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Grouper Moon Project workshop for educators
(CNS): While local populations of Nassau grouper have suffered near catastrophic declines in the region, scientists studying them are doing their best to make sure that the next generation understands the groupers' role in the marine habitat and why they must be preserved. Educator workshops hosted by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) and the Cayman Department of the Environment (DoE) are being offered to teachers this week in both primary and high schools, where they will learn more about the fish and be provided with the tools to pass that knowledge on to students in the classroom. Nearly 20 teachers are participating, representing over 15 schools from Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas.
At the free sessions on the Grouper Education Program, a marine sciences curriculum for students in Years 4 & 5 and Years 12 & 13, teachers will gain the materials and resources necessary for successfully implementing it in Caribbean classrooms. The project focuses on bringing the Nassau grouper into elementary and high school classrooms through lesson plans and interactive live-feed video sessions that connect classrooms with scientists in the field.
According to a release from REEF, the curriculum presents a multi-faceted view of Nassau grouper, in which students create their own understanding of this important fish. Key curricular concepts include the historical role of the species as an artisanal fishery throughout the Caribbean region, the grouper’s value as a keystone predator and its impact on local reef health, its role in today’s tourism-based economy in the Cayman Islands, and the conservation challenges facing Nassau grouper given steep declines in populations. In addition to classroom lessons, the program includes live-feed video sessions that take place at the research site on Little Cayman, allowing the facilitators to bring real-world field science into the classroom.
These video discussions are supplemented with footage of solitary Nassau Grouper on their home reef, and the 4,000+ mass aggregation of Nassau Grouper that gather on the west end of Little Cayman during winter full moons.
While the bulk of the lessons take place over the course of the two weeks in January and February, when REEF scientists and DoE staff are working at the spawning site, they have developed a set of pre-activities to help build background knowledge as well as follow-up lessons to help deepen the students’ learning experience.
The curriculum was developed to complement the research and scientific efforts of the Grouper Moon Project.
Grouper Moon educator, Todd Bohannon, along with Grouper Moon scientists Brice Semmens, Ph.D. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D. (REEF), and Bradley Johnson (DoE), have led the educational effort. Activities were developed in consultation with teachers at Cayman Prep on Grand Cayman, Verity Redrup and Brenda Bryce, and Cynthia Shaw, author of the youth fictional book, Grouper Moon.
During these afternoon, hands-on workshops, educators will learn the following:
• How to effectively implement the Grouper Education Program in elementary and high school classrooms.
• Working knowledge of the key historical, scientific, and conservation concepts about Nassau Grouper.
• Technical training in utilizing the GEP blog, the live video-conferencing website,digital video cameras, and your own web camera.
• Educators will also receive access to program materials and technical support.
Bohannon said they were extremely excited to enter this new phase or expansion of the project. "We look forward to working with so many new schools and having the opportunity to share our work with educational institutions throughout the Caribbean," he said.
The Grouper Education Program is a component of the Grouper Moon Project and is supported by a grant from the Disney Wildlife Conservation Program.
If you are interested in finding out more about either of these workshop, please contact our Education Coordinator, Todd Bohannon at todd@reef.org.
National Conservation Law
The proposed National Conservation Bill is urgently needed, and will provide the Cayman Islands with basic elements of environmental protection which go hand in hand with sustainable development and have long been the norm in most other developed countries. From an international perspective, writing as the Chief Executive of Europe’s largest conservation organisation, it is clear that this Bill does not go as far as much modern nature legislation; it is certainly very far from the extreme environmental measure which some parties are trying to paint it to be.
Instead, the Bill will establish an effective, reasonable and necessary environmental management regime and will fulfil Cayman’s international obligations. Above all, it will help ensure that future generations of Caymanians will be able to enjoy the islands’ world-class natural environment, which is otherwise at risk of disappearing forever.
The RSPB works actively across the UK Overseas Territories, promoting sustainable development and funding local environmental protection. This balanced and relatively modest Bill, having undergone a decade of consultation, only serves to bring the Cayman Islands up to the environmental standards which many other Territories already enjoy. I hope therefore that it may now, at last, be passed.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), a registered charity in England and Wales.
