(Published on the Relevance blog, 30 March 2020) Far from seeing a decrease in productivity as the coronavirus pandemic forces millions of people to work from, businesses may actually see an increase in productivity, if recent studies are to be believed. The coronavirus has seen the largest global mass exercise in remote working ever seen … Continue reading Increased productivity is benefit of working from home
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Stingray Awards promote tourism excellence
(Blog post, Pink Duck Publishing) Awards promote tourism excellence The 2019 Stingray Awards are set to take place in July, celebrating those who go above and beyond working in the Cayman Islands’ tourism industry. Hosted by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, the gala event will be held on Tuesday, July 23, at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand … Continue reading Stingray Awards promote tourism excellence
Cayman News Service: Dog left for dead by school bus
(Published by Cayman News Service, November 6, 2018) Animal lovers have been left reeling by a video circulating across social media showing a dog left for dead in the middle of the road after being hit by a school bus. The incident was caught on video by a Clifton Hunter High School student. On the short … Continue reading Cayman News Service: Dog left for dead by school bus
Cayman News Service: Volunteers shocked by abuse of tiny dog
Image may be distressing to some viewers (Published by Cayman News Service, June 2018) Volunteers from a local animal welfare organisation, One Dog at a Time, say they were shocked by the abuse that a small dog rescued by their group had suffered. A tiny Yorkie-mix named Virtue, rescued earlier this week and now under … Continue reading Cayman News Service: Volunteers shocked by abuse of tiny dog
Skies magazine: Engaging with change
Delighted to have been selected as the first journalist to interview Cayman's new Governor, Anwar Choudhury. (Published in Cayman Airway's Skies magazine, March/April issue, 2018) http://www.caymanairwaysmagazine.com/engaging-with-change/ Anwar Choudhury, Cayman’s new Governor, has had an illustrious career. A career diplomat of 15 years, 58-year-old Choudhury took up the post in March of this year. Skies magazine … Continue reading Skies magazine: Engaging with change
Cayman rescue stars on Puppy Bowl
(Published in the Cayman Compass, February 6, 2015) Bailey, one of Cayman’s rescue dogs, found fame last weekend when the puppy was featured on “Puppy Bowl XI” a television program which mimics the annual “Super Bowl.” The program, which aired Feb. 1 on TV channel Animal Planet, showcases a host of rescue shelter puppies … Continue reading Cayman rescue stars on Puppy Bowl
Observer on Sunday: Energy efficient homes
(Published in the Observer on Sunday, 10 June, 2012) http://www.compasscayman.com/observer/2012/06/10/Energy-efficient-homes/ A local developer is urging government to include “real energy efficient construction standards” in the National Energy Policy to help homes and businesses drastically cut their electricity bills. Gilles Langlois, managing director of Cayman Precast Systems, said that while there is a raft of building … Continue reading Observer on Sunday: Energy efficient homes
Fashion success for young designer
(Published in The Caymanian Compass, Monday, 2 April, 2012) Described by Italian Vogue as ‘one of the most interesting English designers of the moment’, Manuela Dack was in Grand Cayman recently to give a talk at the National Gallery. Miss Dack grew up in the Cayman Islands, studying at Cayman Prep then Faulkner Academy. She … Continue reading Fashion success for young designer
Clothes for success
(Published in The Observer on Sunday, 25 March, 2012) Local company AtWater Consulting Ltd. is holding a clothes drive to help women in need make a professional first impression. Dubbed Professional First Impressions, AtWater Ltd. is asking women to donate gently used professional clothes, shoes, bags and accessories, that will be given to women in … Continue reading Clothes for success
Eradicating domestic violence, one shoe at a time
(Published in The Observer on Sunday, 4 March, 2012) http://www.compasscayman.com/observer/2012/03/11/Eradicating--domestic-violence,--one-shoe-at-a-time/ San Francisco-based photographer Amy Martin-Friedman will be heading to Cayman to host A Day In My Shoes, a photographic project to raise money for the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre. Women are being invited to be photographed by Amy in their favourite shoes, be they a … Continue reading Eradicating domestic violence, one shoe at a time
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