The Hon Minister for Education Alden McLaughlin had good news on Friday 7 October when he told the press he would be tabling the new report on Education in the Legislative Assembly.
He said that the report on the 2005 National Education Conference was ready
and the media would be told “as early as next week” (week of 10 October) when
the report would be adopted. “I filed a motion in the Legislative Assembly... read
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Lions getting their ‘paws’ dirty
Apart from all their well known fund-raising efforts, it is not generally so well known that members of the Lions often help out in the community by doing practical volunteer work, such as maintaining some of Cayman’s traffic islands, keeping them free from litter and cutting the grass.
Here Lions Walton Gooding, Donnell O’Sullivan and John Ebanks can be seen
working hard on the traffic island by José’s Gas Station... read more...
Lunchbox danger for children
Children’s vinyl lunchbox may contain dangerous levels of lead according to the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) in the United States. And parents of children in the Cayman Islands are now worried as a result of these warnings, because the majority of children’s lunchboxes sold here are soft vinyl and come from the US. CEH has filed lawsuits and violation notices against several producers and retailers of soft vinyl lunchboxes.. read more...
Landlord and tenant issues now with Attorney General for full review
Leader of Government Business and Minister of District Administration, Planning, Agriculture & Housing, Hon Kurt Tibbetts announced on 7 October that the Government has given instructions to Attorney General, Sam Bulgin to have the entire landlord and tenant issue reviewed. At present, there is no pertinent legislation relating to issues between the two parties involved in accommodation rental and a worrying amount of complaints...
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West Bay celebrates Day of Older Persons
The UN-designated International Day of Older Persons (1
October), was celebrated across the Cayman Islands last week with different
celebrations in different district...
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Person of the Day - Cicely Ebanks
As the manager of the Maid Service at Hew’s Janitorial and Mainten-ance Service, Cicely Ebanks does anything and everything. “In the Brac, I owned a rental car company and it was all about customer service,” said Ms Ebanks. “Coming here, the job is also about customer service so there is no difference in my job.”
Originally from Cayman Brac, Ms Ebanks moved to Grand Cayman in 1994. Ms Ebanks
likes to entertain with food...
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The Hon Minister for Education Alden McLaughlin had good news on Friday 7 October when he told the press he would be tabling the new report on Education in the Legislative Assembly.
He said that the report on the 2005 National Education Conference was ready
and the media would be told “as early as next week” (week of 10 October) when
the report would be adopted. “I filed a motion in the Legislative Assembly...
Apart from all their well known fund-raising efforts, it is not generally so well known that members of the Lions often help out in the community by doing practical volunteer work, such as maintaining some of Cayman’s traffic islands, keeping them free from litter and cutting the grass.
Here Lions Walton Gooding, Donnell O’Sullivan and John Ebanks can be seen
working hard on the traffic island by José’s Gas Station...
Children’s vinyl lunchbox may contain dangerous levels of lead according to the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) in the United States. And parents of children in the Cayman Islands are now worried as a result of these warnings, because the majority of children’s lunchboxes sold here are soft vinyl and come from the US. CEH has filed lawsuits and violation notices against several producers and retailers of soft vinyl lunchboxes..
Leader of Government Business and Minister of District Administration, Planning, Agriculture & Housing, Hon Kurt Tibbetts announced on 7 October that the Government has given instructions to Attorney General, Sam Bulgin to have the entire landlord and tenant issue reviewed. At present, there is no pertinent legislation relating to issues between the two parties involved in accommodation rental and a worrying amount of complaints...