Rotary Foundation donates to literacy programme
(CNS): A non-profit organisation in the Cayman Islands dedicated to improving the reading skills of both adults and children has received a US $5,000 grant from the Rotary Foundation. LIFE (Literacy Is For Everyone) provides reading programmes in the primary schools for students who need help with literacy skills, as well as a new adult volunteer reading partner, CALS (Computer Assisted Literacy Solution). One of the programmes supported by LIFE is an intervention called LLI (Leveled Literacy Solution), which is provided to government primary schools. The donation from Rotary will be used to pay for more LLI interventions, said LIFE Chairman Woody Foster (far right).
“LIFE’s business is literacy in the Cayman Islands. It was established two years ago and it is starting to make a difference in the community,” Foster said after receiving the cheque at last Wednesday’s weekly Rotary Sunrise meeting. He noted that LIFE was supported by many volunteers “but some things do not come for free”.
As Rotarian Hendrik van Genderen handed over the cheque, he pointed to the worldwide reach of Rotary. This donation comes from the Rotary Foundation through district 7020, of which the Cayman Islands is part. The district reviewed the application, van Genderen said, and agreed to this grant, which is an example of Rotary’s commitment to literacy and its confidence that LIFE will use the funds wisely.
The Rotary Foundation,the global charitable arm of Rotary, raises its funds from Rotarians and supporters of Rotary. Funds are disbursed directly by the Foundation or via the Rotary district.
Because Rotarians involved are volunteers, administrative overheads are minimal and funds made available by the Foundation go a long way. Grants are effective as applications go through a highly competitive application process and Rotarians in the country which receives the grant ensure that funds are well spent.
LIFE is an independent charitable organization dedicated to promoting the significance of literacy, stimulating new literacy initiatives and improving literacy standards of all school age children and adults in the Cayman Islands through advocacy, public awareness, and partnership with governmental and other organisations. Working with volunteers and specialists, LIFE provides necessary resources to teachers and parents in order to facilitate learning in selected children and adults.
To learn more visit LIFE’s website.
Women of Valour raise funds for Cancer Society
(WoV): A basketball club for girls raised more than $1,500 for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CISC) at a bake sale that took place at A.L. Thompson’s on Saturday, 12 October. The Womenof Valor is a league of young ladies between the ages of nine and 23 years old who not only practice and play basketball together a few times a week, but also come together to pursue projects to help the wider community. All proceeds from the bake sale have gone towards the building of CISC’s new chemotherapy unit at the Cayman Islands Hospital.
The girls raised nearly $800 selling cakes, brownies and other baked goods but many generous passersby did not even purchase anything and instead provided charitable donations. Property and development consultancy BCQS International matched the proceeds making the total contribution to CISC almost $1,600.
Coach Redver Ebanks said, “We would like to thank the girls for their time and effort and our corporate sponsor BCQS International for their generosity. Being civic minded and giving back to the community are qualities that we try to cultivate amongst the young womenin our club. We saw this as a perfect opportunity to help with a great cause.”
Ray Doxey, a father very much involved with Women of Valor, said, “Our organization helps mold young women into good citizens. Women of Valor isn’t just about playing basketball, it is a place where girls come together to learn about leadership and teamwork, as well as gaining a sense of purpose and focus.”
One member of the club, 16-year old Chloe Powery, commented, “The main aims of the Women of Valor is to keep girls busy and off the streets. I love playing basketball but it is more than that – the goal is to encourage girls to be productive and involved with something that is positive both for themselves and others. We decided to fundraise for the Cancer Society because Cayman has a lot of cancer patients and we wanted to help and give something back to the community.”
Jeremy Superfine, Director at BCQS International, commented: “We are delighted to be able support these young ladies with their fundraising for the Cancer Society’s new chemotherapy unit currently under construction. BCQS are construction and cost managers for this exciting project, so I can understand how difficult it must have been for those who have brought the project to the construction stage.
"Whilst the facility is only 1,000 square feet, it is a complex refurbishment project that will provide a more comfortable place to have treatment. Without the support of excellent contractors, material suppliers and design consultants who are contributing much of their time, this project would not have been possible to complete within the available budget. We thank the Women of Valor for their efforts in supporting this.”
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society: A non-profit organization formed in 1995, the Society is funded through charitable donations and its fundraising events. The mission of the Society is to increase awareness amongst the people of the Cayman Islands of cancer as a major health concern, to initiate positive change in all areas relating to cancer, to prevent the development of cancer and to counsel and support cancer patients and their families. For more information, visit www.cics.ky.
