Cayman Islands Diabetes Association Meeting
The CI Diabetes Association invites the public to attend the next monthly meeting on Wednesday 7 March at 6:00 pm at the Public Health/Women’s Health section of the George Town Hospital. Special Guest Speakers from the Barbados Diabetes Association. Meetings are free, but a $5 donation is suggested. Contact Sylvia Perry at 928-6240 or Lucy Martyr at 925-6832 for more information.

Youth Explosion at First Assembly of God
The First Assembly of God Church invites all the youth on the Island to a Youth Explosion on Saturday 10 March at 6:00 pm at the Church’s car park on Old Crewe Road. Guests are Rev Timothy Robinson and Anderson Queto of St Lucia, including many local artistes and youth groups. Attendance is free, but refreshments will be on sale. Contact the church at 945-2182 for more information.

St Patrick’s Day 5 K Irish Jog
Butterfield will be hosting the above event on Friday 16 March at 5:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency Golf Course. Registration at Butterfield House, 68 Fort Street from Monday 12 March to Thursday 15 March from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Entry fee of CI$10. Call 815-7549 or email irishjog@butterfieldbank.ky for more information on entry forms.

Cayman Islands Humane Society Collectables Sale
On Saturday 3 March, the Animal Shelter Complex, North Sound Road  will be having a Collectables Sale from 8.30 am  to noon. Unusual, unique and interesting items are up for sale - musical instruments, paintings, glassware and much more, come and have a rummage you never know what bargain you will find. Call 949-1461 for details.

CI Red Cross First Aid and CPR Courses
The Cayman Islands Red Cross is offering Health and Safety Course Training (First Aid and CPR Courses) until February 2007. The last course - Adult First Aid/CPR/AED - is Wednesday 28 February from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Call Training Manager Peter Hughes on 925-0715 for further information.

Lunchtime Lectures
Intelligent walk-through lectures revolve around the current show, but are always different in content, and are led by Sorbonne graduate Emerentienne Paschalides. Complimentary sandwiches and drinks provided.  They are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 12:15 pm at the National Gallery Harbour Place. Please RSVP nat.gal@candw.ky to ensure you are catered for.  Upcoming lecture is 28 February.  Admission is $5.00, free for members.

Spring Convention
The 72nd Annual Spring Convention of the Church of God in the Cayman Islands continues until Wednesday 28 February at the Church of God Chapel and the Family Life Centre on Walker’s Road. Services will be held at 7:30 pm. The theme is ‘A relevant Church for a Resistant World’. For more information call 949-9393.

John Gray High School Reporting Evenings
Reporting evenings will take place for students who attend all Year Groups at John Gray High School in the Assembly Hall from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Year 11 – Thursday 1 March and Year 10 – Monday 5 March. Contact the school for more information.

Workshops at St Alban’s Church and Public Luncheon at Elmslie’s
St Alban’s Church of England continues its public workshops at the church on 28 February and on 1 March. Each session begins at 7:30 pm and will be lead by the Rev Dr Peter Toon speaking on the Anglican vision for human society and the role of the Book of Common Prayer. Contact the church for more information. The Cayman Ministers’ Association and St Alban’s Church will also continue their public Luncheon Meeting at Elmslie Church Hall on Wednesday 28 February from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, with the Rev Dr Peter Toon, speaking on the challenges of Biblical and contemporary thought and of new birth as a Christian. Dr Toon will speak from 12:20 to 12:50 pm and lunch will be available from 12 noon to 1:00 pm. All are invited. Contact Rev Nicholas Sykes at 949-2757 for more information.

Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
The environment will be the main focus of this month’s Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the Wharf Restaurant on 28 February. The Minister of Tourism, Environment, Investment and Commerce, the Hon Charles Clifford features as this month’s keynote speaker. To register please contact the Chamber of Commerce on 949-8090 or online www.caymanchamber.ky

Enumerators Needed for Living Conditions Survey
Community-minded persons from Cayman Brac are invited to volunteer as enumerators for the Survey of Living Conditions/ Household Budget Survey Phase of the National Assessment of Living Conditions. Volunteers will receive a modest allowance for their work. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, 2 March, at 12:00 pm. Selected enumerators from the Brac will undergo training 5-6 March, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Contact the Economics and Statistics Office at 244 – 1615 or 244-1613 or email Yvonne.Newland@gov.ky or Nicole.Emmanuel@gov.ky or visit www.eso.ky.

Fish Fry
The St Ignatius Catholic Church will have a Fish Fry every Friday evening during Lent at the St Ignatius Catholic School Cafeteria on the following Fridays in March - 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, as well as 6 April. Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost is $10 per meal and proceeds will go towards World Youth Day, Sydney Australia in 2008.

What Bird Is That?
Join the National Trust and Peter Davey for a late afternoon of bird watching on Saturday 3 March at 4:00 pm. Suitable for all ages. Some binoculars and bird identification cards will be provided. CI$10 for Trust members; $15 for non-members. Call 949-0121 or info@nationaltrust. org.ky for reservations.

