Major “Roddy” Watler remembered
Today (Fridayy 3rd March) is the anniversary of Major Joseph Rodriquez ‘Roddy’ Watler who served as Inspector of Police (for 33 years), was light house keeper, foreman of public works, boarding officer of vessels, and warehouse keeper. He was appointed…
Tennis Legends
Cayman Islands, Camana Bay, Tennis Legends By Georgina Wilcox Before the Legends tournament took place at Camana Bay last Friday (17) with an estimated audience of over 1,500 persons in attendance, John McEnroe and Jim Courier took to the court…
Cayman poets perform
Cayman Poets perform at local brewery Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Poetry Festival last Friday (9) highlighted the immense talents of local Cayman Islands poets. I was concerned whether the actual readings were going to match the quality of the works…
Christmas Tree Lighting
Georgina Wilcox The Annual Rotary Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony took place last Thursday (17) at Heroes Square, Central George Town on Grand Cayman. It was a truly delightful evening and meant Christmas in the Cayman Islands had officially commenced. This…
Cayman Islands remembers
Georgina Wilcox Last Sunday (13) the Cayman Islands remembered the lives lost in World Wars I and II and of lives lost at sea. Services in memory of these loved ones were held in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, both…
Local businessman’s waterfront ticket office “eyesore” will have to be removed
By Georgina Wilcox The controversial Ticket Office with Trellis, Restroom Facility, Storage Building, Tour Operator Sales Area and Mobile Food Truck Staging Area on Block OPY Parcel 190 (F14-0221) (P14-1007 (CS) has been turned down by the Cayman Islands Appeals…
Cayman Island Turtle FARM is no more – it is a CENTRE: Island Wildlife Encounter
By Georgina Wilcox In a press release sent out by the Cayman Turtle Centre: Island Wildlife Encounter it has changed its name from Cayman Turtle Farm because, “It has also undergone many name changes, along with steady development and is…
East End is United at 170
The United Church in the Cayman Islands celebrates 170 years By Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Islands Regional Mission Council of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is now 170 years old. The establishment of the Presbyterian Church…
Thousands attend Cayman Islands anti-gay rally
Estimates from 700 to 3,500 were banded about but there were a lot of people packed into the Cayman Islands Lion Centre, Grand Cayman, for the Rally For the Promotion of Bible based Family Values last Sunday. There were at…
Cayman Islands MRCU says GMM project is on track. Now five locally transmitted cases
By Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Islands Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) has said the progress of the Genetically Modified Mosquito (GMM) project that was initiated in the district of West Bay on 28 July is “on track”. Dr. Bill…
