Save Our Youth gets boost from Cayman National Bank
A special educational award programme being launched by the Save Our Youth Foundation was recently boosted with the generous support of Cayman National. The SOY Achievement Medallion Award Programme aims to recognize those students who work hard every day in…
Art@Governors returns next month
The public is invited to attend the annual Art@Governors event on Saturday 4th February. Art@Governors is the premier art festival held in the Cayman Islands, and is the gathering place for local emerging artists and traditional Caymanian artisans who wish…
Family fun at Turtle Farm on Heroes Day
The Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter is once again hosting the highly anticipated annual Family Fun Day and Barbeque. In an effort to make the well known attraction accessible to as many residents as possible, the Farm is offering…
Gifted kids’ scholarship opportunity
A former John Gray High School Student, 26-year old Aubrey Bodden, came to speak to 16 and 17-year old students of the Gifted Cohort group at John Gray High School (JGHS) about the possibility of attending one of the United…
England fightback rocks Pakistan
Late wickets for Graeme Swann and James Anderson rounded off a vastly improved England display against Pakistan on the second day of the first Test in Dubai. Swann removed captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the penultimate over before James Anderson bowled Abdur…
Golden oldies night raises funds for Pines
A Golden Oldies dinner dance raised CI$500 for the Pines Retirement Home. Mauva Wilson, Chairperson of the St. Georges Anglican Church Outreach and Missions Committee, said, “We had a fundraising effort in October, a Golden Oldies dinner-dance and we decided…
Heroes Day: Seven to receive cert. hon.
This year His Excellency the Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor, is delighted to be able to announce an additional group of Certificate and Badge of Honour recipients for Heroes Day. The theme for Heroes Day this year is education, and those…
Japan‘s nuclear plants may run past 40-year cap
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s planned 40-year cap on nuclear power plants could be extended up to 20 years, but exemptions will be rare, the government said Wednesday. Japan currently does not have a limit on the operational lifespan of reactors,…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, I refer to the complaint from the Overseas Minister and read same with great interest. He is apparently upset at the Caymanians negative comments regarding the events happening in the Islands. The British do not invest in these islands…
Grieving daughter suspended for Facebook comments
Mum-of-two Zoe Bennett, 35, who works for the Jamaican Tourist Board, faces a disciplinary probe over comments she made after her dad, Errol, was brutally murdered in a machete attack on the Caribbean island. Zoe, who is pregnant, received an email…