Trinidad and Tobago among Latin America and Caribbean countries with improving education systems
From Antigua Observer WASHINGTON, Dec 6, CMC – A new study has found that while students throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continue to be among the lowest achievers on international learning assessments, countries like Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, and…
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Cayman Islands Seafarers Association year-end Social Gathering The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association wishes to inform all Members that there will be a year-end Social Gathering, on Saturday December 3rd 2016 at 7:00 PM. in the Seafarer’s Hall, 11 Victory Ave….
Caribbean literature, Jewishness, and global holocaust memory
By SARAH PHILLIPS CASTEE From AAIHS At the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, visitors can read responses to the museum from around the world. By pressing on a touch screen that displays a map of the globe, museum visitors access…
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Peter Polack’s new book: “Jamaica Land of Film”
Cambridge Scholars Publishing has acquired the rights to publish the definitive reference book Jamaica Land of Film by Jamaican author Peter Polack. Jamaica Land of Film will provide a historical record for a century of film production in Jamaica starting…
New National Gallery book offers an overview of Cayman Islands’ art
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) has released a beautiful fine art publication which offers the first comprehensive survey of visual art in the Cayman Islands, as seen through highlights from the NGCI’s permanent collection. The book, entitled…
Cameron adviser reveals No 10’s alarm at his holding in offshore fund [Cayman Islands]
By Holly Watt From The Guardian UK Book by Craig Oliver says Downing Street did not disclose investment after deciding: ‘We think it’s fine, but what if it’s not?’ Downing Street officials were alarmed to discover that David Cameron had…
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Romeo-Mark’s ‘If Only the Dust Would Settle’, selected poems: A review
By Valerie Knowles-Combie Althea Romeo-Mark’s collection of selected poems, If Only the Dust Would Settle, is the outgrowth of a series of poetry readings, commissioned by VITA (Verein fur Interkulturelle Treffpunkte und Anlaufstellen), an “umbrella organization that focuses on the…
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Cayman Islands Piano Recital Thu, October 20, 2016 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Price; $10 – $30 This will be an evening of piano sonatas. Allie Cortens and Glen Inanga will perform some great music composed by Domenico Scarlatti, Joseph…
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We’re never going to stop getting excited about flying car news until we’re all flying one By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist This could be it, guys. In 2013. I was supposed to be riding in a flying car. You weree,…
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Demonstration of Distress Flare Off Seven Mile Beach Thursday, 13 October, at 7:30PM Thursday evening, 13 October, at 7:30PM, the Joint Marine Unit will fire two distress flares off Seven Mile Beach for the purposes of demonstrating for the public…
