Succession planning success for Cayman’s Department of Tourism
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism has had an effective succession planning programme in place for many years. Continued positive success from the program has seen two members of staff transition into management roles. Mrs. Ruth Myles and Ms. Annick…
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60% of Adolescents in Cayman say they have drunk alcohol The National Drug Council (the NDC) 2012 survey shows 60 percent of adolescents in the Cayman Islands have reported having at least one drink in their lifetime. Although the NDC…
Caribbean first region to be measle-free
From Jamaican Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says there has been no endemic transmission of measles in the Americas, including the Caribbean, since 2002. PAHO said since Venezuela reported the last case in 2001,…
Tributes mark two years since Cheltenham teacher Nathan Clarke disappeared in [Cayman Islands]
From Gloucestershire Echo Emotional tributes have been left for a Cheltenham school teacher who vanished on a Caribbean island in mysterious circumstances to mark the second anniversary of his suspected death. Former Pittville School pupil Nathan Clarke had been on…
A look back at the life of Sir Richard Ground
From Bernews Sir Richard Ground was born on December 17, 1949 in Stamford, England and educated at Oakham School in Rutland; Lincoln College, Oxford; and the Inns of Court School of Law. He won an open scholarship to Oxford in…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Under 14 Team sparkles
Local Under 14 Team sparkles in Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup The Under 14 team from the Cayman Islands Youth Football Programme returned to Grand Cayman on Wednesday, February 19 after competing in the 2014 Mayor’s Cup International Showcase in Las…
Endangered species: Grand Cayman blue iguana crawls back from brink of extinction
By Cheryl Santa Maria Digital Reporter From The Weather Network In 2002, only a dozen Grand Cayman blue iguanas roamed the eastern interior of the Grand Cayman. The dismal population is the end result of several devastating events, most of…
38 Volunteers complete Red Cross training programme
38 Volunteers from the Cayman Islands Red Cross have successfully completed a National Intervention Team (NIT) training programme. The intensive six-night training, developed by the International Federation of Red Cross, trained local volunteers to coordinate, facilitate, respond to and recover…
Race on to save Caribbean banana industry from impact of climate change
By Desmond Brown From caribbean360 The banana industry is a valuable source of foreign exchange for several Caribbean countries, including Dominica. LONDONDERRY, Dominica, Wednesday February 26, 2014, IPS – When Dean, the first storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season,…