Fundraising BBQ
West Bay Assembly of God will be having a fundraising BBQ on Saturday 3 March starting at 11:00 am. All are invited. Call 946-2455 or 323-2479 for more information.

Scripture Study and Holy Eucharist
St Alban’s Church of England will hold Scripture Study and the Holy Eucharist on Sunday 4 March at 9:00 am in St. Alban’s Church at 461 Shedden Road, George Town (opposite Bodden Place). The celebrant and preacher will be the Rev Dr Peter Toon, who will also preach at evening prayer at 6:00 pm.

Cayman Islands Diabetes Association monthly meetings
The C.I. Diabetes Association invites the public to attend the next monthly meeting on Wednesday 7 March, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Meetings are held in the Public Health/Women’s Health section of the C.I. Hospital. The topic of discussion will be controlling high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol for better heart health. Meetings are free of charge, although a $5 donation is suggested to cover administrative costs. All are invited to attend. For more information, please call Sylvia Perry 928-6240, Lucy Martyr 925-6832, or Bethany Smith 244-2663.

Cayfest 2007 19-29 April
Registration forms for the Cayfest Photography Competition are available at Cayman Camera, Island Photo, Photo Plus, Picture This, Rapid Photo and The Camera Store. Deadline for registration is 22 March. The deadline for registration for the Cayfest Literary Competition is 29 March and registration forms are available at both Hobbies and Books stores, The Piccadilly Bookshop and Books By The Bay. Registration forms for the Cayfest Art Exhibition and Sale are available at The Nation Gallery and deadline for registration is 29 March 2007. All registration forms are also available at the Cayman Islands National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) office, 3rd Floor Elizabethan Square or the CNCF website at www.artscayman.org/cayfest.

Mass at Catholic Chapel in Cayman Brac
Father Ray Bucon will be celebrating Mass at 11:00 am at the Catholic Chapel next to the Museum at Stake Bay every Sunday through Lent as of including Celebrations during Easter week and on Easter Sunday. Contact Barb Malone at 948-0551 or Tania Drebenstedt at 948-2616 for more information.

RCIPS – Collection of Fees
The Licensing Department will no longer be collecting fees in regards to Firearm Permits or Police Reports. All fees will now be collected at the Criminal Records Office located at GT Police Station between 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday. For further information please contact the Crime Enquiry Desk at 244-2921 or the Crime Manager, Detective Sergeant Kim Evans at 244-3013.

Give Blood
If you are between the ages of 18 and 60 and are in general good health, you are invited to enroll as a blood donor. Please contact the Blood Bank at the Cayman Islands Hospital at 244-2674 or 244-2669.

Cayman Wildlife Rescue Volunteer Monthly Meeting
Cayman Wildlife Rescue Volunteers meet once a month at the National Trust, Dart Community Park, South Sound Road on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm. New members welcome. Training provided. Contact Catherine Redfern on 925-0305 or email caymanwildliferescue@gmail.com for more information.

Business and Professional Women’s Club
BPW’s Club meets at the Women’s Resource Centre, Elizabethan Square on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 pm. For more information please email Annie Multon at ampm@candw.ky.

Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily to help those with drinking problems. For more information, call 926-9044.

Coral Stone Stables & Cayman Aquatics
Invites the public to come and share the sport of Western Style Horse-Back Riding Lessons! Each bootkicken class is geared towards your level. Beginner through advanced techniques are taught such as how to mount, dismount, hold the reins, steer, and the four gaits – walk, trot, canter and gallop. Start your relationship today - Your High Horse is waiting for you! Ages four & up. For details call Captain Kendra at 916-6722.

National Recovery Fund Office Relocation
The offices of the CI National Recovery Fund are located at the National Trust Building on Courts Road, Eastern Avenue. The telephone and fax numbers remain the same - 943-3863 (ph) and 943-3864 (fax), and email: cirecovery@candw.ky

Post Office requesting pick up of mail
The Cayman Islands Postal Service is requesting that post box renters clear their boxes on a daily basis. Remember, post offices are open on Saturdays between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm on Grand Cayman. Please note that Customs is closed at 12 noon on Saturdays. Cayman Brac’s Saturday post office hours are 9:00 am to 11:30 am, and Little Cayman’s are 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.

Cayman Aquatics Learn to Swim programmes
Cayman Aquatics wishes to inform the public that ‘Water Safety Comes First’ - no one should ever be considered drown-proof!  Prevention is the finest cure.  You can introduce the teaching of water safety skills as early as two months old and you are never “too old” to Learn Water Safety skills that may not only save your life but someone else’s!  For details or to receive a registration form call Captain Kendra at 916-6722.

Cayman Crime Stoppers
Cayman Crime Stoppers is reminding all residents of the Cayman Islands of their telephone number, 800-TIPS or 800-8477, and that all calls are completely confidential and answered overseas. Also, any information given may result in a reward of up to $1,000. For general enquiries and for persons wishing to volunteer their time or support to Cayman Crime Stoppers, email tips@candw.ky. Please note this email address is not setup to receive information or tips.

Kiwanis Club
For members, friends, guests and anyone interested in learning more about Kiwanis, the club meets every Wednesday at 12:15 pm at the Reef Grill, West Bay. Contact 946-5656 for more information.

