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Lighthouse school students shine with exam success
Students at Lighthouse School are celebrating exam milestones, showing how the right support and a strong community can help every child thrive.
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Cabinet approves plan for new underwater mermaid statue
Cabinet has approved an application to sink a 9-foot-tall statue of a mermaid in the water off downtown George Town.
The Angel of the Reef has been designed by Simon Morris, the sculptor behind two other underwater statues in Cayman – the Amphitrite mermaid at Sunset House and the Guardian of the Reef at Divetech at Lighthouse Point in West Bay. Morris has also created the Tradition statue, honouring Cayman’s seafarers, in Heroes Square.
Cabinet has given permission for the new statue to be placed on the seabed by Soto’s Reef dive and snorkel site, which is within a marine reserve just outside of the George Town anchorage area.
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