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8 get Certificate, Badge of Honour

 

Eight people were awarded the Certificate and Badge of Honour in Cayman.

Registry to help fight against breast cancer

The Caribbean lags behind global trends of increasing survival rates for breast cancer victims.

Five named national heroes

In an address broadcast on Radio Cayman on Thursday, Premier McKeeva Bush named five new Caymanian national heroes.

Statement of the Premier of the Cayman Islands, The Honourable McKeeva Bush on 16th...

Fellow Caymanians and residents:  I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to you tonight on a very important matter – measures to revitalise our economy. Like many other countries in the world community, the economic crisis which spread worldwide has created very difficult economic times, changes to the global landscape and the way business will be conducted in the future.  Almost all of our citizens, residents and businesses are facing very challenging times.

Premier’s address to the country

Premier Bush addressed the country Thursday night, proposing some major changes to immigration regimes and naming five new National Heroes. 

Bodden town residents express their concern

Bodden Town police meeting raise concerns on robberies island wide.

Public meets 4th commissioner in 4 years

A series of public meetings with police are scheduled around the Cayman Islands over the next three weeks.

Adopt BT Primary School

The Bodden Town Primary School Parent Teachers Association has come up with a new way to assit teachers with funds for approved classroom projects by using the Adopt-A-Class Program.

Joanna Clarke Award fetes educators

The winners of this year’s Joanna Clarke Education Awards are Cayman Prep and High School, George Town Primary School and John Gray High School.

Church hall to serve as hurricane shelter

The Bodden Town Church of God Multi-Purpose Hall, which is being built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, will also be used as a public hurricane shelter.

Today’s Editorial for April 30: Attend electoral boundary meetings

Make sure your voice is heard on how the new electoral boundaries should be placed.

First public electoral boundary meeting held

The Electoral Boundary Commission held its first meeting on Monday night to determine how voting districts in Cayman should be redrawn to accommodate the creation of three new parliamentary seats.

Clarke finalists named

dms Organisation has announced that five finalists have been selected for the 2010 Joanna Clarke Excellence in Education Award.

Golden Apple awards attract 93

The 4th Golden Apple Awards will take place at The Harquail Theatre on Saturday, 29 May, and comprise of a champagne reception at 6pm, pre-award ceremony at 7pm and the awards show at 8pm.

BT heritage Day fundraiser a ‘flop’

Bodden Town Heritage Day supporters were few and far between at a recent fundraiser at the Coe Wood Public Beach in Bodden Town.

Turtles teach kids Caymanian heritage

Students from the Bodden Town Primary School had the chance to get up close and personal with turtles with the launch of the second part of Deloitte's Turtle Education Outreach Programme, which aims to educate students from a young age about green sea turtles, and the importance of preserving them and their environment.

Update: Cayman Votes

Cayman Islands voters appeared to slacken the pace around mid-day as vote counts started slowing slightly from what was seen Wednesday morning.

Voters asked to check locations

All voters are reminded to check the location of the polling division and station they should attend on to cast their ballots in the tomorrow's general elections and referendum.

Schools participate

Eleven junior masquerade groups hit the streets this Saturday, 25 April, for the annual Junior Batabano street parade.

BT has talent

Last weekend saw youngsters show their track and field talents in Bodden Town.

BT set to run wild

Local athletics continues its hunt for young talent this weekend.

Students tour cruise ship

Students from Bodden Town Primary School recently got to tour a cruise ship.

Police shortage in Eastern Districts

There's a shortage of police officers to serve the eastern districts. Area Commander Richard Barrow made those comments while speaking with residents at a police meeting at the Bodden Town Primary School Monday night.

BT heritage displays culture

Showers in the week and even flooding in some areas did nothing to dampen spirits of Pirates Week's revellers at Bodden Town Heritage day Wednesday.

Bodden Town Police move operations to Bodden Town Primary

Bodden Town Policing operations are moving from the Bodden Town Police Station to Bodden Town Primary School to ensure continued operations throughout the storm.

