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…
Cayman Islands Youth Ambassadors Applications open
From Cayman Islands Youth Services Unit GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Youth Services Unit (YSU) is inviting persons to apply to become Cayman Islands Youth Ambassadors. Application forms and further information are available online on the YouthFlex Facebook page or by…
New York: City teens advocate for greater tobacco control
By Alexandra Simon from Caribbean Life Dozens of city students traveled to Albany last week to speak to state lawmakers on the harmful effects tobacco-use has on their communities. On Feb. 4, organizers from anti-tobacco group NYC Smoke Free traveled…
Speakers announced for Cayman Islands 2nd Annual Youth Mental Symposium
An impressive line-up of speakers will take to the stage at the 2nd annual Youth Mental Health Symposium taking place in the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort on Saturday February 23rd. The speakers will come together to discuss a shared vision…
Boy Scouts officially allow girls to join ranks
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax The Boy Scouts are officially open to girls, the organization confirmed Friday. Now called the Scouts BSA, the Scouts are open to boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17. “I could not…
Cayman Islands: Proud of Them Round 10 Bios: Allison Flores-Hernandez, Nathan McCoy
Allison Flores-Hernandez – Academics 14-year old Allison Flores-Hernandez is a model student known for being conscientious, courteous, helpful and industrious. A very involved member of the Layman Scott High School student body in Cayman Brac from interschool sports days to…
Cayman Islands YMCA Leaders, Soldiers for Youth
This past weekend the YMCA of the Cayman Islands hosted its 4th Annual Leaders for Youth Conference, which brought together near 150 YMCA staff, volunteers, teen leaders and community partners, to learn from each other and grow as leaders in…
On International Mentoring Day, Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrates their longest standing match of 10 years
16TH January 2019 George Town – Tomorrow, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of the Cayman Islands is celebrating one of its successes; Cayman’s longest standing match- one that is 10 years old and counting, between Gerardo Ochoa-Vargas and Alex Richardson….
Cayman Islands Proud of Them – Jade Barnard & Jorel Bellafonte bios
Jade Barnard – Academics Scholar. Recycler. Entrepreneur. Musician. These are just some of the words that can be used to describe 14-year old Jade Barnard from West Bay. Jade is a straight ‘A’ student at Cayman Prep and High School…