Calling all cronies
We all know that just about the only things that prosper in the dark are mushrooms, cockroaches and corruption. Recently, and without any publicity in the press, the present government made changes to the laws governing our civil service. Those changes ought to raise red flags. What our government has now put in place are new rules that make it possible to hire and promote people to permanent positions in our civil service without any fair and transparent open competition. That is a very serious change that reversed long-standing rules.
I can’t understand why this government in particular has done this. Perhaps I am just too young to be cynical.
The previous PPM government introduced laws designed to increase transparency and lessen corruption. So why is this government now doing things that seem to go against those goals?
Why would a government that says that it is in favour of transparency make changes to our laws that allow for secret non-competitive permanent appointments to the civil service? Who sold this to government? Who is going to benefit from the introduction of such a secret process?
Why was there no publicity and no consultation on this? No one I know in government HRM was consulted about the effects that such secret appointments will have on the civil service. There was no circular to the civil service letting people know that this was being considered. There was certainly no public consultation that I am aware of.
The recent changes were buried in a piece of complex legislation with nothing to point them out to the average person, and with no reasons being given by Cabinet as to why the changes were made. To be honest, the changes are so insidious that if it had not been for a colleague who has done a lot of reading about how corruption happens and also reads the Cayman Gazette to see what government is doing, I am not sure when I would have noticed what they have done.
Here are the specifics of what government has done in a nutshell. The selection of people for positions in our civil service is supposed to be done on the basis of a fair and transparent competitive process, and not on the basis of secrecy and cronyism. That is part of how we are supposed to achieve good governance.
Under the set of rules that applied up until October of this year, there was some assurance of transparency, particularly in relation to hiring people for senior civil service positions. The old rules (section 41 of the Public Service Management Law and Regulation 32 of the Personnel Regulations) said that hiring or promotion of people to permanent positions without open competition was not allowed. Period. This requirement for hiring people for permanent positions on the basis of a fair and transparent competitive process made it difficult for corrupt politicians and civil servants to hire or promote their cronies into permanent positions.
A new version of Personnel Regulation 32 was passed into law by Cabinet and came into effect in October 2013. That new version creates exceptions to the old prohibition on hiring to permanent positions without an open and fair competition. The new version changed the wording of Personnel Regulation 32 so that it now refers to a different part of the Public Service Management Law, section 41(13) instead of 41(12). That change has the effect of allowing for the hiring and promotion of people to permanent civil service positions without any open competition and without transparency. Not only was that change completely unnecessary for any government that actually wants transparency, it is a tool that could be used in the future for corrupt practices, just like every other tool that removes transparency and fair competition from government procurement.
The old version of regulation 32 did allow for temporary appointments to civil service positions but only in rare situations, including when there was an emergency. Let’s face it, running a fair and transparent open recruitment process can take a few weeks. There are times when emergencies happen, like after Hurricane Ivan, when it may be necessary to temporarily appoint someone to do a job that has to be done immediately. The old rules provided for emergencies.
The new rules that came into effect in October turn the concepts of transparency and open competition on their head, allowing for permanent appointments on the basis of an opaque process that does not involve any open competition. There is no conceivable justification for allowing permanent appointments to civil service positions other than on the basis of a fair and transparent open competition that selects the best person for the job. Some may say that the Deputy Governor is supposed to oversee the non-competitive appointment process even under the new rules, but that does not counter the fact that there is no legitimate requirement for any opaque non-competitive permanent appointment process.
No one is saying that the new secret appointment process will be used immediately or all the time. What I am saying is that there is no need for any secret non-competitive permanent appointment process at any time. Why introduce a completely unnecessary tool that could be used in the future for corruption and cronyism?
Perhaps the changes made by Cabinet last month were just a typographic error. There is, after all, only a one digit difference between section 41(13) and section 41(12). I would like to think that is what happened, rather than something much more sinister.