Bodden Town mentoring kicks in

A local football club is spreading the sport to youngsters close to home.

BT Civic Centre work to be re-bid

Work on the construction of the new civic centre at Bodden Town has been delayed while a new contractor to carry out the site work is sought.

Civil servants get a kick out of league

Civil servants are propelling themselves into the later stages of the government football league.

Police: No curfew for now

Acting Commissioner of Police David George is not considering asking the Cayman Islands Governor to authorise a curfew at this point.

Bodden Town civic centre re-opens

The James Manoah Bodden Civic Centre in Bodden Town, damaged during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was officially reopened Tuesday evening.

Students shine at Talent Extravaganza

Bodden Town Primary School students celebrated Child's Month with a night of youthful entertainment at the Mary Miller Memorial Hall Wednesday night.

RCIPS Community meetings

Residents of Grand Cayman will have the chance to meet with officers who police their neighbourhoods, along with senior police officers, including Acting Commissioner, Mr David George, thanks to the a series of island-wide

RCIPS to meetwith residents

Despite the recent public uproar surrounding the removal of three top Cayman Islands police commanders, the Royal Cayman Islands Police service will go ahead with a round of community meetings as planned this month.

Commonwealth Day observed

Like others around the globe, Cayman schools celebrated the culture and history of the Commonwealth nations on Monday.

Haylock back in style

The unavailability and unsuitability of the George Hicks Playfield forced the Cayman Islands Athletic Association to stage the George Town District Meet at the Bodden Town Primary School Field on Saturday.

Rugby kicks off with busy schedule

The rugby season is full swing again after the festive break and development coach David Mays is anxious to let the sporting fraternity know what's happening.

Students shine in spelling finals

Cayman Islands students ages 10 to 17 matched words this month during the two final spelling bee competitions that brought together the best "orthographers" from local schools - both public and private.

Time for Gimistory

Gimistory, the international storytelling festival produced by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation, ens tonight with a week-long line-up of tall tales to be told.

Football fun day a hit for youth

An all-day football extravaganza organised by the National Drug Council and Her Majesty's Prison Northward (HMP) proved a huge success for the scores of youngsters who participated.

Classes give parents hope

An initiative by the Department of Children and Family Services is helping parents cope with a range of issues relating to children and youth.

Updated shelter list available

With seven weeks remaining in Hurricane Season, The National Hurricane Committee has updated its list of emergency medical centres and hurricane shelters. There are 14 storm shelters on Grand Cayman, six of which also operate as emergency medical centres.

BT Emergency centre to cost $10M

The first stage of construction for the new Bodden Town emergency services complex will cost an estimated $9.7 million and is expected to be built by early 2009.

Today’s Editorial September 14: Tell Tourism Ministry what you think

Folks in the Eastern Districts of Grand Cayman have one last chance to tell Government what they think about the Tourism Ministry's Go East project. The National Tourism Management Policy will be discussed from 9am until 11am Saturday at the Bodden Town Primary School for residents in Bodden Town, East End and North Side.

BT centre no shelter

Construction on the James Monoah Bodden Civic Centre in Bodden Town is scheduled to be completed by November. But the twostorey building, which is being rebuilt to withstand winds of 150mph, will not be used as a hurricane shelter

Cinderella from Savannah

Bodden Town Primary School had a ball with its production of Cinderella last weekend. The ensemble cast of 45 students, trod the boards four times in the short and intensive run. Staged at the Prospect Playhouse, the production was an adaptation of the classical fairytale.

Graduations continue this week

Graduation continues this week with John Gray High School's graduation at 7pm today at the Agape Family Worship Centre.

Golden Apple nominees named

Twenty-four outstanding educators in public and private schools throughout the Cayman Islands have been selected as honourees from a field of more than 150 teachers nominated by parents and students

Hurricane shelters

The Public Works Department has issued its updated list of public hurricane shelters and emergency medical centres for 2007. Hurricane shelters are provided in each district.

Bodden Town District Meet

The Cayman Islands Athletic Association continued its program of local Meets for the Season with the staging of the Bodden Town District Meet on the 15th and 16th days of February 2007.

