Demographic change in Europe and North America offers opportunity for the Caribbean to modify political positions
By David Jessop From Stabroek News In 2001, one in 10 voters in the United Kingdom were members of an ethnic minority; by 2050 the number will have risen to one in five. Put another way, demographic change is set…
Jean Holder’s Caribbean Tourism: A review comment by Ralph E. Gonsalves
Dr. Jean Holder’s book Caribbean Tourism, published late last year by Canoe Press of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is an excellent, comprehensive survey of the historical evolution of tourism…
Life expectancy in the Caribbean Netherlands
By Carla King-Sira From St Mararten Island Timecom Life expectancy in the Caribbean Netherlands differs slightly from that in the European part of the Netherlands BES Islands – Life expectancy at birth in the Caribbean Netherlands for men and women…
The Editor Speaks: Why the silence on who conducted the report on Police Commissioner?
So why do we have to have secrecy surrounding the identity of the person who conducted the internal investigation into Cayman’s Police Commissioner, David Baines’ use of force during the arrest of one of the three robbers fleeing from Diamonds…
Maples putts for Feed Our Future
Maples and Calder recently donated its winnings from the Cayman Islands Golf Invitational, totalling CI$1,700, to local charity Feed Our Future. The team placed second in the tournament, which took place from 13-14 December 2013 at the North Sound Golf…
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CNCF wants storytellers and poets The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is calling on all Cayman’s storytellers and poets to submit their family friendly works directly to the CNCF at http://www.artscayman.org/. The reason the CNCF want their work is to…
Fresh Performance: Contemporary performance art in NYC & Caribbean
From Fresh Milk The full documentary Fresh Performance: Contemporary Performance Art in New York City and the Caribbean, the culmination of a collaborative project between Fresh Milk and New York-based, Guyanese artist damali abrams is now available for viewing online….
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Thatcher is inspiration for a poem and painting
Full moon calls to gather island Forest, Swipes from the machete awake the solace. Strands collected from the silver thatch heart, They are taken to the weavers to do an art. One makes a twine for the waumpa, Goat skin…
Winter Rock Climbing on Cayman Brac
Cayman Brac is an excellent winter rock climbing location. High quality sport climbing routes on gently overhanging limestone on a small, unspoiled tropical island in the Caribbean Sea. There are five sectors of “normal” sport climbing where you start at…
