Farmers to be Honoured on Hero’s Day- Monday 25th January
More than 320 awardees are to be recognised at next week’s National Hero’s Day celebration. According to a statement released by government, it is likely a new national hero will be names this year; Cayman currently has 8 national heroes. Among the awards that will be handed out to individuals involved in agriculture this year are: early pioneer, pioneer, emerging pioneer, memorial scroll, and long service award.
“The farmers of this country have played a very important role in our history…and it is only fitting that we recognise those who have played their part in helping to feed our people” said Minister of Agriculture, Kurt Tibbetts.
Cayman to Be Featured on BBC
A new BBC documentary on the Cayman Islands is due to air on Friday 22nd January at 9pm on BBC2. The program presented by Jacques Peretti will be focusing on the Cayman Islands as a UK territory, its British expatriate community and what this jurisdiction means to Britain. In an article for The Guardian about what he learnt while he was there making the program, Peretti wrote that, besides the high cost of a packet of fish fingers (a staple part of the British diet) he discovered that not everyone here is rich.
Poinciana Arts Festival around the Corner
The Poinciana Arts Festival will be held on 29th-31st of January. Badir Awe, the creative director of the festival says they are in the process of making final preparations. “People can expect more art in Cayman than they’ve ever seen before by our local artists. We have over 30 musicians across 3 stages on Cardinal Avenue, we have over 30 local films across 3 screens at the cinema, and we have an amazing awards ceremony at the Harquail Theatre where we will get to celebrate the best of the film, music and art in Cayman”. 30 local musicians will perform on the opening night. For more information visit www.poinciana.ky and like their Facebook page here.
Stingrays make the sandbar their permanent home
The latest stingray census prepared by the Guy Harvey Research Institute indicates that the North Sound Sandbar is officially the long-term home of a resident population of stingrays. The research institute counted 96 stingrays including 84 females and 12 males. A total of 90 stingrays were counted in the previous two surveys. The report concludes that while there are frequently new arrivals to the Sandbar, the vast majority of the population can be found at the site year after year. Mr. Harvey said the long-term monitoring of life at the Sandbar is essential to providing the basis for management, sustainability and conservation decisions at the attraction.