More qualify for CARIFTA Games

The Cayman Islands team to this year's Carifta Games promises to be one of the largest yet, following the performances of a number of Athlete's at the Cayman Islands Athletic Association's second Jumps and Throws Trials

Foster’s donates to BT Primary

Foster's Food Fair IGA recently donated $7,500 towards the development of the Bodden Town Primary School Audio Visual Library.

Bodden Town to get makeover

Some major land acquisition and construction projects are scheduled to begin over the next year in Grand Cayman's eastern district, the largest of which will be a new fire-police-emergency services complex.

Tourism minister rewards students

Bodden Town Primary School's top-three students from each class year were treated to lunch aboard the Carnival Conquest by Tourism Minister. Charles Clifford on 14 December. This served as an incentive to encourage children to continually excel in their studies, Mr. Clifford said in a press release.

Today’s Editorial November 28: Go to Gimistory this week

Looking for something to do this week? Find a Gimistory venue and head that way. If youve never been to Gimistory, youll be amazed and delighted at what you find at the annual storytelling festival.

BT primary students tour London

Fourteen students from the Bodden Town Primary School graduation class of 2006 recently enjoyed a trip to London thanks to supporters and teachers.

Gimistory is back

It's an event for all ages, taking us back to a time when people provided their own entertainment……….a time when the imagination created images more colourful than any television screen and family and friends came together at dusk to share tall tales.

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug meetings continue next week

The Department of Agriculture will continue its presentations on the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug next week. The information sessions show how to identify this serious plant pest and provide an update on the control methods being used to combat its spread.

Mealybug meetings set

The Department of Agriculture is holding a series of presentations on the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug. These sessions will help residents learn how to identify this serious plant pest and give an update on the control methods being used to combat its spread.

C&W supports football camp

Cable & Wireless supported the Bodden Town Summer Football Camp by providing each child that attended with his own football.

BT a safe district

Bodden Town is not only the fastest growing district it is also one of the safest districts in the Cayman Islands, residents of the community heard at a police meeting at the Bodden Town Primary School Wednesday night.

Butterfield boosts BT Primary

Butterfield Bank recently donated $1,000 to Bodden Town Primary School towards an educational trip to London, England. The group will visit historic and educational sights such as the London Zoo

BT Primary hosts open house

Excitement and anticipation surged through Bodden Town Primary School last Wednesday morning as students, teachers and staff prepared for a special open house to the public.

BT bypass is closed to traffic

Complaints of dangerous driving in Bodden Town have led to the police setting up a morning road closure.

Walkers treats children to the arts

Walkers recently provided seven local schools with tickets for various events at the Cayman Arts Festival.

BT artisan at work

Calabash bags, coconut carvings, jewellery, decorative masks, embroidery and crochet, thatch making and painting are just some of the many arts and craft that artist Twyla Vargas is busy creating.

Police set district meetings

The Commissioner of Police is scheduled to hold two district community meetings next week starting on Wednesday 16th November 2005 and Thursday 17th November 2005.

Police commissioner to hold district meetings

The Commissioner of Police is holding two district community meetings today (Wednesday) and Thursday.

School appeals for reduced speed limit

Minister for Health and Human Services Anthony Eden addressed a concerned group of parents Monday night at Savannah Primary School about the safety of children crossing Shamrock Road before and after school.

Minister visits BT Primary

Education Minister Alden McLaughlin received a warm welcome from Principal Karlene Buckle, all the staff and 173 students of Bodden Town Primary School on a recent visit there.

Kids get a kick out of camp

The more than 200 children turning up each day to Bodden Town football camp have once again made the annual event a big success.

Fear of crime steadily increases

The Royal Cayman Islands Police - 43 officers down at the moment - could be back up to strength within eight weeks, Acting Police Commissioner Rudolph Dixon told a meeting.

Emily regains strength

While Hurricane Emily continues along a path that would take the eye of the storm 92 miles south-southwest of Grand Cayman, the cyclone is again a Category 4 hurricane...

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