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Over 70 guests enjoyed an evening with His Excellency the Governor on Wednesday evening to celebrate eight years of the Cayman Connection UK network, and to launch the US and Canada networks.
Cayman’s global university community gathered at Government House Wednesday evening to look back on a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and to celebrate the power of connection during hard times.
Two groups of local entrepreneurs, investors and mentors toured the tech side of Cayman, getting a close-up view of what the island nation has to offer and what it might bring to the future.
Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has been named Minister of Education for Premier Wayne Panton’s PACT government, following 4 years in the position with the former Progressives-led government.
The future course of Cayman’s education system could be impacted greatly depending on the makeup of the new government and the identity of the next Minister of Education.
Raul Nicholson-Coe focussed on immediate reintegration of public schools, while Andre Ebanks argued for creating an independent statutory authority to govern education.
Both candidates for the open seat in West Bay South supported the idea of reintegrating the Cayman Islands public school system, though they acknowledge school capacity is an obstacle.