Local News
Job ads continue to stir up local concerns
(CNS): How bosses in Cayman go about recruiting overseas staff and what often appears to be the deliberate exclusion of local workers continues to raise concerns in the community but government seems unable to address the issue. In the latest case to attract attention, an unidentified hospitality employer was specifically seeking Canadian workers through a […]
CIG fills top vacancy at family services
(CNS): A former director with the St Lucia government has been appointed as Cayman’s new director of Children and Family Services following an open recruitment drive, officials revealed Wednesday. Felicia Robinson, originally from Barbados, is a long-term resident of Cayman who has worked in the social work sector for over 20 years in 22 jurisdictions. […]
Not happy with postal service to Canada
Why does it take a letter from Canada less than a week to arrive in Cayman; but mail sent from Cayman to Canada often takes over two months to get to its destination in Canada? The staff at the post office in Cayman blames Canada Post. There is no disruption or strikes currently in Canada […]
Students warned to study or lose scholarship
(CNS): Young Caymanians heading overseas to study this year on government scholarships have been warned that they must make the grade and follow the rules in order to receive their money from government. This year around $1.6 million has been awarded to students, who will be studying a range of subjects, such as accounting, criminal […]
Allan finishes first day of Olympic sailing
(CNS): Florence Allan became the third member of the Cayman Islands Olympic team to compete in the Rio games Monday, 8 August, when she took part in the first day of the women’s Laser Radial sailing competition. Although Allan found herself at the bottom of the pack, finishing 36th and 35th in the two races from […]
Golden Spoons Review: Blue Cilantro
(CNS Foodie): This was my first time visiting Blue Cilantro; to be honest, the off-putting LED lighting throughout the dining room always kept me away. Thankfully, we were seated on the patio, which overlooks West Bay Road and has soft lighting and air conditioning. The only thing I would imagine to be a distraction would […]
Cayman’s team outfit scores on world fashion stage
(CNS): The Cayman Islands may not win any medals at the Olympic Games in Rio this month but the outfits that the team wore at the Opening Ceremony on Friday night at the Maracanã Stadium were winners with some of the fashion pundits around the world. The Sydney Morning Herald placed the team on their […]
Butler sets national record in Rio heats
(CNS): Lara Butler’s debut at the Olympics is one the local swimmer is unlikely to forget after she set a new national record and a personal best in the 100 metre backstroke. Her time of 1:04.98 was not enough to see her through to the semi-finals, as she was several seconds off the qualifying time, […]
Butler disappointed with time at first Olympic Games
(CNS): Cayman’s Geoffrey Butler was the first of the country’s small team to compete at the Rio Games on Saturday, and although he was a long way off the qualifying time in the men’s 400 metre freestyle, the novice Olympian came in first in his small heat having swam alongside Pol Arias Dourdet from Andorra […]
RCIPS seeking at least ten local new recruits
(CNS): The police are on the hunt for at least ten likely candidates who have what it takes to join the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. The RCIPS launched a new recruitment drive today, 5 August, which will last until Monday 5 September, and they are looking for at least ten new local faces to begin […]
Forbes to fly flag for Cayman in Rio
(CNS): Cayman’s Olympic veteran hurdler Ronald Forbes will be the country’s official flag bearer for the Cayman Islands team when they make their appearance at the opening ceremony in Rio for the 2016 summer games Friday night, wearing a 1930s retro-designed team uniform. Forbes, who will be making his third appearance at the Games in […]
