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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationDuker of the Week - Floyd ShawHaving become involved in the Award Programme through the Cayman Islands Scouts Association, Floyd Shaw worked through the bronze, silver and gold awards, utilizing various activities in Scouting.As a participant in an International Exchange, he travelled to Dundee, Scotland in 1996 where he completed his qualifying gold expedition in the Grampian Mountains. A few years later, he received his gold award from HRH, The Duke of Edinburgh at Government House. Squash Club fundraising Fun Day Saturday 8 JulyThe Cayman Islands will be sending 13 players to this years Junior Caribbean Squash Championships 2006 in Jamaica. In all, nine countries will be competing in both individual and team competitions during the ten day event. After several months of hard training the local players are hoping for good results.This Saturday, 8 July South Sound Squash Club are organising a Fun Day with the aim of raising at least $1000 (donations are very welcome) towards the teams travelling expenses. The event runs from 10am until 2pm with fundraising events including Whack Job (balloon smashing), Beat the Coach, a car wash, volley ball tournament, skills court (target practice) and a car boot sale. For further information contact Dean Watson on 925-7772, email dwatson@candw.ky
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Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort Offers 'Barefoot Luxury' at an ...GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Grand Cayman Marriot Beach Resort -- named "Grand Cayman's Leading Hotel" by World Travel -- lets guests bask in "barefoot luxury" at an affordable price with "Sand Dollar" savings starting as low as $235/night*, Aug. 2 - Oct. 22, 2006 including a fifth night free and $75 food and beverage credit. Sprawling along world famous Seven Mile Beach, the $15 million redesigned resort features Cayman furnishings in warm hues of sea and sun, sky and sand, making it difficult to tell where the hotel ends and the island begins. Enjoying temperatures rarely below 75 degrees, guests discover the ideal playground for outdoor activities, from swimming with stingrays at renowned Stingray City and scuba diving along 17th century boat wrecks, to kayaking through tropical mangroves and exploring marine life in private submarines.
Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort Offers 'Barefoot Luxury' at an Affordable PriceGrand Cayman Marriot Beach Resort -- named "Grand Cayman's Leading Hotel" by World Travel -- lets guests bask in "barefoot luxury" at an affordable price with "Sand Dollar" savings starting as low as $235/night*, Aug. 2 - Oct. 22, 2006 including a fifth night free and $75 food and beverage credit. Sprawling along world famous Seven Mile Beach, the $15 million redesigned resort features Cayman furnishings in warm hues of sea and sun, sky and sand, making it difficult to tell where the hotel ends and the island begins.
Enjoying temperatures rarely below 75 degrees, guests discover the ideal playground for outdoor activities, from swimming with stingrays at renowned Stingray City and scuba diving along 17th century boat wrecks, to kayaking through tropical mangroves and exploring marine life in private submarines.
Cayman wants FCCA to lobby US on passportsThe Cayman Islands Government says it is examining ways to facilitate United States (US) citizens who want to visit the Island after 31 December 2006 but do not have a passport.Effective 1 January 2007, US citizens and other nationals entering the United States must have a passport or a specific travel document to gain entry, according to the US Government. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will require all travellers, including US citizens, to and from the Americas, the Caribbean and Bermuda to have a passport. Cayman depends on the United States for 40.5 percent of its guests and is only second to Jamaica (58.4 percent) in Caribbean countries hosting American tourists. The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), the regional tourism umbrella body, said it is considering an option of reimbursing new US passport holders if other strategies failed. Plan cruise trips with an eye on storm seasonHOUSTON - Seven-day Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruises from Galveston for $500-$600 in September. A 50 percent discount for your companion through August at Club Meds on three Caribbean islands. A fourth night free at the luxurious Four Seasons on Great Exuma in the Bahamas. Significant savings at other resorts.That's good. But many travelers will jump on these deals without giving a thought to why prices are discounted. That's bad. Put this reality in capital letters: IT'S HURRICANE SEASON. Now, take a deep breath. Don't panic. Don't automatically shy away from that cruise to Mexico, that all-inclusive on Jamaica, that diving expedition in the Cayman Islands. Just be aware that Mother Nature has a habit of disrupting agendas during summer and fall.
Cayman Islands may pay for US citizens' passportsWith less than six months to go before the much-feared Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) kicks in, Caribbean tourism officials have decided to reimburse passport costs to some US travellers.The Cayman Islands is a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), which recently took the decision ahead of the 1 January 2007 date for US citizens to have passports ready for returning to the US. American visitors to this country account for 40.5 percent of the guests who come here and they are the second most dependent on those travellers in the region, only behind Jamaica, which counts for 58.4 percent. Other Caribbean countries likely to suffer economically if the new CTO measures fail are the British Virgin Islands (32.2 percent), the Bahamas (21.7), and St Kitts and Nevis (20.4). |
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