Cayman Islands author donates $3500 to Family Resource Centre’s anti-bullying campaign
Local author Paul Schreiner’s children’s book ‘Rudolf discovers the Cayman Islands’ was on sale over the holiday season for the second year and again supported the Family Resource Centre’s anti-bullying campaign. This time around, sales of the book raised $3500…
Cayman Islands national energy policy consult begins
In 20 years 70 percent of electricity generated in the Cayman Islands could come from renewable sources states a new draft energy policy on which Government is seeking public feedback. The Planning Ministry today (Tuesday 7 February 2017) launched a…
Cayman Islands minister clears up media outlet’s budget error
A media outlet erroneously reported, Wednesday, 1 February, that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill going to the Legislative Assembly next month regarding the 2015/16 Budget has taken more than $2.5 million from the Government’s social services, to increase other ministries’ funding….
Dr Hammerschmidt meets with Leadership Cayman Alumni for Team-Building event
The Leadership Cayman Alumni members met for the first time this year on the evening of January 26 to reconnect with previous Leadership Cayman Class members and to offer another brief experiential activity on the power of collaboration. The 11…
Cayman Islands The National Gallery launches extensive programmes of events to celebrate Maritime Culture and Heritage
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands’ (NGCI) latest exhibition series, curated by Natalie Urquhart and sponsored by Butterfield, celebrates Cayman’s maritime identity – past present and future. Seeking to engage visitors and members of the public with the story…
Mother shares hilarious picture of her babysitter truly nailing it
BY CHRISTINA CAREAGA From Mashable Anyone who’s ever been responsible for a baby knows that when kids are awake, finding time to make yourself a meal is no small feat. So when this babysitter needed a snack, she got hilariously…
Cayman Islands: HMCIPS Offers Use of Force Training
Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) recently hosted two prison officers from Bermuda’s Department of Corrections, who were on-island to take part in the Use of Force Training Programme offered at the prison. The two Bermudan prison officers, Steven…
NASA experiments reveal how astronaut’s genes changed in space
BY MIRIAM KRAMER From Mashable Living in space for one year can change a lot about a person, including their DNA. For NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, his year spent living and working on the International Space Station made him more…
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Cayman Islands has 21,465 registered voters for May elections The Cayman Islands elections office last Tuesday saidt 21,465 people had registered to participate in the upcoming May elections. This is the highest number of voters ever and almost 3,00 more…
Cayman Islands:Truman Bodden Law School lecturer’s research presented in Brussels
TRUMAN BODDEN LAW SCHOOL Lecturer and Course Leader of the LLM Programme to be introduced in September 2017, Laura Panades-Estruch, an expert in Public-Private Partnerships, has been selected to inform the European Parliament’s policy agenda for 2016-17. She recently presented…