DOE appeal for public input on marine parks
The Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (DOE) are encouraging the public to speak out on the desired future state of the marine protected areas in the Cayman Islands. In a series of district meetings the findings from the Darwin…
CIFEC Students Get Enhanced College Readiness Programme
For the second year running, Year 12 government school students from the Cayman Islands Centre for Further Education (CIFEC) have been given the opportunity to make an early start in their tertiary education studies. This year, some 49 students have…
National Healthcare Conference announced
Officials from the government and the Health Services Authority met at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for the pre-launching of the National Healthcare Conference 20/20. The official launching of this year’s conference will also be held at the Ritz Carlton and…
Brac Pirates Plan Moving Forward
Once again the Brac Pirates Week Committee is moving ahead with plans for a spectacular event the last weekend of November. The group is working to include the entire community of Cayman Brac in the parade. Letters have gone out…
Magnitude 6 earthquake off southern coast of Cuba
HAVANA (AP) – A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of Cuba on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage on the island. The quake was south east of Havana and…
Prep for Success Recipes: Chicken Cacciatore
Cayman Prep and High School have produced a book of multi-cultural family recipes that everyone can enjoy. It was made possible through the selfless efforts of the parents of Cayman Prep students who worked tirelessly to see the project through…
ROLLOVER WRANGLE: Fury over job permit shake-up
Political opposition is growing to proposals by Premier McKeeva Bush to suspend Cayman’s much-maligned Rollover Policy, despite pleas to allow a review body time to weigh changes to immigration laws. Leader of the Opposition People’s Progressive Movement Alden McLaughlin and…
Foster mom Ann is wheely happy!
It was a great day for Ann Haven, who has fostered more than 70 children over nearly three decades. She received a brand new Hyundai 9-seater H1 minibus, worth more than 30,000 dollars from the Aall Foundation, a Cayman-based charitable…
Cristin comes home
She may not have been crowned Miss Universe but she’ll always be a winner in our eyes. Current Miss Cayman, Cristin Alexander, still looked amazing when she landed home despite a long flight from Brazil. She said: “It was an…
