Topic: West End Primary School
Donated books kept kids reading during lockdown
LIFE donated nearly 2,000 books to classrooms across the Cayman Islands.
Brac students awarded bikes for academic work
Two Brac students are the recipients of brand new bicycles, compliments of the Cayman Brac fire service.
Final inspection finds good progress at Cayman Brac’s West End school
The last inspection of 10 Cayman Islands government primary schools has been completed. The Office of Education Standards published its report on Cayman Brac’s West End Primary School on Thursday.
Golden Apple honors Cayman’s educators
Twelve of Cayman’s most outstanding teachers from local and private schools were honored at the 2018 Golden Apple Awards on Saturday, May 26.
Heritage House winds up packed school year
Heritage House on Cayman Brac recently hosted a variety of events providing lots of fun learning opportunities for children.
Events: Community meetings, activities
Police Inspector Wendy Parchment invites the public to a community police meeting on Tuesday, June 14, in Little Cayman at the hurricane shelter on Spot Bay Road from 6–8 p.m.
A special story time
Celebrity Reading Day provided an entertaining kick start to Child Month on the Brac.
Hand, foot and mouth disease hits Savannah Primary
Hand, foot and mouth disease has spread to Grand Cayman after shutting down a school on the Brac for several days.
Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak shuts Brac school
Nineteen students at West End Primary School in Cayman Brac have been diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease, according to the Department of Education Services.
Preschools closed in new push for standards
Two Cayman Islands pre-schools have been shut down as a result of new measures aimed at raising standards in early childhood care and education center.
Water supply upgrades continue on Cayman Brac
Work on laying a new pipeline in Cayman Brac resumed on Monday as upgrades to the island’s water supply continued.
Orientation dates amended for gov’t schools
Government adds dates for primary school orientations.
Benefit concert explodes on Brac
The Lean on Me charity raises $5,000 for a senior center and for a cancer patient in the Brac.
Charity to host Brac benefit concert
The Lean on Me Charity will host a benefit concert on Cayman Brac next month.
Playground fight prompts investigation
Police on Cayman Brac are investigating reports that a four-year-old child was struck by a member of the public who came on to school grounds to break up a playground scuffle.
Students head back to schools next week
The Ministry of Education and the Departmetn of Education Services releases dates for new and returning students to government schools for 2013/2014 academic year.
School registration under way
Registration for government schools is under way in the Cayman Islands.
Nurses run to serve patients
Cayman’s nurses will be pounding the pavement for a good cause.
Little Cayman voters urged to go mobile
Registered voters in Little cayman are urged to apply for mobile voting by 9 May or else they will have to travel to the Brac to cast their ballot.
Lab, classroom, museum projects on tap for Sister Islands
The Sister Islands could see a new lab, school classroom and museum in the near future.
Young Brac scientist steeped in mosquito research, control
Danielle Ryan, a graduate research officer at the Mosquito Research and Control Unit in Cayman Brac, has set her sights high.
Referendum Day
Update 5.30pm: Voters participating in the referendum
breached the 8,000 turnout mark following a tally released at 5pm.
Where to vote for ‘One Man One Vote’
Find out where you will cast your ballot for the referendum.
Voters lists posted
The voters list in effect for the 18 July referendum is now availalbe for inspection in both electronic and printed forms.
Brac kids found him smashing
Enthusiasm and warm smiles greeted Cayman Islands Tennis Club pro Adam Bayley as he arrived in Cayman Brac last Saturday.
Sister Islands hurricane drills done
The Sister Islands completed their annual hurricane preparedness exercises in record time this year.
Cayman Brac native cook rises from humble beginnings
Local Brac cook Annie Walton started preparing local dishes from an early age today she owns her own catering business.
Educators receive special honours
Seven educators receive special honours in the Cayman Islands.
Lighthouse families visit the Brac
Lighthouse families visited Cayman Brac in April, a trip that was long overdue.
Brac kids splashed out
Brac swim meet round up
Proper tribute paid to Mr. Scott
Cayman Brac High School renamed to Layman E. Scott Sr. High School.
