Tag: Remembrance Day
London rep lays Cayman wreath at UK service
(CNS) The Cayman Islands representative to the UK and Europe, Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, laid a wreath at the National Service of Remembrance in London on Sunday in remembrance of Caymanians who lost their lives fighting in the two World Wars and later conflicts. This year was only the second time in the history of the ceremony […]
Veterans events cancelled to keep seniors safe
(CNS): The usual Remembrance Day events celebrating Cayman Islands’ veterans have been cancelled this year in order to keep seniors safe. Given the potential risk posed to elderly and vulnerable veterans as well as other attendees the Sunday Parade and Ceremony will not take place this year on Grand Cayman. “This decision was taken by […]
Grey skies create somber Remembrance Sunday
(CNS Local Life): One hundred years after the end of the First World War, the Cayman Islands joined with nations around the world to mark the horrors of war and remember those who have given their lives since what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Cayman dignitaries and surviving veterans stood […]
Cayman rep to lay wreath in London
(CNS): Following a near 20-year campaign to allow the overseas territories to lay their own wreaths during Britain’s annual service of remembrance in London, André Ebanks will become the first Caymanian to do so this Sunday. Ebanks, who is the Cayman Islands representative in the UK, will attend the national service at the Cenotaph in […]
