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Cayman to host CONCACAF U15 tournament

The Local Organizing Committee for the CONCACAF U15 Tournament this week began its preparation for the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF U-15 Tournament that will take place in the Cayman Islands from 11 to 25 August 2013. ...

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‘Invitational’ athletes at Prospect Primary

Prospect Primary School, the 2013 Inter-Primary Sports Competition champion, was the scene of the first call by some world-class athletes on Tuesday, 7 May. The visiting Jamaican Olympic bronze medalist (110 hurdles) Hansle Parchment took the time to address students, prior to his performance in the Cayman Invitational track and field event on Wednesday, 8 May. Pictured are Prospect students with (back row) ...

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Stormchaser regatta lives up to its name

The Cayman Islands Sailing Club hosted the fourth annual Stormchaser dinghy regatta on the weekend of 9-10 June. The Stormchaser regatta was introduced to mark the arrival of the Hurricane season and takes place in June every year. It is one of only two regattas held during the year where different classes of sailing boat sail together. Once again the weather didn’t disappoint for this year’s Dinghy and Cat ...

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Lewison moves up the boxing rankings

Middleweight pro boxer Peter ”Lightning” Lewison took another step forward in international boxing rankings after winning his first world title belt in April 2012. “It has been a hard, but sweet year for the Lightning Boy to achieve his goal of ranking in the top 100 in the world,” Mr Lewison said in a press statement. Coming from West Bay, Mr Lewison always had his eyes set on greatness. He became an amate ...

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Jeff Webb confirmed as CONCACAF President

Jeffrey Webb, president of the Cayman Islands Football Association was confirmed as president of CONCACAF earlier this week at the federation’s congress in Budapest, Hungary. Mr Webb was the sole candidate for the post and going into the congress, had received the nominations of some 29 of the 40 member countries in the North and Central America and Caribbean football body. Mr Webb has over 20 years in leadership positions in football, as President of the CIFA, FIFA Executive Committee (Observer), Chairman of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Normalisation Committee, member of the FIFA Transparency and Compliance Committee, Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Internal Audit Committee, and Chairman of the CONCACAF Youth Committee. ...

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