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Cayman Islands: Under 11 Boys prepare for FA Cup semi finals

Four clubs sealed their place in the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) Boy’s Under 11 FA Cup semi finals as the second round games played this past Saturday, June 2 produced some exciting football and plenty of goals. Future SC,…

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The Editor Speaks: Education

In iNews Cayman today we have published a story where the President of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA), Lynsley Doodhai, has said “Asking teachers to mark School Based Assessment (SBA) projects and not pay them is modern…

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Cayman Islands Law School Founding Director passes

The Truman Bodden Law School (TBLS) has recently become aware of the passing on 2 June 2018 of Professor Peter Rowe, founding Director of the then Cayman Islands Law School. Peter accepted the role of first law school Director when…

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Doodhai: Teachers marking SBAs for no pay is modern day slavery

From NewsDay Trinidad & Tobago So said President of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA), Lynsley Doodhai, explaining that the union has taken the position that teachers will not be marking SBAs come September, after in-depth consultations with…

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Cayman Islands teachers are the centre of attention at emotional 2018 Golden Apple Awards

12 influential teachers were recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Cayman Islands’ education system at the 2018 Golden Apple Awards on Saturday, May 26. Almost two hundred people congregated at the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman to support teachers from…

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Cayman Islands DEH announces winner of school jingle competition

Jingles by primary school students urging residents to “reduce, reuse, recycle” began airing on Radio Cayman (Wednesday 30 May). The musical stylings are the work of finalists in the recent School Jingle Competition organised by the Department of Environmental Health…

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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices Cayman Islands: Rescheduled Council for Older Persons BT District Gathering The Council for Older Persons is holding its rescheduled Bodden Town district gathering on Saturday, 9 June…

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Nominations open for Cayman Islands’ ‘Proud of Them’ Today

GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The public is invited to recognise excellence among young people in the Cayman Islands by submitting nominations to the Proud of Them award scheme. The nomination period, for Round Nine, runs from 1 June – 20…

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OAG: The Cayman Islands Government needs to better plan its workforce to achieve its ambition of becoming a world-class civil service

From The Office of the Auditor General The report, “Workforce planning and management in the Cayman Islands Government” issued by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) today, reviewed how well the civil service plans and manages its workforce. The…

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Problems of teachers in the Caribbean

From Caribbean Teachers Education is the backbone of all economies. It is a common belief that knowledge is the key to the future. The Caribbean region has recently had education reforms. The changes are for improving the quality of education….