Play, Read, Learn! Continues
Children learn through play! In May 2012, the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment and the Cayman Islands Public Library Service launched “Play, Read, Learn!”, a library-based programme focusing on children between the ages of three and five years and…
Hurricane Ivan remembered
By Hazard Management First published 9th Sept, 2010 Hurricane Ivan was a “classical” long lived Cape Verde hurricane. It has been categorized as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the Caribbean in recorded history. On September 2 Ivan…
The Editor Speaks: Why we withheld the name
We published the story today about a 78 year old man who pleaded guilty to stealing $180 from his employer after having had a clean criminal record. The man, a seafarer, had retired from the company he stole from but…
Rotary Sunrise Promotes Literacy
International Literacy Day was observed by the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman on Friday 7th September. To mark the day the Club donated dictionaries to every Year 7 student across the Cayman Islands with books being sent to Cayman Brac…
Dukers Celebrate Wellness
Young adult participants in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme have pledged to ‘love their bodies’ by drinking more water, avoiding junk food and not eating too much pastries and sweets. They made this commitment was renewed after they observing…
Cayman Islands Chief Justice to give Keynote Address
Mourant Ozannes is delighted to announce the Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands, the Honourable Anthony Smellie Q.C., J.P. as keynote speaker of Mourant Ozannes’ International Trusts & Private Client Conference 2012, taking place in October. The Chief Justice has…
The Editor Speaks: Television: – seeing is believing
I was on CITN-Cayman27 television’s show “Daybreak’ yesterday (10) as it was their 20th anniversary and I was asked what was the single most significant moment in my fifteen years there that I thought had made the most impact on…
School Leaders Gather for Start of New School Year
“Without good leadership there can be no effective reforms,” Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP told school leaders from government schools on 6 September, 2012. The school leaders were gathered for the first Principals’ Consultative Council meeting for the…
OCG Questions Legitimacy of and Motive for Gorstew’s Sandals Whitehouse Court Challenge
Kingston; September 10, 2012 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has taken note of a story which appeared in yesterday’s Jamaica Sunday Observer newspaper which is entitled: ‘OCG has no power to probe Sandals Whitehouse’ (Go to: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/-OCG-has-no-power-to-probe-Sandals-Whitehouse-_12485376)….
CITN joined Cayman Airways pilot for his last official flight
Since March 15th 1972 Captain Harrison Bothwell has been flying planes for Cayman Airways. He was hired by the then Cayman Airways head, ex MLA and government portfolio holder, Norman Bodden and he immediately began his training to become a…