Late Layman Scott honoured
Mr. Scott was responsible for introducing O Levels exams to Cayman Brac. The policy of the Board of Education at the time was for students older than 16 who wanted to sit GCE exams at O Levels and A Levels to relocate to a Grand Cayman high school.
Christmas tree lighting lifts spirits in Cayman Brac
The Rotary Club hosts Christmas activities in Cayman Brac. A large crowd assembled at the grounds of the District Administration Building for the annual Rotary Club of Cayman Brac tree lighting ceremony. Fraulein Whorms, accompanied by Astrid Scott on the keyboard, sang the National Song.
Principals get some appreciation
A principal's job is never easy, but those at the top may not always be praised for the tough job they do.
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.
Election FAQs
Although elections day is a public holiday there are electors who will be employed during the period the polls are being taken.Every employee must be given a reasonable period for voting and no employer shall make any deduction from the pay or other remuneration of any such employee or extract from him any penalty by reason of his absence during such period.
Cayman Brac
A massive humanitarian relief effort is under way on Cayman Brac after the monster storm Hurricane Paloma brought Ivanlike" destruction to the Island early Saturday morning.
Paloma leaves, but damage done
The monster hurricane that brought driving rain, high winds and flooding to the Cayman Islands from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning finally headed off to Cuba Saturday afternoon.
Paloma eyes Sister Islands
Sister Islands District Commissioner Ernie Scott is pleading with Sister Islands residents to get to Hurricane Shelters as soon as possible, after Hurricane Palmoa's projected path tracked eastward towards the islands Friday evening.
Paloma leaves, but damage done
The monster hurricane that brought driving rain, high winds and flooding to the Cayman Islands from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning finally headed off to Cuba Saturday afternoon.
Shelters open 8am Friday
All 16 hurricane shelters on Grand Cayman will open at 8am Friday, with total room for just over 4,000 people. Officials are urging people to arrive early and to bring three-day's worth of food, water, medicines and other essential supplies.
Hurricane shelters are open
All 16 hurricane shelters on Grand Cayman will open at 8am, with total room for just over 4,000 people. Officials are urging people to arrive early and to bring three-day's worth of food, water, medicines and other essential supplies.
Hurricane shelters
There are 16 designated Class A hurricane shelters across Grand Cayman in the coming hurricane season, capable of housing up to 4,300 people if necessary.
Ms Thompson Woman of the Year
The 2008 Cayman Brac Business and Professional Women's Club Woman of the Year award was presented on Saturday night, 8 March, to Lois Thompson, a special educationalneeds teacher at West End Primary School.
Woman of Year
The 2008 Cayman Brac Business and Professional Women's Club Woman of the Year award was presented on Saturday night to Lois Thompson, a special educational needs teacher at West End Primary School just in time for International Women's Day.
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.
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.
Legal Dept. loses clerk, gains Crown Counsel
When Jenesha Bhoorasingh was called to the bar last week, Attorney General Sam Bulgin moved the application for her admission and Solicitor General Cheryll Richards helped her don her robe and wig.
Sisters get deputy
Mr. Bentley Leroy Tibbetts Jr. has been appointed the new Deputy District Commissioner for the Sister Islands. He takes up his post today.
Sister Islands’ Ag. Show shines
The Sister Islands' fifth annual Agriculture Show kicked off at 8am on Saturday, 24 February with a traditional Caymanian breakfast by Aunt Sha's. The meal consisted of liver and onions, ackee and saltfish, along with bacon and eggs.
Mr. Tibbetts reaches out to youth
Jonathan Tibbetts was presented the 2006 Young Caymanian Leadership Award this spring and has hit the ground running with his messages on leadership.
30 graduate from DARE
Last week, 30 children in Cayman Brac received certificates and prizes for completing the DARE programme delivered by the RCIPS.
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...
Shelters ready
For those who will evacuate their homes due to Hurricane Emily, the government has 18 shelters set up throughout the Cayman Islands, although it will not be known which ones will open until late Friday or early Saturday.
Training resumes for school inspectors
Chief Inspector of Schools Mrs. Helena McVeigh and Senior Inspector Mr. Steve Crowley were recently on Cayman Brac to present two days of coaching to nine local occasional inspectors.
