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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationSt Ignatius takes RBC Sailing ChampionshipsIn one of the more unusual school sports championships, a team from Saint Ignatius Catholic School triumphed in the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) School Sailing Championships at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC).Traditionally held at the culmination of the school year, the RBC School Sailing Championships enables teams from rival schools to compete against each other after a year of learning how to sail. RBC returned as the sponsor in 2006 after the event was postponed last year in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. Prior to the September 2004 hurricane, the RBC School Sailing Championships was one of the most exciting dates in the youth sports calendar in the Cayman Islands, and this year's event, held on 16 June, recaptured the unique spirit of past race days. Brackers to attend international conferenceFour of the top eight participants from this year's Junior Achievement (JA) Programme in the Cayman Islands are from Cayman Brac.Staci Scott, Geoffrey Grizzel, Cordell Gutierrez and Nickolas DaCosta have qualified for an all-expense paid trip to the Canadian National Junior Achievement Conference (CANJAC), along with the four qualifiers from Grand Cayman and two chaperones. These eight competed for the privilege against over three hundred participants, thirty of whom were in the Brac programme. JA is a non-profit organization that uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. It is a project of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Central and the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. On the Brac, it is primarily sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cayman Brac. Cayman Islands selects Stanford 20/20 TeamAfter five months of training and domestic competitions, the Cayman Islands Cricket Association has named the Stanford 20/20 team for its first match against Bahamas, scheduled for 11 July in Antigua.A major blow was dealt to the team when news came that national captain Ryan Bovell will be unable to represent Cayman as he will be absent due to unavoidable work commitments. Nevertheless, the association has the confidence that the team will turn in an exceptional performance under the new captain Steve Gordon. The tournament promises to be extremely exciting as the teams battle in the knock-out format for only two places available in the Final. Teams will be wearing special clothing and using innovative equipment such as orange colour balls and black bats. The winners will take home the grand prize of one million US dollars. Check passports says officeAnyone planning on heading overseas this summer will need to ensure visas and passports are valid and the Passport Office is advising residents to check all their travel documents well before their trips.People traveling to the United States of America on Cayman Islands passports are required to ensure that their passports are valid for at least six months beyond the date of intended departure to the USA. During the summer peak period, the time required to issue a Cayman Islands passport (new or renewal) is three working weeks, while the processing of applications for United States visa-waiver takes three working days. Visa-waivers cannot be issued to passport holders whose Police Record list criminal convictions. Once travel documents have been filed with the Cayman Islands Passport Office and a date and time for collection has been arranged, applicants must ensure that the documents are collected at the pre-arranged date and time. Portraying the wrong imageSome time ago, probably about 3-5 months ago, I remember visiting a club on Seven Mile Beach. As I entered the club, I noticed there was a quarrel taking place between a female security guard and a female patron who was in the process of leaving the establishment.The security guard, from one of the smaller islands (I recognized the island from her accent), was speaking to the patron in a cool voice, telling the female patron that she had to leave. Apparently the female patron seemed very inebriated. I stopped to listen to what was going on (perhaps foolishly so), and came to understand from the content of the conversation, and from onlookers nearby, that the female patron had apparently had too much to drink, and as she was being escorted out by her friend, I understood that the security guard had previously asked her to leave. Keeping up fight against Polio crucialWith the outbreak of polio-myelitis in Namibia, a disease the World Health organization has fought hard to eradicate, the Public Health Department here in the Cayman Islands urges members of the public to ensure that immunizations for Polio are up-to-date.Dr Kiran Kumar, the Cayman Islands Medical Officer of Health, commented on the outbreak and its impact to the Cayman Islands: "At this time there is no need for an alarm; however, because the Cayman Islands is busy with international travel, it is important that members of the public exercise all precautionary measures," he said. "We must make sure that we are protected. If we are protected by immunization, we will prevent an outbreak, and then there will be no need for a mass immunization campaign against polio." Thirty-four suspected cases have so far been confirmed in Namibia, a polio free country since 1996. UAE becomes top investor in Saudi ArabiaAbu Dhabi: With the signing of the 100-billion riyal deal with Emaar for the King Abdullah City in Jeddah, the UAE overtook Japan to become the top foreign investor in Saudi Arabia, according to statistics released by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (Sagia).UAE investments approved by Sagia till May stood at 122.9 billion riyals, accounting for nearly 41 per cent of the total FDI pumped into the kingdom, the figures showed. The Emaar agreement encouraged several other projects from the UAE, which boosted the country's dominance in Saudi Arabia's FDI arena. Ten major countries investing in Saudi Arabia include the UAE, Japan, British Virgin Islands, Bahrain, France, Germany, Lebanon, Cayman Island, Canada and Bermuda. Sagia, which was founded as part of Saudi Arabia's economic diversification programme, has licensed 3,608 projects valued at 292.657 billion riyals.
Sunrise members go above and beyondSunrise Rotarian Dr Bert Thacker receives the Paul Harris award from President Stuart Diamond. Dr Thacker led a Dental team to Peru to give free treatment to adults and children.Russell Smith, Co-Director for Fund Raising for Rotary Sunrise receives a Paul Harris award from President Stuart Diamond for exceeding the fund raising target for the current year and permitting a very substantial cheque to be sent to The Cayman Islands Cancer Society. Rotary Sunrise's 67 members all contribute both hands-on and financially to others in the community who are less fortunate. Sometimes there is an exceptional effort and this can be marked by the grant of a Paul Harris award. These awards are extremely prestigious and two were awarded this week at the club's regular breakfast meeting at the Grand Old House. Calvary Reunion Choir dazzles Key WestPastor Ernie Deloach hadn't believed that they could really pull it off. Although he had anounced to the Key West community on his radio programme weeks in advance that the Calvary Temple Reunion Choir would be performing at his church, no one was more surprised than the pastor when the choir turned up on Thursday, June 1, 35 members strong, some of them with their families, in a nine vehicle caravan.Members of the group streamed into Ft. Lauderdale from Grand Bahama, Mayaguana, North Carolina and the Cayman Islands, packed into vans and set out for Key West. They arrived there half-a-day later, ready to perform for Deloach and his congregation at Glad Tidings Community Church during the holiday weekend. The reunion choir lit up the stage with a full concert, singing nostalgia-ridden gospel favourites, performing liturgical dance and even choral speaking.
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