Cayman: Turtle destined to be turned into soup is rescued and finds new home in the UK
By Karen Rockett From Daily Mirror UK After being bred for food in the Cayman Islands, turtle Phoenix was brought to Blackpool 4,650 miles away A huge and beautiful Cayman Islands sea turtle has been saved from the soup bowl…
Cayman Islands largest brewery bought by Dart
Cayman Distributors Group, owned by Dart, has invested in Cayman Islands Brewery (CIB), the Islands’ largest brewing company that makes “Caybrew”. CDG CEO Matthew Bishop, in a press Statement said: “The Cayman Islands Brewery can be extremely proud of what…
The Publisher speaks: Birds are no birdbrains
By Joan Wilson “Ching Chings” I refer to an article in the ‘Caymanian Compass’ “Crows prove they are no birdbrains”. I must agree 100% that birds have some kind of insight to access and solve the problem of extracting food…
Cayman: Academy achieves more success at the 2019 USA Cup
Academy Sports Club yet again proved its strength at the USA Cup this summer, bringing back 2 Championship trophies and posting a number of other great performances. The Club took a historic 7 teams to the competition this year, with…
Cayman: Ministry of CPI announces appointment of Communications Manager
From The Cayman Islands Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure. The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure announces the appointment of Alethia Lambert as Communications and Public Affairs Manager, effective July 2, 2019. In her new role, Ms. Lambert will…
Cayman: Chamber of Commerce Celebrates 2019 Mentoring Cayman Participants
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce celebrated the successful completion of the 2019 Mentoring Cayman programme during an appreciation reception on Tuesday, June 25, at Government House. The six-month programme is a partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports,…
Cayman: NCU Alumni Chapter announces Scholarship Awards
Following the Jekalyn Carr fundraising concert on June 30, 2019, the Cayman Chapter of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Alumni Association announces the availability of its second four-year scholarship to attend the Jamaica-based university. The first four-year scholarship was awarded…
Gordon Barlow: Locking the doors and windows
By Gordon Barlow When Cayman’s criminal gangs first began to get out of hand, we began locking all the doors and ground-floor windows when we left the house, and at night. Later, we locked them when we were home upstairs….
Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves completes term as Chairman of the OECS Authority with major advancements to OECS regional integration
Monday, July 22, 2019 — A strong advocate for the advancement of regional integration in the region, Prime Minister Gonsalves’ tenure as Chairman of the OECS focused on deepening relations amongst Member States and improving the quality of life for citizens. …
Boxing: Resilient Thurman vows to be back after loss to Pacquiao
By Mark Giongco From Sports.Inquirer HOLLYWOOD—In three separate instances during a 12-round fight against Manny Pacquiao, Keith Thurman found himself hanging on for dear life. Throughout his career, Thurman had shown his ability to come back and he vowed to…