The Pink Ladies Volunteer Corps
Would like to inform the public that their Pink Hibiscus Coffee Shop located at George Town Hospital has been relocated within the Hospital. It is open five and a half days a week and situated in the old X-Ray Department opposite the Mental Health Department just along from the Women’s Centre. The new telephone number is 329-3491 and telephone orders for take-away food are always welcome.

Art Magnet
Are you middle-school aged, love art, and feeling lonely, or in trouble?  The National Gallery’s State Street-sponsored Art Magnet is a FREE programme for middle-school aged, children who love art and are between ages 10-12. Art Magnet takes place every Wednesday from 5:15-7:15 pm at the National Gallery Education Centre, Bay Town Plaza, West Bay Road. Free transportation available in George Town area pending space.  Contact Letitia Davis Eden: intern.n@candw.ky or 945-8111.
 
Attention All Students
The First Assembly of God church, located at 195 Old Crewe Road in George Town invites girls aged three to 16 to come to Missionettes, Fridays at 6:30 pm. On Saturdays at 2:30 pm there is Kingdom Blocks, this caters to boys and girls of all ages. For more information call 945-2182.

Law Reform Commission Office
The offices of the Law Reform Commission are located on the third floor of Anderson Square in George Town and is headed by Cheryl Ann Neblett. Telephone numbers are 244-2368 and 244-2365.

Cayman’s Visa Section Moved
Cayman Islands’ Visa Section offices are located at Island Air Hangar Building, Second Floor, 88B Owen Roberts Drive in George Town. Their telephone numbers are 244-2076 and 244-2054.

Let’s Talk
Brother Cedric Francis and Pastor Ricardo Henry invite the public to join them in a live and direct discussion on “Let’s Talk” on Gospel 88.7 fm on Mondays 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm to discuss any matter that is on one’s heart. Call 945-8877 or email questions and comments to letstalk@weststartv.com or koinonia@weststartv.com.

The Pink Ladies
The Pink Ladies are in need of a room for their craft group to work in and store supplies. Any corporate entity or organization able to offer such a facility, please contact Shelia McKenzie at 945-4869 or 516-1555 or magellan@candw.ky.

Toastmasters Club
The Grand Cayman Toastmasters Club meets each Thursday at Woods Furniture & Design next to Foster’s Food Fair by the Airport at 6:00 pm till 7:00 pm. The Toastmasters Club is a public speaking club. All are invited. Please call George Ebanks at 916-0687 for any questions or further details.

Crisis Centre Hot Line
The telephone number for the 24-hour contact line at the Cayman Islands Crisis Center is 943-2422 and for administration the number is 949-0366.

The National Gallery’s Walkers Art Club
The National Gallery’s Walkers Art Club meets every Friday at 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm at the National Gallery Education Centre #5 Baytown Plaza, except the last Friday of each month. Call 945-8111 for more information.
Al-Anon Family Groups
Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? Is a family member or friend’s use of alcohol affecting your family life or happiness? Al-Anon Family Groups invite you to join them where you will find fellowship and support in a safe and anonymous environment. Call 928-8843 for further information.

CINICO
CINICO advises its members that when traveling overseas, they are reminded to call 866-760-3684 to obtain pre-authorization of health care services. They also are reminded to present their CINICO member cards when registering for medical care at overseas health facilities. For more information call Administrator Mark Frye on 949-8101 or visit www.cinico.ky

The Health Services Authority (HSA)
Is reminding all participants in the CINICO Health Insurance Plan, including Civil Servants, that they are required to present their CINICO benefits card when registering for service at any HSA facility. For further information contact their customer service representative at 244-2566 or 244-2572.

Breastfeeding Clinic at Health Services Authority
The Health Services Authority resumed their regular Breastfeeding Clinic. The Clinic will be held each Thursday between 10 am and 12:00 noon in the Women’s Health Centre. There is no charge or reservation. Call Abigail Parchment at 945-5646 or Louisa Slocock at 949-4351 for further information.

Red Cross Thrift Shop
The Red Cross Thrift Shop is open from Tuesday through Friday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and Saturdays 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. On Tuesday through Friday they now have extended hours from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Contact them at 949-6785 Ext. 31 for more information.

East End Library Open
The East End Library is now open Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; Wednesdays and Thursdays - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The cost of a library card remains at $2.00 per year for adults, while children’s membership continues to be free.

St George’s Bargains
Upstairs St George’s Church Pre-School, Courts Rd - off Eastern Avenue (turn at Cox Lumber). Open Fridays from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. All proceeds go to the St George’s Anglican Church Building Fund.

National Gallery’s Art Sisters 
Welcomes Ladies who like to paint and dabble to come along and join the Dart Foundation sponsored Art Sisters!  Art sessions for women and teenaged girls take place on Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the National Gallery Education Centre, located at # 5 Baytown Plaza (the old Merren’s Plaza, or right next to the KFC). Local artists Lorna Reid and Joanne Sibley will teach the classes and materials are provided and free or charge. National Gallery’s artist demonstrations for kids, and adults. Contact 945-8111 for more information.