Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports & Culture

A two-day meeting to discuss and draft the Cayman Islands’ first National Health Policy and Strategic Plan started in Grand Cayman this week (Thursday, 3 May).

Four young sailors from the Cayman Sailing Programme are ready to set sail and make waves in this year’s Race Cayman 2012, proving the success of the Ministry of Sports and the Cayman Islands Sailing

Government’s learn-to-swim programme is back on track with the newly-appointed Coach Chester Hurlston promising to make a big splash.

Not even five feet tall and barely in high school 13-year-old Sebastian Martinez is blazing a trail for Cayman youth as he takes up an 18-month contract with Swindon Town Football Club in Swindon, UK.

Local jet-ski riders made more than just waves this month at the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) 2011 World Finals at Lake Havasu City with some stellar performances.

"Being young should be the best years of your life. It should be a time of exploration, discovery and personal growth.

Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon.

Performances by local athletes in regional and international sport meets continue to improve – especially those of younger sportspersons – in events including races, jumps, swimming and rugby.

Cayman’s Under-17 Women’s National Basketball Team left for Florida on Wednesday (6 July), to participate in warm-up matches ahead of the 13-17 July Under-17 Centro Basket Championships in Puerto Rico

As Cayman’s Special Olympics athletes make final preparations for this month’s Special Olympics Summer Games in Greece, Minister of Sports the Hon.

Now that the Ministry of Health’s Non-communicable Disease Risk Factor Survey Coordinating Committee has completed a two-day planning session, Cayman has stepped closer to its first national health ri

This World No Tobacco Day, Ministry of Health Senior Policy Advisor Joel Francis is celebrating four months of no smoking – a decision that was - and still is - difficult, but certainly one he does no

Never take any illicit or unfamiliar medication – prescription or otherwise –warns Health Services Authority (HSA) Medical Director, Dr. Greg Hoeksema.

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - the theme of World Health Day 2011 – is endangering the continued effectiveness of many medicines, particularly antibiotics.

Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture and Department of Health Regulatory Services staff showed their support for breast cancer awareness by raising money for the cause during the

Kitted out in brown trousers and shirt, hat, red scarf and toggle, His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Duncan Taylor, CBE, took the oath to become the Cayman Islands’ Chief Scout on Friday, 5 November.

This Friday, 5 November, Cayman’s young people are invited to come out and speak their minds at the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture‘s and the Cayman Islands Youth Assembly’s

It is compact and does not look like much, but when it comes to testing eyes, the Retinomax punches well above its weight and opens new testing possibilities for ophthalmologists at the Lion’s Eye Cli

Cayman Islands’ Elite Athlete Cydonie Mothersill struck gold at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India today (Monday, 11 October) by winning the 200 m sprint event.

This week, the government ministry with responsibility for youth previewed the reworked National Youth Policy (NYP) of the Cayman Islands.

The Ministry for Health is reminding tobacco dealers that 1 November 2010 is the deadline to apply for registration for 2011.

Caymanian elite athlete Cydonie Mothersill is sprinting to success this summer, thus far securing three wins on the international track and field circuit.

Promoting his vision to get all children active, Minister of Youth and Sport the Hon. Mark Scotland met with young basketball players at the Department of Sports annual basketball summer camp.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (LA) stood and applauded Cayman’s young athletes today (Monday, 28 June 2010). This recognition followed a statement by the Minister for Youth and Sports the Hon.

After almost a week of competition, the 2010 Cayman Islands Special Olympic National Games is reaching its end.

Women comprise only about 20% of the world's more than 1 billion smokers, making them especially vulnerable as the tobacco industry look for new markets, say the World Health Organisation (WHO) offici

Restore Our Environment: Plant a Tree is the message that the Lions Club of Grand Cayman is sending to the community.

A group of Cayman Islands Swim School students watched in awe as star swimmers Shaune and Brett Fraser showed off their winning strokes at the Lion’s Pool last week.

Apart from duty concessions on medical supplies and equipment, Government will also offer discounted immigration fees and will make the necessary legislative changes to accommodate the Cayman Narayana

A triumphant Cayman Islands swim team netted nine medals, including three gold, during this year’s CARIFTA swim meet.

In a special show of support for Cayman’s CARIFTA 2010 team, Minister of Sports the Hon.

Minister of Sports the Hon Mark Scotland met Race Cayman 2010 competitors and officials at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) as they waited for more favourable conditions on the second day of the

Cayman’s Special Olympians showed their mettle this month during the 2010 Special Olympics Latin American (SOLA) Regional Games in Puerto Rico, bringing home thirteen medals, seven of them gold.

Andrew Smilley’s swimming success received international recognition when his performance at the RCP Tiburon Mile Swim – held in San Francisco Bay – was named the Greatest Open Water Swim of 2009.

Residents and business owners are reminded that one of the key provisions of Cayman’s Tobacco Law, 2008 is that all public places will be smoke-free from 31 December 2009.

With a $20,000 sponsorship for Race Cayman 2010 - the 2010 Byte CII Midwinter and North American Championships and Youth Olympic Games qualifier for North America and the Caribbean - the Ministry of S

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is hosting a multi-agency workshop this week intended to strengthen Cayman’s national family planning and repr

Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Mark Scotland officially opened the KY Imaging Diagnostic Centre at West Shore Plaza, West Bay Road on Thursday (15 October).

The owners of a local janitorial company were fined in court this week (Monday, 10 August) for failing to provide an employee with health insurance.

The annual summer soccer camp in Bodden Town scored big with campers, for almost 100 children of all ages attended.

Promoting his vision to get all children active, Minister of Youth and Sport the Hon. Mark Scotland met with young footballers at the East End Football Camp last Friday (31 July).