Caymanian Friday, June 7, 2019
Issue No 385
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Exciting start to CI Invitational U15 Football Cup
The 2019 Cayman Islands Invitational U15 Youth Football Cup kicked off with four exciting matches on Tuesday, 4 June. In Group 1 in Cayman Brac, Mount Pleasant Academy (Jamaica) and CD Victoria (Honduras) picked up wins, while Group 2 winners on the opening night in West Bay were Portmore United FC (Jamaica) and defending champions DC United (United States). Games continue at each venue daily with 6:30pm and 8:00pm kick-off times, with the semi-�inals at Ed Bush Sports Complex on Friday and the third place playoff and championship match on Saturday. The winner will lift the Winston Chung Memorial Cup. Admission to the games is free. Day 1 Recap:
Cayman Islands 0 Portmore United 1
The opening match at the Ed Bush Sports Complex in West Bay featured the Cayman Islands National U15 Team versus Portmore United FC, the third place �inisher from a year earlier. Despite a few chances for either side, the game was scoreless at the half. The situ... Continued story on page A3
ďľ Jaydon McField of the Cayman Islands tries to control the ball from Portmore Unitedâs Ruben Brown. (Photo: Cayman Sports Buzz)
Richard Simms is the new DEH Director A familiar face is heading up the Department of Environmental Health (DEH), the Ministry of Health announced today (Tuesday, 4 June 2019). Newly conďż˝irmed DEH Director Richard Simms, whose appointment took effect on 1 June, has been serving in the role since he was seconded to the agency last summer from his previous position as Director of the Department of Vehicle and Equipment Services. Minister of Health, Hon. Dwayne Seymour, says he is pleased that the key leadership position will be permanently ďż˝illed by someone known to the team and already conversant with Governmentâs policy direction for the department. âOur objective is to provide an international standard of waste and sanitation services to the people of the Cayman Islands. Mr Simms has already demonstrated an ability to deliver results and we are happy to have him on boardâ, the Minister remarks. Asked what achievements he is most proud of over the last several months at DEH, Mr Simms cites the signiďż˝icant reduction in the Departmentâs overtime spending by 80 percent over 2017 levels. He is also happy he says that he has been able to keep garbage collection on schedule, and was also pleased with the results of a memorandum of understanding, signed with Her Majestyâs Cayman Islands Prisons Service, that allowed prisoners to assist with garbage collection. As he transitions into the permanent position his personal goals will be to continue to strengthen services across all areas of DEH, and, as part of this to increase staff and improve equipment. The Department is responsible for the collection and disposal of solid waste and as such manages landďż˝ills across all three Cayman Islands. Around
Registration for YMCA Summer Camps open
ďľ Kids enjoying Y camp and all the activities
ďľ The Ministry of Health has confirmed Richard Simms as the Director of the Department of Environmental Health (Photo by GIS)
half of the departmentâs approximately 140 employees work for the solid waste section. Other duties assessing the compliance with the Public Health Law of some 400 premises; maintaining and landscaping beaches and cemeteries; providing analytical and microbiology laboratory services to test water, air and industrial discharge; food hygiene surveillance. ... Continued story on page A6
Registration for the annual YMCA Summer Day Camp programme is now open. Camps will take place from Tuesday, 2 July to Friday, 23 August, making it one of the only camps on island running the entire eight weeks of summer break. Camps are spread across three locations â Field of Dreams (FOD), Camana Bay Sports Complex (CBSC) and the Youth Centre at the Cayman Islands Baptist Church (CIBC) in Savannah. Additional days of camp have recently been added due to the number of schools breaking early for the summer. Families can now register for Y Fun Days offered Wednesday â Friday, 26-28 June at the Field of Dreams. âThe YMCA is excited to make it a âSummer to Rememberâ for families who are seeking a safe environment for their children to stay active, make new friends and have ... Continued story on page A11
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