Tag: Featured
Memorial garden honours HSA staff member
(CNS Local Life): Volunteers and donors joined staff at the Health Services Authority (HSA) to complete a memorial garden at the Cayman Islands Hospital, constructed in honour of former staff member Chelsea Doxey, who passed away from ovarian cancer in 2015. Doxey, who worked as a paramedic in the emergency medical services department, was 27 […]
PAWS lends helping hand to Cayman’s canines
(CNS Local Life): The Protection of Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) recently held a free community dog wash at the Heritage Field in East End. PAWS, which was founded in 2010 by Giuseppe and Susanna Gatta, Alex Stewart and Marleine Gagnon, is a local non-profit that works to alleviate the suffering of animals in need, particularly […]
St Ignatius takes double honours in debate
(CNS Local Life): St Ignatius Catholic School students Giselle Ebanks and Viktoriya Bolgova won the recent Conyers Inter-Schools Debate Tournament with their compelling final argument for the statement, “Be it resolved that governments should ban extremist websites”. Bolgova also took individual honours. The tournament brought together 14 teams, seeing the return of students from Cayman Prep, […]
Derek Haines makes marathon effort for charity
(CNS Local Life): Derek Haines has completed another marathon in support of the Have a Heart charity. Along with Chris and Kim Bailey, who ran the half marathon, he participated in the event in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday, 21 November as part of the Mountains and Marathons challenge to raise money for the charity to sponsor […]
Top-of-the-table clash ends in exciting draw
(PFL): The dream matchup during week six of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) regular season featured the only two undefeated Under 11 schools in Group A – Sir John A. Cumber and Savannah – at a neutral venue. On Saturday, 19 November, a strong and confident contingent from Sir John A. Cumber travelled […]
New air traffic controller validated
(CNS Local Life): Following on from a course at the Civil Aviation Authority Training Institute in Trinidad and Tobago and on-the-job training with the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), Derrin Brandon has been validated as an air traffic controller (ATC). He started working at the CIAA when he was 18 years old, where he learned […]
National Museum to display rare diving artefacts
(CNS Local Life): The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) has announced a one-year partnership with the Cayman Islands National Museum (CINM) to showcase some of the hall’s collection of rare artefacts. Over the last 15 years, the ISDHF has acquired some of the most historically significant pieces for scuba diving, reflecting the growth […]
Lands and Survey officer named employee of the year
(CNS Local Life): Philbert McFarlane, from the Lands and Survey Department, has won the Deputy Governor’s Award 2015-2016, selected from the 12 finalists who took home the individual Employee of the Month honours over the year. Governor Helen Kilpatrick and Deputy Governor Franz Manderson hosted the award ceremony, which was held 16 November at Government […]
Inmates’ skills paraded at Pirates Week
(CNS Local Life): Inmates from HM Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) put their carpentry skills to work, building a wagon that was featured in the Pirates Week float parade, held 12 November 2016. Members of the prison workshop built the wagon at the request of the Cayman Islands’ Civil Service Association Co-operative Credit Union, whose […]
Pirates Week parade celebrates ‘Age of Romance’
(CNS Local Life): Crowds gathered on the waterfront were treated to the annual Pirates Week parade Saturday, 12 November, as floats of all descriptions passed by. The popular event showcased creative forces from the various districts with the East End entry taking top honours in the float competition, besting George Town by a single point, […]
Fire Service holds high-rise training
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Fire Service recently held a full-scale training exercise, and reviewed all strategies and tactics on how to react when a high-rise emergency occurs. Chief Fire Officer David Hails said “Operation Up Close and Personal” was a success for his department, as a group of firefighters completed the training exercise […]
Equestrians ride into new dressage season
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) kicked off its National Dressage Series Sunday, 13 November. The series consists of four dressage shows between November and May, culminating in the naming of season champions in various categories at the CIEF’s annual awards dinner in June. Cindy Canace, a senior judge from the US, […]
St Ignatius hold Sir John A. Cumber in entertaining draw
(PFL): With two weeks remaining in the regular seasons of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL), the pressure is on for those schools looking to secure a spot in the elite Champions Cup competition. This past Saturday, 12 November, St Ignatius Prep travelled to West Bay to take […]
Pirate pooches prepare to parade
(CNS Local Life): The annual Pirate Pooch Parade, set for Saturday, 19 November, is a chance for swashbuckling canines and their owners to strut their stuff to benefit the Cayman Islands Humane Society. The dogs, dressed in pirate-themed costumes, and their “parents” will parade around a short section of Harbour Drive between 9am and 10:30am.
Pirates Week drops anchor in Grand Cayman
(CNS Local Life): The 39th Pirates Week festival kicked off in Grand Cayman under the theme, “Age of Romance”, Thursday, 10 November with the “Pan in de City” steel pan competition and showcase on the waterfront. Events set for today (Friday, 11 November) include a 5K walk/run, Festival Queen competition, street dance and fireworks. As usual, […]
Cayman to honour veterans on Remembrance Sunday
(CNS Local Life): On Sunday, 13 November, the Cayman Islands will join nations around the world to pay tribute to those veterans who defended their countries during times of war. The annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony will not only honour those veterans who sacrificed their lives in service to their country, but all veterans. The ceremony […]
Breeze Fusion 5K celebrates 10th anniversary
(CNS Local Life): Funds raised at the 10th annual Breeze Fusion 5K Run/Walk, held Saturday, 5 November, have benefitted the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), East End Primary School, and the Edna Moyle Primary School in North Side, with $2,000 donated to each. In a show of support, George Town, Savannah, Prospect and Bodden […]
Students shine in essay competition
(CNS Local Life): Kaciann Wilson, 11, of George Town Primary School and Aly Byrnes, 13, of Cayman International School (CIS) have been named the winners of the 2016 CUC essay competition, which was launched earlier this year with the theme, “Electricity: It is more than poles and wires and the flicking of a switch.”
