Education
Student knocked off bike in JGHS car park
(CNS): A student escaped unscathed from a minor collision in the car park of the John Gray High School on Wednesday after cycling into the path of a car entering the campus, driven by one of the teachers. According to the Department of Education Services, the minor motor vehicle incident occurred at around 8:00am, when […]
The emotional toll of political rhetoric on public school students
I am writing to you as a Year 9 student in the public school system, compelled to express the profound impact of the negative narrative surrounding our education recently propagated during the Cayman 2025 General Election. As I prepare for my upcoming CXC exams, which for many of us start this Monday, 5th May, I […]
UCCI appoints veteran professor as acting CEO
(CNS): The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) board has appointed one of its veteran educators as acting president and CEO following the recent departure of Dr Robert W. Robertson. According to a release from the university, Dr Livingston Smith, a longstanding faculty member, brings a wealth of experience to the job, having served as […]
UCCI president resigns for another opportunity
(CNS): Dr Robert W. Robertson, the president and CEO of the University College of the Cayman Islands, has resigned and will be leaving shortly to “pursue new professional opportunities”. Robertson was appointed to head the college in late 2022, and despite describing his time as a “wonderful opportunity”, he appears to be departing before the […]
Less than one third of students use school buses
(CNS): A survey on the use of school buses has confirmed what every driver in Cayman already knows: traffic congestion during the morning commute is fuelled by the school run. The major difference between the weight of traffic in the morning and evenings during term-time compared to the school holidays has been obvious for years. […]
Renovated CIFEC campus won’t open till New Year
(CNS): The new Cayman Islands Further Education Centre campus, which was due to open at the old George Hicks site at the beginning of this academic year, is now expected to open in the New Year when the school term resumes as the work is still not finished. The education ministry said that CIFEC would […]
New Brac school budget leapt from $24M to over $60M
(CNS): The government initially budgeted just $24 million for the proposed new Cayman Brac high school, but between the Strategic Business Case, which first justified the project, to the Full Business Case, which was leaked into the public domain this week, the price tag for the school has more than doubled. It also includes another […]
Ed ministry makes acting deputy chief job official
(CNS) Jerome McCoy, who has been acting as the deputy chief officer with responsibility for adult education and public libraries at the Ministry of Education for more than a year, has been officially appointed after an open recruitment process. The Caymanian civil servant has been with the ministry for over a decade, working as a […]
CIFEC students face split learning locations
(CNS): Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) students, who have no campus to attend as the new school year opens, will be attending classes at two different sites, education officials have said. From 16 September, practical classes will be held at the new John Gray High School from 2:00pm to 4:30pm daily, while theory sessions […]
CIFEC students ‘homeless’ as new term opens
(CNS): The Ministry of Education and Department of Education Services (DES) has revealed that students attending the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) this year do not currently have anywhere to go to class “due to unexpected delays in completing the renovations to the former George Hicks site”. Officials have said CIFEC will “temporarily operate […]
DP proposes supplement for school bus workers’ pay
(CNS): Deputy Premier and Social Development Minister André Ebanks has proposed that the government pay a stipend during the summer months to people employed by private companies contracted to provide school bus transportation services for Cayman Islands Government (CIG) primary and high schools.
