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Recycling time for Christmas trees
(CNS Local Life): There is still time for Cayman Islands residents to take part in the Christmas tree recycling programme organised every year by the Department of Environmental Health (DEH). The programme aims to reduce the amount of waste entering the George Town landfill by recycling natural Christmas trees into mulch.
Obtaining disability allowance
Can you please let me know how a person goes about claiming disability benefits in the Cayman Islands? Is it even a possibility? Auntie’s answer: It is not clear from your question whether you are an employee who has suffered an injury while on the job that is preventing you from working or if you […]
Garden Club holding fun day at Botanic Park
(CNS Local Life): The Garden Club of Grand Cayman is holding its annual Family Fun Day at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on Sunday, 20 January, from 10am to 3pm. The club organises the event to encourage residents to learn about and visit the park.
Thrift shop helps support canine charity
(CNS Local Life): Anyone interested in looking for a bargain while supporting dog-rescue charity One Dog at a Time (ODAAT) can head to its New To You shop at JJT Warehouses, Row 2, Unit 2 on Industrial Way. The charity closed its other shop just before Christmas but the larger location features a variety of […]
Derek Haines treks for Special Needs
(CNS Local Life): Veteran marathoner and fundraiser Derek Haines (70) is undertaking yet another physically demanding challenge as he and his friend Mike Burcombe train to climb 550 miles of the Pyrenees mountain range later this year to benefit Special Needs Foundation Cayman (SNFC). Fundraising as part of the Coast to Coast Pyrenees Challenge campaign […]
New deputy director at Public Works
(CNS Local Life): The new year brought a new opportunity for Niasha Brady as she has been named the first female deputy director operations with the Public Works Department (PWD), effective 1 January. Brady is a product of the succession-planning initiative which begun at PWD several years ago.
Used cars an unsightly part of West Bay Road
I know this question has come up before, but why can’t the National Roads Authority properly police the parking of “For Sale” vehicles opposite Queen’s Court? Every day I pass this collection of cars and realtors’ “For Sale” signs assembled alongside one of Cayman’s most prominent tourist roadways. What a mess.
The law and carrying a machete at night
When is a machete considered a restricted weapon and when is it just a tool? Would you detail for us this legislation “possessing a restricted weapon at night”? I don’t recall it from the Penal Code. Auntie’s answer: The question came up in the comments last week under this article: Machete in car lands WB man […]
Renowned sailor to speak in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Dawn Riley, one of the world’s best-known adventurer-sailors, the CEO of a winning America’s Cup team and current America’s Cup challenge “American Magic” participant, will be speaking at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club on Saturday, 12 January. Riley was the first American, male or female, to race in three America’s Cup and […]
Cayman’s first governor turns 100
(CNS Local Life): Governor Martyn Roper was one of the guests at the Pines Retirement Home who this week helped celebrate the 100th birthday of Cayman’s first governor, Athel Long. In both a tweet and Facebook post on 2 January, Roper congratulated Long and said he was honoured to take part.
Special Olympics stalwart Penny McDowall mourned
(CNS Local Life): The New Year’s Eve passing of Penny McDowall (59) after a years-long battle with cancer has hit the community hard, as people mourn the loss of a leading force in Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) and the sport of swimming. She founded and coached the SOCI aquatic programme, a commitment which eventually […]
Stop obscuring licence plates
I believe it is illegal and am certain that a car will not pass its inspection with tinted plastic over the number plates – can you confirm? If it is illegal, then why are so many drivers blatantly driving with their plates obscured? The only reason I can see for making your plates hard to read […]
Visitors still looking to play pickleball
Has any progress been made since the prior comments in June regarding pickleball courts with public access? Or, is there any sort of pickleball club in Grand Cayman yet? Yes, there are many other great things to do in GC. But maybe an open mind to new things might be beneficial also. How do we […]
Trinity College interviewing Cayman students
(CNS Local Life): Representatives from Trinity College School (TCS), a boarding school located in Ontario, Canada, are coming to the Cayman Islands to test and interview students applying for a full-tuition scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. Introduced in 2015 to commemorate the school’s 150th anniversary, the merit-based scholarship offers full tuition for the next […]
Open-heart surgery saves Guatemalan baby
(CNS Local Life): A toddler from Guatemala celebrated Christmas with a new chance at a normal life after surgery in a Cayman Islands hospital to correct pulmonary valve stenosis, a congenital heart defect. Nicolás García-Granados was admitted to Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) with the serious heart condition, and immediately underwent a six-hour open-heart surgery […]
Auntie’s favourite questions of 2018
(Auntie): Over the course of 2018, as with previous years, I have received questions that run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous. Readers have sent in queries that have alternately surprised, annoyed and intrigued me. As we get ready to welcome 2019, I thought it would be fun to share a few of […]
Premier’s New Year’s Message
Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin writes: 2018 was a year to Celebrate Cayman as we began a two-year journey to commemorate the 60th anniversary of our Coat of Arms in 1958, and our first Constitution in 1959.
Speaker’s New Year’s Message
Cayman Islands Speaker McKeeva Bush writes: As we approach and countdown to the New Year, we ought to take the opportunity to reflect and prepare for what is ahead.
