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A 96 Royal Salute
September 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A 96 Royal Salute Honoured the life of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Government House In a small private gathering at Government House a round of fire reverberated every 10 seconds for each year of the Queen’s life as the country mourns the loss of Her Late Majesty The Queen. This marked the […]
Cayman: Cert. Hon. and Badge of Honour Ceremony Thursday
May 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Certificate and Badge of Honour recipients from Grand Cayman and Little Cayman will receive their honours at a by-invitation only ceremony tomorrow, Thursday, 5 May 2022 at Government House. At the event, 39 recipients, who were named in this year’s New Year’s honours, will receive their awards from the Governor and the Premier. The entire event will be live-streamed from […]
Governor’s Office Seeks Home Bakers for The Cayman Platinum Cake Competition
March 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Grand Cayman, 1 March 2022 – In celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, The Governor’s Office has announced that submissions are now open for the new “Cayman Platinum Cake Competition” from today onwards (Tuesday March 1 2022). The Governor’s Office is seeking talented, home bakers with tasty recipes to add to an illustrious list of royally-celebrated foods. The winner […]
Christmas Carols bring seasonal cheer to Cayman Islands Government House
December 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
GRAND CAYMAN, (GIS) – “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” and a host of other well-loved Christmas standards were the focal point of a Christmas Carol party held at Government House on Tuesday (18 December). His Excellency, Governor Martyn Roper and wife Lissie, welcomed guests to the event, which was their last official function of 2018. Invitees […]
Honouring all who served
November 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Please see main story published today “Cayman Islands honours all who served”. Following the service at Elmslie Memorial Church, the Governor hosted a reception at Government House for around 25 veterans. Mr. Roper commented: “It was an honour to attend the service today and to see so many, both young and old, commemorating the sacrifices […]
The Editor Speaks: Another ‘FIND’
November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
My wife, Joan, wrote a poem some years ago called “What a Find”. She had found an envelope full of a large amount of cash outside a local bank. She placed an ad on the local radio station, Radio Cayman, inviting people who had lost some money. They had to identify the envelope and the […]
The Editor Speaks: New governor. New hope?
October 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With the sourness that has arisen between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and ourselves after the departure of our short termed previous governor, it was with anticipation and hope I attended the Reception at Government House last Monday. Hope that we weren’t going to be given the typical colonial autocratic career motivated UK civil […]
A Caribbean coming together
July 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Christopher Famous fromRoyal Gazette Recently, the Caribbean island of Grand Cayman served as the host for the 43rd Annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic region conference. The conference ran from June 16 to 23. Nearly 100 delegates from almost the entire English-speaking Caribbean region flew into Grand Cayman. Delegates came from the […]
The Editor Speaks: Disbelief!
June 26, 2018 by 1 Comment
Ever since my twenty-five years plus in the media world here I have shown plenty of disbelief. And plenty of my disbelief prompted me not to run with the story. However, at least fifty per cent of the time my disbelief turned into belief as the stories I had heard proved to be correct. Last […]