Whatever happened, if this government wants to have any credibility in relation to ending cronyism and corruption then it will reverse the changes it made last month and once again prohibit opaque non-competitive permanent appointments to the civil service under any circumstances. It will also pass new rules to ensure that civil service selection panels are ‘crony- free’ and that there is a formal and very public vetting process for all persons sitting on civil service selection panels. I believe that it is important to have unbiased private sector and public sector participants involved in selecting people for senior civil service positions in particular. We don’t need selection by the civil service ‘old boys’ club and we don’t need selection by cronies. Unbiased selection will help eliminate the incompetence, cronyism and empire building that is in part responsible for the waste, and worse, in our government. Perhaps the Commission on Standards for Public Life could be asked to publish a set of rules that would help eliminate cronyism and corruption from civil service appointments.
Finally I would like to encourage all civil servants, whether they work in HR or not, to speak up about things like this that you see happening. I also encourage everyone else in our community to do the same. We all need to be vigilant and vocal.
Talent competition tonight for aspiring singers
(CNS): The Cayman Islands International Music Fest’s talent show, Xposure, will take place tonight, Thursday November 28 at Beaches, Grand Harbour. Originally launched in 2006 by Mogul Entertainment/DSS Production, the aim of the talent competition is to give local singers a chance to showcase their talent on a world-class stage. “Xposure was a great event, it was also one of the most gratifying things that I have done. I do believe that the next Rihianna is out there just waiting to be discovered – we have some amazing talent in the Caribbean,” said Dwayne Seymour, the creator of both the Cayman Islands International Music Fest and Xposure. The winner will get an incredible chance to share the stage with the headliners at the music fest at Grand Harbour on Friday, 6 December
The event will feature Percy Sledge, Ginuwine, Verse Simmonds and Omi, as well as local acts such as Impulz, Bonafide, Regeneration, Stephon Cottrell, Lonny Love, Jason Campbell and Andy Blake.
Xposure’s sponsor, Lime, is excited about the event, which is inspired by TV talent competition “The Voice”, and has given a number of fabulous prizes for the winner, including a CI$1,000 in cash and one of the latest smartphones.
Many of the young singers to hit the Cayman music scene have performed or were involved with Xposure; they include Jason Campbell, Lonny Love, Big J, Shari Espeut, (the winner of Xposure in 2006) and Stephon Cottrell (a talented music track producer).
The genre of music is R&B/soul and candidates must be 18 years old to enter. To be a part of the auditions contact Mogul Entertainment/DSS on 324-1829.
LC robbery suspects all local
(CNS) Updated Wednesday 1:08pm: Following the quick arrests made by the RCIPS of the suspects in Little Cayman's first armed robbery Tuesday afternoon, police have confirmed that all five men were Caymanian. The men were on board a canoe, which was spotted at sea during a joint operation involving the RCIPS Air and Marine Units. The five alleged robbers, aged 20, 27, 27, 29 and 40, remained in police custody Wednesday. The robbery took place at about 1:10pm yesterday when police received a report that five men, some of whom were armed with what appeared to be guns, entered the mini-mart store in Blossom Village and stole the cash pan, ran off and boarded a ‘fast vessel’. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the robbery.
About 3.30pm, the RCIPS helicopter, which had deployed with armed officers on board, spotted a modified canoe approximately 25 miles off East End, Grand Cayman.
An RCIPS spokesperson said that the helicopter crew coordinated an intercept of the canoe by the Marine Unit’s Guardian. The canoe, with all five suspects on board, tried to evade Guardian by changing course several times at speed. However, according to police, the combination of the helicopter hovering ahead and the tenacity of the Guardian crew led to the suspects stopping the boat in the water.
Marine officers boarded the canoe and arrested the men on suspicion of robbery. The RCIPS reported that the men and the boat are currently being brought to shore.
First three Employees of the Month announced
(CNS): Women have made a clean sweep of the first three Deputy Governor’s Employee of the Month awards for the government fiscal year that began on 1 July 2013. GIS reports that the women are from diverse backgrounds but the one common thread that bonds them is their dedication to duty and to uphold the core values expected of all civil servants. When Deputy Governor Franz Manderson presented the awards recently, each monthly winner received a plaque inscribed with their name and achievement. September’s award went to Detective Sergeant in the Family Support Unit of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Doris Morris-Herrera (left).
Lauding the recipients for being role models to every civil servant, Manderson named Computer Services Helpdesk Support Administrator I, Tracey Gale, as his chosen employee for July. The honours for August have gone to Shift Commander and Health & Safety Officer at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service, Julia King.
Known for her humility and dedication to her job, Gale is hailed as having been instrumental to rebuilding government’s computer network infrastructure system.
