25th Annual Irish Jog benefits Cayman Islands Special Needs Foundation
(Grand Cayman – 19 April 2017) The proceeds from the 25th Annual St. Patrick’s Day 5k Irish Jog hosted by Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited (“Butterfield”) and Dart will benefit the families of the Special Needs Foundation Cayman. The Jog collected…
Cayman Islands Youth Services Unit’s Summer camp offerings: spaces limited
The Youth Services Unit is offering three competitively-priced camps for youth aged between 11 and 17 years old this summer. The Unit’s Acting Head, James Myles said, “Our camps aim to appeal to older children as so many specifically target…
Cayman Islands football programme promotes inclusivity
Thanks to sponsorship from The Wellness Centre, the Special Needs Foundation and EFG Bank AG (Cayman Branch), Academy Sports Club’s Football4All programme has been providing children with special needs the opportunity to participate in an organised football programme for over…
Cayman Islands U15 National Football team seeks support from community
The Cayman Islands U15 national football team has launched a community fundraising campaign to raise money to assist in the development and training of the team in its final months leading up to the CONCACAF Boys U15 Championship in August…
Barbados: Teachers cry out
BY: JENIQUE BELGRAVE From Barbados Advocate Barbadian teachers are teetering under the heavy workload being set by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). This was the resounding cry of those educators gathered at the Ellerslie Secondary School yesterday for the Barbados…
Baby has surgery to remove parasitic fetus growing inside him
By Alice Klein From New Scientist The boy is recovering well A 10-month-old baby in Indonesia has undergone successful surgery to remove a parasitic twin from his abdomen. The infant was admitted to West Nusa Tenggara Regional General Hospital in…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Cayman Islands Post Office Closures Postal Service clients are advised of changes to its operations on two days during April. All of Grand Cayman’s post offices will close at 12:30p.m. next Tuesday, 4 April 2017, to facilitate a staff function….
Cayman Airways employees rock socks for World Down Syndrome Day
On World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, 2017, there were #LotsOfSocks at Cayman Airways Headquarters in George Town, Grand Cayman. Several of the airline’s employees took part in the “Rock Your Socks” global initiative to help raise positive awareness of…
Ogier donation ensures future of animal welfare education program for Cayman Islands’ children
Ogier is backing the kidsCARE Education Program with an $8,000 USD donation to cover the design, printing and publication of the PetZone magazine, which teaches Cayman children about care and compassion for pets. The 100% volunteer-run program operating under the umbrella of Cayman…
Cayman Brac Spring weekend attendees experience reflection, recreation
The Youth Services Unit put on three days of community-building events for this year’s Brac Spring Weekend (10-12 March 2017). Also attended by students from Grand Cayman, including a group from the Cayman Islands Youth Assembly and the YouthFlex radio…