Entertainment is the perfect ingredient
The Taste of Cayman Food and Wine Festival is right around the corner and in addition to providing visitors with an array of culinary options, this weekend’s festival will be a true entertainment experience. The event coordinators have included live…
Missing detainees still at large
Two Cuban detainees who escaped from the Immigration Detention facility remain at large, officials said yesterday. Rafael Hidalgo Figueredo and Fernando Figueredo Corrales, escaped on Sunday, 22 January, from the centre on Fairbanks Avenue. The public is reminded that it…
Golf Tournament raises funds for Special Olympics
More than 140 players helped raise funds for the Special Olympics in the Cayman Islands, by taking part in the Eric Crutchley Annual Golf Tournament at the North Sound Golf Club. Special Olympics Fundraising Director, Vanessa Hansen, explained the origins of…
Thousands of phonebooks kept out of landfill
Students in Grand Cayman showed what it takes to recycle more than 20,000 outdated phone directories during the recent Yellow2Green Recycling Programme developed by the Cayman Islands Yellow Pages. This year 15 Primary Schools participated in the programme, including Cayman…
London’s calling for Dariel
Cayman boxing hope Dariel Ebanks took a giant step closer to London for this year’s Olympic Games. Ebanks was victorious when the local team took on boxers from Jamaica during a high-voltage match-up. The light-heavyweight stepped into the ring to face…
Shots fired at officer’s house
Gunshots damaged the Velma Banks Drive, West Bay home of a police offer on Sunday morning, triggering an official investigation. No one was hurt in the early -morning incident and no arrests have been made, but police have placed security…
Schools secure semi final spots in PFL Playoffs
The fourth day of the 2011/2012 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) Playoffs took place this past Saturday, January 21 at the Annex Field with four teams in each division securing a berth in the semi finals. In the Under 9…
Cubans on the run
The public is advised to be on the lookout for two male Cuban detainees who escaped from the Immigration Detention Centre over the weekend. The men, Rafael Hidalgo Figueredo and Fernando Figueredo Corrales, were detected missing yesterday, Sunday, 22 January,…
Caledonian Global Financial Services launches unique securities division
Caledonian Global Financial Services Inc. (CGFSI) announced today the launch of Caledonian Securities Limited (CSL) having achieved regulatory approval from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. With this new brokerage and custody business the Caledonian offering has been bolstered through a…
Helicopter ‘recruit’ has a birthday treat to remember
An 11-year-old boy who donated his birthday cash to a diving charity was given a birthday treat to remember by the RCIPS earlier this week – a visit to the Air Operations Unit. Trey Milgate, who had his 11th birthday on…