Presenting Gale with her award, Manderson extolled her capability to “consistently go above and beyond the call of duty to provide the best service” to all government employees. “I understand that you always strive for the best, and seek opportunities to improve services,” he said.
He added, “Dating back to Hurricane Ivan and up to the recent deployment of a new Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, your achievement of the department’s goals has been paramount to many successes in Computer Services and across the Cayman Islands Government. It is for these reasons that you were named the ‘Most Dedicated’.” DHCP provides improved access to Government network users.
Gale commented, “I am truly honoured to receive this unexpected award as well as the Chief Officer’s award for July. It has been a real privilege to be nominated, but then to be chosen is something extremely special. I would like to thank the Deputy Governor and Chief Officer for this honour. I have to recognise my colleague Keisha Leslie as an exceptional teammate; together we make our little Helpdesk team work smoothly.”
August awardee King’s steadfast commitment to making a difference, doing the right thing, as well as making an impact on her staff, are cited as some of the qualities that underscored her selection.
Noting that King was named the “Most Committed” by her nominees, Manderson said she was chosen because of her commitment to doing the right thing, and making a positive impact on everyone she interacted with. Her services were all the more valuable because she holds both herself and others around her accountable for their contribution, he commented.
Despite facing serious obstacles in her work, he added that King’s commitment had not swerved over all her years in the prison service.
In response, King said, “I am deeply humbled to have first been nominated by the Prison Service for the Deputy Governor’s Award and secondly to have been selected for both the Chief Officer’s Award and the Deputy Governor’s Award for August. I am honoured to have been recognised and I want to thank themanagement team for the Prison Service for putting my name forward.
“I choose a career in corrections 28 years ago in Nottingham, England and came to the Cayman Islands on a secondment 13 years ago. I’ve never regretted my choice for a single day. I’ve committed my life to community safety and rehabilitation of prisoners and I love my job!”
Named the “Most Resilient and Flexible” by her employers, September award recipient Morris-Herrera’s proposal for a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (M.A.S.H.) reflected her passion for protecting juveniles and enhancing family well-being, the Deputy Governor said, presenting her the award. The multi-agency proposal aims to enable all child protection agencies to share information to ensure the safety of at-risk children (including those abused) to prevent serious injuries or worse, death.
Equally passionate about improving service delivery, the police officer excelled at managing client expectations, he noted. In return k she received admiration, trust and respect.
Appreciating her abilities to give praise where due and her positive approach, Manderson underscored her professionalism and dedication to her job. This is demonstrated, he said, by her parting comment each time she leaves work: ‘I am only a call away.”
On receiving her awards, Morris-Herrera commented: “I am truly honoured to have been recognized with the Chief Officer’s and Deputy Governor’s monthly awards. It is my passion to ensure that the Family Support Unit serves the public with tact and diplomacy. I believe that embracing the benefits of a multi-agency approach would surely provide a better quality of life for the people we serve.”
The Employee of the Month is chosen from staff members who have been recognised by their organisation’s Chief Officers as the best service providers in any month. From among those awardees at the end of the current fiscal year, the Deputy Governor will choose a final winner to be the Employee of the Year for 2014.
Local Red Cross makes Philippines appeal
(CNS):The Cayman Islands Red Cross is appealing for funds to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which made landfall in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province in the Philippines, Friday, 8 November, causing a level of devastation reminiscent of the worst disasters seen this century in the form of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake of 2010. Typhoon Haiyan, said to be the strongest recorded typhoon to ever make landfall, has affected 9.8million people in nine regions across the Philippines, displacing nearly 660,000.The death toll now stands at 3,631.
The Red Cross Movement, along its main global partners including the United Nations and OXFAM, have been working diligently with local authorities and the local Philippines Red Cross to assess the situation, identify the most pressing needs of the affected population, and mobilise resources needed to assist.
Donations can be made to the Red Cross’ Typhoon Haiyan account at Butterfield Bank:
KYD Account 1360350540027 or USD Account 840350540039.
“We would like to thank the public, who as always have been coming forward to find ways that they can help the victims of this horrific disaster,” stated Jondo Obi, Branch Director. “We would also like to remind the public that we will not be collectingany items to send to the Philippines, but will be concentrating our efforts on raising funds as this will allow those on the ground to be able to respond more effectively and efficiently to the changing needs of the affected population.”
