Time to nominate young people to be proud of
(CNS): Nominations for the annual 2024 Proud of Them Youth Recognition Awards are now open and will close on Friday, 6 September. Anyone can submit nominations for young Caymanians who have excelled across the variety of nomination categories, which include Academics, Sports, Community Service, Business, Career and Culture. Self-nominations are also accepted.
The Proud of Them Awards Gala will be hosted in November and broadcast on the CIG YouTube channel. At the event, this year’s 15 honorees will be announced. Past honourees include Olympians, successful business owners, internationally recognised performance artists, service organisation leaders, and technology innovators.
Over the eleven years since the programme was launched, it has highlighted around 160 young people between the ages of 10 and 25 who have been featured on billboards around Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Last year, the programme underwent significant enhancements, including a new rebranded colour scheme, updates to the scoring protocol, an online form, and the introduction of a new category to acknowledge two Rising Stars.
Youth Minister Isaac Rankine said, “Building on these recognition measures is a key tool for uplifting our youth. This is a government-led initiative to show them that their hard work has made an impact on our community. It has not gone unnoticed because they are inspiring the action and momentum we need to secure the future of our islands.”
In 2023, the programme received its first private sponsorships from Greenlight RE and the CICSA Co-operative Credit Union, along with other private sector sponsors for the awarding categories.
Interested sponsors or members of the public seeking more information can contact the Youth Services Unit at info.ysu@gov.ky.
See here for more information and to make a nomination.
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Is our practice of excessive awarding inspiring or is it
encouraging complacency?
In the public service, the culture of awarding mediocrity clearly has the latter effect.
We have 9 “National Heroes” for Heaven’s sake…and counting!!
Agreed, we give everyone a participation medal…for doing the bare minimum.
I nominate Jordan Crooks.
There are many youngsters who have done a lot to make Cayman proud but do not qualify because they do not have Cayman status. I ask myself is it right to exclude them?
Yes. This award is for celebrating young Caymanians.
Like Canover Watson. I get it.
Remind me: When Canover Watson was celebrated, what was he guilty of besides his accomplishments?
Answer is no. You know how racial this place is.
I nominate Aaron Bernardo.
lmfao
For embarrassing Cayman? He’s not even truly Caymanian. He should have claimed his reality status under Bermuda.
He is indeed Caymanian.
WBW Czar I think you’re my favorite CNS troll. You remind me of someone I used to work with. Your initials RLE by any chance?
Could be if your asking for a friend.
starting them early in the caymanian ways…. caymanians, best self-back-slappers in the world…(they awarded themselves that title)
Hmm. Are we a culture of “over-awarding”?
When you have severe insecurity issues you tend to do that
Be careful who you nominate, recall the young achievement award recipient Canover Watson. That didn’t go so well did it?
What a silly statement. You can’t control what people do in the future. At the time of his nomination, was there evidence that he had done anything similar to his actions that make him the POS he is today?
If we celebrate someone because they are doing well now, and they commit a heinous crime like murder in the future, do you think that equates to us celebrating murderers?
Wrong. Check all nominees out. It was not done with Watson. A bit like checking out politicians. It is never done. That is why these morons represent our country
I know a number of bright young Caymanians who do not want to be featured on billboards as they understand the ramifications of data protection and hence don’t wish to be on billboards. I know this as I had asked some of them if they wish to be nominated.
CIG does not care about data protection. Why is it that I can walk into general registry and request any persons, birth, death and marriage certificate?
Hon Minister Andre..care to comment?
It says nominations are closed. Seems like it has not been updated for 2024
The recipients were selected long time bobo.
No surprise there. The program has gone to complete crap now. Proud of Them used to be good under the now Premier not this foolishness
I nominate Sam Banks