Several local business people and especially small restaurant owners are feeling the ‘seven-year rollover pinch’ as their customers are being made to leave the country, some entrepreneurs are telling Cayman Net News. One person who owns a business on Mary Street said that profits have fallen and her finances are now in the red as her customers leave the Cayman Islands... read more..
Shade Brigade drop roots at Bodden Town School
The Shade Brigade, a group that adopts and finds home for trees, donated several young trees to the Bodden Town Primary School, which were planted on the football field on Wednesday 10 May. Several boys from Grade 1- 5, with the help of Eliza Harford founder of Shade Brigade and Jefferson Bodden grounds man at the school, planted mahoe, and nonie trees... read more..
Cayman teacher spreads mangrove message
A text book to teach the importance of mangroves developed for schools in the Cayman Islands will shortly be introduced into schools in Guatemala, following a workshop co-hosted by a local teacher. Marvelous Mangroves was written by Environment and Science Teacher Martin Keeley, who teaches in both primary and secondary schools in Cayman Brac... read more..
Regional risk insurance fund takes shape
Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts has said that the Cayman Islands and Bermuda are strong contenders as the domicile for the funds of a new Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, which is now in-the-making. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on 11 May Mr Tibbetts announced that the Facility was still in its formative stages... read more..
More Cubans stop on the Brac but group moves on
Last week proved to be yet another week when the Cayman Islands witnessed large numbers of Cubans arriving and passing through. After some eleven Cubans landed on Grand Cayman behind the Light House restaurant in breakers on Tuesday, 9 May after their boat ran aground, another 17 Cubans passed through the Brac on Wednesday morning... read more..
Duker of the Week - Janet Dixon
Having received her Gold Award in 1993 through the Bodden Town Girls’ Brigade, Janet Dixon went on to attain the Leadership Award in the programme. She serves on the executive committee as Vice Chairman, Expedition Leader, Trainer, and Unit Leader for the BT Girls’ Brigade and the Commonwealth Youth Club. In 1998, Ms Dixon was awarded the Certificate and Badge of Honour... read more..
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The Shade Brigade, a group that adopts and finds home for trees, donated several young trees to the Bodden Town Primary School, which were planted on the football field on Wednesday 10 May. Several boys from Grade 1- 5, with the help of Eliza Harford founder of Shade Brigade and Jefferson Bodden grounds man at the school, planted mahoe, and nonie trees... 
A text book to teach the importance of mangroves developed for schools in the Cayman Islands will shortly be introduced into schools in Guatemala, following a workshop co-hosted by a local teacher. Marvelous Mangroves was written by Environment and Science Teacher Martin Keeley, who teaches in both primary and secondary schools in Cayman Brac... 
Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts has said that the Cayman Islands and Bermuda are strong contenders as the domicile for the funds of a new Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, which is now in-the-making. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on 11 May Mr Tibbetts announced that the Facility was still in its formative stages... 
Having received her Gold Award in 1993 through the Bodden Town Girls’ Brigade, Janet Dixon went on to attain the Leadership Award in the programme. She serves on the executive committee as Vice Chairman, Expedition Leader, Trainer, and Unit Leader for the BT Girls’ Brigade and the Commonwealth Youth Club. In 1998, Ms Dixon was awarded the Certificate and Badge of Honour... 
