Special Olympians take afternoon tea with H.E. the Governor
His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Martyn Roper hosted an outdoor reception for Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) at Government House on Monday, 4 March 2019. A delegation of around 40 athletes plus coaches and officials attended the afternoon tea reception…
Registration now open for the Cayman Enterprise City ‘Summer in the City’ Internship Programme
Registration Now Open for the Cayman Enterprise City ‘Summer in the City’ Internship Programme Connecting Caymanians with innovative careers being created within Cayman’s Special Economic Zones. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (1 March 2019) – Applications are now being accepted for…
US: WashPost issues Editor’s Note on Covington Teens’ coverage
From Newsmax The Washington Post, facing a $250 million defamation lawsuit over its coverage of a confrontation between a group of Kentucky teens and a Native American activist, issued a correction to its reporting Friday night, but a lawyer for the teen…
Study: Social media does not push teens into depression
From Newsmax Time spent on Instagram, Snapchat, or Facebook probably isn’t driving teenagers to depression, a new study contends. In fact, Canadian researchers found the relationship worked in the opposite direction — teenage girls who were already depressed tended to…
Cayman Islands Annual Storyboard Competition has record attendance
A record crowd of about 200 turned out this past weekend at the George Town Public Library to see the creativity of some of Cayman’s young readers at the annual Storyboard Competition where 55 storyboards were displayed by 85 students…
5 children’s books that celebrate the spirit of Black History Month
By Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2019…
Leading Canadian boarding school awards full scholarship to Cayman Islands students
PORT HOPE, ONTARIO, CANADA – February 20th, 2019 – Trinity College School (TCS) is one of North America’s most respected boarding schools and boasts strong ties to the Cayman Islands. On January 5-7, 2019, TCS travelled to the Cayman Islands…
2nd Annual Cayman Islands Youth Mental Health Symposium
The 2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Symposium, organized by the Alex Panton Foundation, is taking place this Saturday, February 23 at the Orchard Ballroom at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Suites starting at 9:00am. This year’s symposium will be covering the…
Cayman Islands strive to raise their level
From FIBA GEORGE TOWN — Focused on the philosophy of long-term athlete development, ACX Basketball, along the Cayman Islands Basketball Association (CIBA) organized this week a training camp for their young talent with one of the main resources in the…
Shamima Begum: IS runaway teen ‘could face prosecution in UK’
From BBC A British woman who ran away to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group has been told she could face prosecution if she returns home. Shamima Begum, now 19 and pregnant, told the Times she had no…