“It is important to understand the reasons why we don’t do a collection drive for supplies,” Deputy Director Carolina Ferreira explained. Firstly, there are the costs associated with such a drive. Even if the container and the items inside of it are donated, there are costs associated with transportation, arrival, and clearance of the container by the receiving organisation. Secondly there is a question of capacity by the receiving organisation to retrieve, transport and store the items shipped. Lastly, there is the question of helping to rebuild the damaged economy by ‘buying locally’ where possible.
“As a starting point we need to consider if the ports are even open. From there, we need to
find out if the receiving organisation is even in a position where they can claim the shipment. They may not have the adequate transport or even the money to do so if government fees are involved. Then there’s a question of capacity: even if they can retrieve the items and transport it out of there, can they store it adequately? Is it the best use of their resources to have their volunteers spend hours and hours on end trying to clear a shipment that may or not adequately address the needs of their population?”
Ferreira added.
“People’s hearts are in the right place, but if we look back at our experience following Hurricane Ivan we received a lot of donations that were unsuitable for our population and the time that was spent claiming, transporting, sorting and essentially tossing unsuitable donations would have been better spent else assisting the most vulnerable. We’ve been through it. We know what it’s like, so it’s important for to us to do our part and not cause any unnecessary stress for those who are burdened by this catastrophe,” she recalled.
Along with the appeal, the Cayman Islands Red Cross is also reminding the public of it’s ability to assist families seeking news from or about their loved one.
“The CIRC is able to send messages from family members in the Cayman Islands who are looking for their loved ones in the Philippines to our partner Red Cross organisations working in the disaster areas to restore family links” explains Disaster Manager, Danielle Coleman. “We urge anyone who has not been able to locate or get any news on someone who may have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan to get in touch with our office.”
For more information on how to donate or get involved, contact the Cayman Islands Red Cross on 949-6785 or pso@redcross.org.ky. For tracing and messaging request of persons possibly affected by Typhoon Haiyan contact deputy@redcross.org.ky.
See also The Philippines Red Cross.
Back-up plan in place for music fest in case of rain
(CNS): Organisers of next month’s Cayman Islands International Music Fest, which includes the legendary Percy Sledge in the line-up of stars, say that if the weather turns bad they have reserved an alternative venue. The first of what will be an annual music festival will take place at Grand Harbour on Friday, 6 December, and will cater to a wide cross-section of Cayman’s music lovers, aged 18 to 60. Mogul Entertainment/DSS Production also promises that if for any unforeseen reason, such as a natural disaster, that the event is cancelled, concertgoers will receive full refunds. And since December is outside of the hurricane/rainy season, Mogul points to the unlikelihood of any reason to cancel and encourages attendees to purchase their tickets early.
“Delivering excellent entertainment is of paramount importance to Mogul Entertainment/DSS Production, the founding company of the event,” the company said in a release. However, pointing to a recent “wave of woes” for concert promoters, organisers for the Cayman Islands International Music Fest say they have put in place two important checks and balance measures to alleviate the concerns of attendees, namely, an alternative covered venue for the event should there be inclement weather and full refunds if the event is cancelled.
There are a limited number of special seats for those who buy early bird tickets but organisers warn that those the tickets will sell quickly. The event has its own website and Facebook page which offer a chance to win tickets and other prizes.
Comparable to the much-loved Department of Tourism’s Jazz Fest, the Cayman Islands International Music Fest will showcase Percy Sledge, Ginuwine, Verse Simmonds and Omi. (See R&B stars heading to Grand Cayman for music fest.)
The first major concert reminiscent of the Jazz Fest, Mogul says the Cayman Islands International Music Fest has the same acoustics, stage lighting and dynamics as its predecessor. “The event will undoubtedly be a superb extravaganza that will usher an excellent start to the holiday season,” the company’s release states.
“Set against a luxe backdrop, the Cayman Islands International Music Fest will feature a host of local acts as well as special features such as a luxurious out-of-this-world VIP lounge, fabulous giveaways and a plethora of surprises,” Mogul says. “The concert is one not-to-be-missed and promises to be an evening filled with riveting performances and elements of haute style.”
Visit www.ciimf.ky for information on where to purchase tickets and for early bird specials.