This author’s 1975 letter shutting down a fan is so hilariously blunt
BY SAM HAYSOM From Mashable In the age of Twitter, authors like J.K. Rowling shut people down pretty much every day. It’s not a new thing, though. Back in 1975, British novelist Kingsley Amis was shutting people down with the…
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Cayman Islands: Flags Lowered for London Victims Flags at the Government Administration Building in Elgin Avenue were lowered to half-mast today (Thursday, 23 March 2017) as a mark of respect for the victims of a terror attack in London, U.K….
In Memoriam: Derek Walcott and his Caribbean Odyssey
By Ankhi Mukherjee New Delhi From Hindustan Times Black faces sprinkled with continual dew– dew on the speckled croton, dew on the hard leaf of the knotted palm tree, dew on the elephant ears of the dasheen. Through Kurtz’s teeth,…
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The Unfinished Work of Maurice Bishop, by Peter Binose
Here is an extract of the last chapter in Peter Binose’s unpublished book about Maurice Bishop. I am not sure when Peter actually wrote this because he started the book in 2004 and I believe but am not sure finished…
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Visit Cayman Islands Magazine launches 2nd issue
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) and North South Net Cayman Ltd. (NSN) recently celebrated the launch of the second issue of their in-house publication, Visit Cayman Islands. Major stakeholders, representatives from various accommodations and members of CITA’s Board of…
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World Poetry Day- Cayman Islands
From Cayman Literary Development Program Dr. Mervyn Morris has accepted to join us again and celebrate with us World Poetry Day. This time he will be teaching workshops for adults and kids, visiting schools, and leading a poetry recital on Tuesday…
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A master networker explains how to make your nerves work for you in any situation
By Richard Feloni From Business Insider Jon Levy is constantly putting himself into uncomfortable situations, from something as simple as asking a celebrity he never met before to join his “Influencers” group or running with the bulls in Spain. Levy…
Tiny airborne probe could help local weather forecasts
By Jon Fingas From engadget You could get as-it-happens atmospheric data well beyond airports. To date, it hasn’t been easy to get loads of airborne weather data beyond major airports. Airliners have had a sophisticated probe system (TAMDAR Edge) for…
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman invited to cutting ribbon ceremony in the Guatemala Literacy Project [GLP]
Past Presidents Chris Johnson and Derek Haines of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman (RCGC) were late arrivals for the GLP this year but joined Directors and staff from the Cooperative for Education (CoEd), together with fellow Rotarians from the…
