Lions Club of Grand Cayman held their first FoodPantry Drive at local grocery stores on Saturday, 19 September. The drive is a community-based programme that collects and stores food and household products for free distribution to people who have been assessed by local churches, schools and Government agencies to be in genuine need. […]
Health City opens neurosurgery services
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands has expanded its services to include neurosurgery. The facility now offers a wide range of neuro-spinal procedures including the treatment of various conditions of the brain, such as tumours and aneurysms, as well as back and neck problems. Consultant neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon Dr. Komal Prasad said there was a […]
Grants assist 11 students with university studies
(CNS): A grant programme, funded by the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), is helping to support 11 students in studying overseas for their first tertiary degrees. Of the recipients of the John Gray Memorial Fund grants, seven are receiving the assistance for the first time. The NCVO will continue to support these first-time awardees […]
Getting to the heart of the matter
(CNS): The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) is holding its first health expo at Camana Bay on Saturday, 26 September from 2pm-8pm. The event, to mark World Heart Day, will educate both adults and children about food nutrition and living a heart-healthy lifestyle, while also raising funds for a new ambulance for the Health Services Authority. […]
Young At Arts performers set to debut
(CNS): Participants in the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) summer arts programme will be putting on an original work, Beyond the Skin, from 7-9 August at the Harquail Theatre. The Young At Arts (YAA) Summer Theatre Arts Intensive, which began 2 July, comprises people aged 12-17 interested in theatre or any of its component disciplines […]
Feed Our Future gets corporate nourishment
(CNS): RBC Royal Bank recently donated $4,000 to the Feed Our Future Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to provide holistic nourishment to children in need. The foundation’s programmes and social activities are geared specifically toward solving the problem of childhood hunger, and supporting the intellectual nourishment of children within the Cayman Islands.
Time to gear up for the 2015 CI Triathlon
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Triathlon, one of the most gruelling events in the sporting calendar, is set to take place Sunday, 1 November 2015. The annual event of the Cayman Islands Triathlon Association (CITA) is the highlight of the triathlon season. The race begins at Public Beach, with participants choosing one of two courses: the […]
Purple Dragon set to kick it at world championships
(CNS): A team from Cayman is taking part in the Purple Dragon World Karate Championships, set for 17-19 July. This event takes place in Trinidad every five years and attracts about 1,000 competitors from around the world. The Purple Dragon dojo and students have been preparing for months for this trip and, in recent weeks, […]
Grant aids efforts to fight lionfish
(CNS): The continuing battle against lionfish invasion has received a boost with a grant awarded to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) in Little Cayman to support its WILD programme (Whole-Island Lionfish Defence). In addition, as part of ongoing efforts to get rid of the harmful fish, Little Cayman is hosting the Second Annual Little Cayman Lionfish […]
CI Yacht Club goes green with blue bins
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Yacht Club is offering a recycling drop-off location for the general public. Bins are available for cardboard, plastic, aluminium and glass, with the aim of helping to keep Cayman clean and green. Members of the public can drop off recyclables at clearly marked bins within the club, located at 164 Yacht […]
Appeal court bench fills up as new judges sworn
(CNS): Two appeal court judges have been sworn in by Acting Governor Franz Manderson as the summer session of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal opened. The new appointees, Justices Sir Richard Field and Dennis Morrison, who are non-resident judges, have already begun hearing cases. The two new members of the appeal bench will serve […]
UCCI students off to Austria for summer science academy
(CNS): Two Caymanian science students from the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), Samantha Cridland and Kerrie Forbes, are heading to the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria for the International Summer Academy in Engineering 4 Women (ISAE4W). Samantha and Kerrie, who will be in Wels, Austria from 13-24 July, are joining a select […]
CCMI lecture series aids coral reef research
(CNS): This summer, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is diving into a new outreach initiative with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). Starting in June and running through August, AOML researchers have been giving a series of talks on various oceanographic topics to the institute’s staff and […]
Interns gain media experience at GIS
(CNS): Three summer interns have been learning all about communications while working with Government Information Services (GIS). The young women are writing press releases, taking photographs, and doing administrative work for the Cayman Islands Gazette; taking on videography for CIGTV; and, overall, learning about mass communications while shadowing staff in the department.
Camp inspires through the sound of music
(CNS): A free camp, attended by about 175 students, has been running all week focusing on various aspects of musical learning. The “Spark! Music Initiative” camp will be closing tonight (10 July) with a concert at the Prospect Primary School hall, starting at 7pm.
