Cayman Islands Youth Services Unit’s Summer camp offerings: spaces limited
The Youth Services Unit is offering three competitively-priced camps for youth aged between 11 and 17 years old this summer. The Unit’s Acting Head, James Myles said, “Our camps aim to appeal to older children as so many specifically target…
Marketing in the technology age: Cayman Islands SME attendees learn about online marketing options
With the constant evolution of technology and with new advancements every day, it is unsurprising that businesses are moving away from traditional forms of marketing in favour of the World Wide Web & social media. New forms of marketing are…
A group of students wants to house the homeless in these light-filled $25,000 tiny homes
By Leanna Garfield from Business Insider Nearly 47,000 people don’t have a home in Los Angeles. Instead, they resort to living on sidewalks, in cars, in campers, or in tents. A group of architecture students from University of Southern California designed…
A scientist tried to teach a computer how to write a recipe and the results are hilarious
By Susmita Baral From The Kitchn Research scientist Janelle Shane conducts quirky experiments during her free time and shares them with her Tumblr following. One such experiment involves neural networks; she provides the program with hundreds of pages of cookbooks…
7 Caymanians graduate from WineSchool3 programme in Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – A partnership between the National Work Force Development Agency (NWDA) and WineSchool3 turned out to be the difference between drifting through life without a purpose and finding a career about which to be passionate. Those…
Cayman Islands asylum training course
Head of the Governor’s Office, Matthew Forbes, welcomed over 20 participants from the Department of Immigration’s Enforcement team and Immigration Appeals Tribunal (IAT) to a two week intensive course on immigration and asylum on Monday. Dealing effectively with migration and…
Cayman Islands football programme promotes inclusivity
Thanks to sponsorship from The Wellness Centre, the Special Needs Foundation and EFG Bank AG (Cayman Branch), Academy Sports Club’s Football4All programme has been providing children with special needs the opportunity to participate in an organised football programme for over…
CIS hosts the Third Cayman Islands Model United Nations Conference
The local Model United Nations conferences are expanding in both attendance and frequency. Returning teams from Cayman International School (CIS), St Ignatius, and Triple C, as well as the newest participating school, Cayman Prep, took part in the half-day conference,…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
PSBP Pensioners’ Appreciation Event in Cayman Brac The Public Service Pensions Board (PSPB) is continuing celebrations to mark its 25th anniversary this year with a Pensioners’ Appreciation event at the Aston Rutty Centre on Monday, 24 April 2017. The 4…
Barbados: Teachers cry out
BY: JENIQUE BELGRAVE From Barbados Advocate Barbadian teachers are teetering under the heavy workload being set by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). This was the resounding cry of those educators gathered at the Ellerslie Secondary School yesterday for the Barbados…