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Cayman Islands bank robbers sentenced Last month a jury found David Tamasa, George Mignott, Andre Burton and Rennie Cole of robbing $500,000 from Cayman National Bank in 2012 for the second time. The first time a Court of Appeal overturned…
A hidden piece of WWII history
From The Haverhill Gazette While conducting research for her doctoral thesis, Northern Essex Community College associate professor Ligia Domenech stumbled upon a brief reference to the U-Boat blockade of the Caribbean during World War II. This footnote left her with…
‘Food for Thought’ puts a tasty spin on consuming literature
By MJ Franklin From Mashable In her Food for Thought: Book Collection In Tins series, designer Maria Mordvintseva-Keeler puts a foodie twist on how we consume literature. Instead of a traditional book, Mordvintseva-Keeler has neatly packaged three classic stories, Breakfast…
Stieg Larsson’s partner appalled by ‘Millennium business’
By Camille Bas-Wohlert, AFP From Business Insider Stockholm (AFP) – Eva Gabrielsson doesn’t mince her words: continuing the wildly successful Millennium trilogy written by her late partner Stieg Larsson is a mistake and should never have happened. The highly-anticipated fourth…
April events at Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Thursday 26 April, 2015): From a series of cooking classes designed to help you master the kitchen to a concert featuring The Voice winner, Jamaican recording artist Tessanne Chin to the ultimate pyjama party to sampling…
Saturday is World Poetry Day and Cayman Islands are celebrating it too
The Cayman Islands will participate, though in a limited way, in an international celebration of poetry on Saturday, 21 March, 2015. Chief Officer in the Ministry of Culture Jennifer Ahearn said the Ministry thought that this year would be an…
Dawkins’ Hot Spot In Caribbean Writers Series
From The Jamaica Gleaner According to Poet Laureate Professor Mervyn Morris, “Basil Dawkins is one of the most successful Jamaican dramatists, the author of more than twenty plays.” The recent publication of Dawkins’ award-winning script, Hot Spot, by Hodder Education…
5 finalists in the running for 2015 Burt Award
From Trinidad Express The Bocas Lit Fest, in conjunction with CODE, has revealed the finalists for the 2015 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. The shortlisted titles are (in alphabetical order): Children of the Spider by Imam Baksh, Guyana (manuscript to…
“Destination Market Insights; Mexican Caribbean” Published
Recently published research from Travel & Tourism Intelligence Center, “Destination Market Insights; Mexican Caribbean”, is now available at Fast Market Research [USPRwire] Destination Market Insights; Mexican Caribbean provides an overview of the tourism market in the Mexican Caribbean, analyzing market…
Cayman Islands DEH Waste Pyramid Essay & Poster Competition
Students throughout the Cayman Islands are invited to enter the Waste Pyramid Essay & Poster Competition being held by the Department of Environmental Health (DEH). The competition is aimed at students’ ages 6 to 16 years old and will run…





