Tag: Featured
Rotary members on educational mission to Guatemala
(CNS): Members of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman plus honorary Rotarian, Governor Helen Kilpatrick, will be travelling on a goodwill mission to Guatemala in aid of education. The group of 16 taking part from Cayman is joining with the Cooperative for Education (CoEd) and club members from the US, Canada and the UK to deliver books […]
Carnival comes to the National Gallery
(CNS): The international travelling exhibition, “EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean”, will open at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) on 15 January, running through 26 March. EN MAS’ explores the influences of Carnival on contemporary performance practices in the Caribbean, North America, and Europe. Conceived around a series of commissioned […]
Probation officers awarded for service
(CNS): Several employees from the Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR) were recognised recently with certificates of appreciation, including a new annual award in honour of Steven E. Smith who was a founding member of probation services in the Cayman Islands. DCR Director Teresa Echenique chaired the staff-appreciation ceremony, which was also attended by Chief Officer Eric […]
Stingray Swim Club dives into 20th year
(CNS): Stingray Swim Club (SSC) voted in a new president and vice president as well as other board members at its recent annual general meeting, installing Kathy Jackson and Jo Sinclair, respectively, at the top two positions. The meeting was also an opportunity to thank outgoing president Amanda Roberts who stepped down from the board after 16 […]
New art exhibition offers visitors ‘Serenity’
(CNS): Artist Laurél Schmid heads a line-up of home-grown talent on show at The Gallery at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman’s latest art exhibition entitled “Serenity”, which is set to open 12 January. Originally from Wisconsin in the US, Schmid graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and has more than 20 years of experience as […]
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.
Champion spellers impress at competitions
(CNS): The annual national spelling bees ended in tense tiebreakers for both primary and secondary school students at finals held on 1 and 2 December. In the 32nd Lions Club of Grand Cayman Secondary Schools Spelling Bee, 14 students vied for the title.
Student-designed holiday stamps issued
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Postal Service earlier this month released a new stamp issue which features, for the first time, the artistic expressions of Cayman’s students, in a series themed, “What does Christmas in the Cayman Islands mean to you?” The stamp-design project began a year ago when the Postal Service invited students to submit artwork […]
Girl plays Santa to bring Christmas cheer to others
(CNS): Young Nadia Simmonds has used her holiday celebration to collect gifts to give to less-fortunate children in Cayman this Christmas. When inviting her friends to her Christmas party earlier this month, the 11-year-old asked them to take along one wrapped gift to give away, collecting 25 presents that she handed over last week to the […]
Community gives back to DCFS to provide holiday cheer
(CNS): The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received dozens of wrapped presents, baskets of groceries, gift certificates and cheques that will benefit 600 families this Christmas. The gift-giving and donation programme seeks assistance from individuals and community groups in providing gift items and food during the holiday season to be distributed to […]
Deputy Governor awards two civil servants
(CNS): Temar Clarke and Travis Walters have been named the two latest employees of the month for the civil service. Clarke, payments and payroll officer with the Treasury Department, was honoured for September; and Walters, a statistician with the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) took home the award for October.
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 […]
Little Cayman & Rum Point homes joint winners
(CNS): The Beach House in Little Cayman and Rum Point House on Grand Cayman are joint winners of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence. Governor Helen Kilpatrick said the two buildings represented two very different but superbly designed and executed variants of the classic Caribbean beachside residence.
CIS hosts Inter-school Model United Nations event
(CNS): A group of over 30 students gathered at Cayman International School (CIS) to discuss the migrant crisis in Eastern Europe on 13 November. Students from Triple C and St Ignatius joined teams with students at CIS to represent delegations from the various countries involved in the migrant crisis. The aim was to reach a […]
Toys for Tots campaign rolling along for Christmas
(CNS): Flow is helping to collect donations for the Cayman Islands Motorcycle Riders Association (CIMRA) annual Toys For Tots Charity Drive & Ride campaign by placing bins in each of its four locations for people to drop off Christmas gifts for less-fortunate children.The bins, at Flow’s Galleria Plaza, Anderson Square, Heritage Square and Countryside Village branches, […]
Hope Academy students soak up Water Authority visit
(CNS): To learn more about water production and groundwater resources in the Cayman Islands, grade 11 and 12 students from Hope Academy recently toured Water Authority-Cayman’s facilities in Lower Valley. Rick Caley, the students’ teacher, explained that the field trip was designed to complement the curriculum. “The visit was planned to bring to life their environmental […]
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.
Cayman’s dressage riders impress US judge
(CNS): The recent opening show in the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation’s (CIEF) 2015/16 National Dressage Series marked many firsts, including a US judge coming here for the first time and several riders debuting at the event. Dressage judge Luis Denizard said he was impressed with Cayman’s dressage talent. He judged a series of tests at a […]
