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Boxers take three gold at championships
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s amateur boxers took home three gold medals from the 2017 Caribbean Development Championships held in St Lucia. In addition to the top prize, the remaining nine pugilists won four silver and five bronze medals. Earning gold at the tournament, which ran from 13-16 December, were Alexander Smith, Brandy Barnes and Chambria […]
Cayman Cricket looks to build on 2017 successes
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Cricket recently held its annual general meeting, reviewing a year in which the Cayman Islands re-entered international competition and the organisation implemented plans to raise participation, and standards, in both youth and competitive categories. During the AGM, Cayman Cricket president Abali Hoilett noted the highlights this year on the competitive front.
Equestrians celebrate Christmas early
(CNS Local Life): More than 50 young people took part in the 10th annual Christmas horse show hosted by Cayman Riding School (CRS) 9-10 December. Day one of the show began with a fancy dress class followed by the “handy pony” challenge, with children negotiating an obstacle course, demonstrating and putting into practice all they […]
Braille and audio constitutions unveiled
(CNS Local Life): The Constitutional Commission, together with the Human Rights Commission (HRC), recently launched audio and braille formats of the Cayman Islands Constitution for people with literacy or sight impairments. The project came about when a member of the public who is visually impaired approached the commissions about accessing the Constitution.
UCCI presents long-service awards
(CNS Local Life): A professor who has given half a century to education and the betterment of several generations of young men and women was among the 50 who were recently honoured by the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) during its first awards banquet.
Cayman Academy student wins laptop
(CNS Local Life): At the recent Cayman Academy Career Fair, year 8 student DeAndre Parris received a laptop as a prize for correctly answering a quiz on the Cayman Islands’ financial services industry. Cayman Finance CEO Jude Scott presented the prize at the event, held at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) 17 […]
Mission House gets a Christmas clean-up
(CNS Local Life): Members of the Ministry of Health, Environment, Culture and Housing (HECH) spent Monday morning (11 December) sprucing up the Mission House in Bodden Town. The team swapped office attire for yard clothes to clean, sweep, work in the garden and carry out general maintenance at the historic site to get it ready […]
Champions crowned amidst torrential rains
(PFL): It was a record-setting day of final and third-place games in the 2017 CUC Primary Football league (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL), which took place Saturday, 9 December 9 at the Annex Field under gloomy skies and between torrential downpours. This was to be a day of “firsts” with the introduction of […]
Teenager receives gift of prosthetic leg
(CNS Local Life): Christmas arrived early for a teenage trauma patient of the Health Services Authority (HSA) who recently received his most memorable gift ever – a prosthetic limb donated by Laura Ryder, certified prosthetist and orthotist. Renaldo Taylor (15) arrived at the Cayman Islands Hospital Physiotherapy Department for his second session with Ryder in November, […]
Ground broken on YMCA ropes course
(CNS Local Life): A groundbreaking ceremony was held Saturday, 9 December for the ropes challenge course being built by the YMCA with funds from the 2017 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge, an event that took place in April with about 2,000 participants and raised a record $85,000 from the walk/runs held in Cayman Brac and […]
UCCI honours students on the Brac
(CNS Local Life): The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) held its first-ever honours convocation on Cayman Brac last month, with nine students recognised for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above. UCCI Cayman Brac campus director Martin Keeley said it was very exciting to have the event on the island for the first […]
Haines ends marathon year with boost to CCMI
(CNS Local Life): Derek Haines, Cayman’s remarkable fundraiser, completed a year of raising money for the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) by taking part in the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon Sunday, 3 December. He ended his 2017 “Volcanoes and Marathons” challenge by running 26.2 miles as part of his goal to raise $50,000 to support […]
Santa helps support dog-rescue charity
(CNS Local Life): The ninth annual Scubaluminations in aid of the One Dog at a Time (ODAAT) charity, is set for Thursday, 14 December, from 6 pm. Santa will be arriving at the event, held at Rackam’s on the George Town waterfront, on a boat pulled by illuminated, underwater reindeer.
Cayman Prep and CIS to meet in Under 11 final
(PFL): The stage is set for the championship games in the 2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL). Semifinals for boys and girls were contested this past Saturday, 2 December, at the Annex Field, with the finals and third-place games set for one week later.
Lighthouse students enjoy a Disney treat
(CNS Local Life): Disney characters, along with crew of the Disney Magic cruise ship, visited the Lighthouse School to deliver early holiday cheer to both students and teachers. The visit, organised by Disney Cruise Lines in conjunction with the Ministry and Department of Tourism, featured Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Pluto alongside crewmembers who donate […]
YMCA celebrates five years in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): The YMCA is celebrating its fifth anniversary in Cayman with a family fun day on Saturday, 9 December, from 9am to 1pm at the Field of Dreams. The event will include kickball, music, treats and carnival activities like a dunk tank, slip and slide, face painting and photo booth. All activities, food […]
CIFEC apprentices shine at Public Works
(CNS Local Life): Five students from the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) have recently received internationally recognised City and Guilds of London certification through their apprenticeships with the Public Works Department (PWD). The department’s construction industry training programme is run jointly as a partnership with CIFEC, supported by the private sector.
Cayman marathon nears the starting line
(CNS Local Life): The latest numbers for participants in this Sunday’s (3 December) marathon show 109 confirmed full marathoners and 650 registered for the half. In addition, 80 teams have signed up for the relay. More than 100 last-minute entrants are also expected to come in the day before the race. This year’s event is […]
