This Hungarian-American mathematician may have been smarter than Einstein
By Gus Lubin And Andy Kiersz From Business Insider Some would claim the smartest person of the 20th century worked down the hall from Albert Einstein at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. John von Neumann, born in Budapest in 1903…
New Little Cayman Museum ribbon cut
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – A lifetime of collecting and preserving the past for future generations was realised Friday morning with the opening of the newest Little Cayman Museum. Linton N. Tibbetts, OBE, believed it was important to save the…
Sex-on-beach trial Britons guilty
From BBC A British man and woman have been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai after being found guilty of having sex on a beach. Michelle Palmer, 36, of Oakham, Rutland, and Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, south-east…
Jamaica youth declaration
MY WORLD, MY SIDS – Youth Empowerment Sustainability We, the delegates to the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Regional Youth Consultation, meeting in Kingston, Jamaica from June 27th-July 1st, 2013, having discussed sustainable development challenges affecting each of our…
National Gallery Surrealist Ball announced
Time to save the date… 28 November 2014 At the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands Table sales open 10 October 2014 Book your table by 1 November to unlock a Box of Curiosities Thank you for your support! Funds…
Prof. Leslie Manigat made “significant Contribution to the development of tertiary education in the Caribbean,” was an outstanding academician
By Tony Best From The New York Carib News Historians and analysts don’t rate Prof. Leslie Manigat as one of Haiti’s great political leaders. Not at all! As a matter of fact, they often berate as a “tragic” presidential figure,…
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This epic World Cup’s true legacy? Hopefully, not soccer
By Sam Laird From Mashable Analysis Take the brilliance of James Rodriguez, the impassioned fans from Chile, the heroic goalkeeping of Tim Howard, the — eh, never mind. We could go on, but it all leads to one thing: the…
Caribbean roots of black church explored
From Cross Roads News Dr. Noel Leo Erskine investigates the history of the black church in his latest book, “Plantation Church: How African American Religion Was Born in Caribbean Slavery.” Erskine, who lives in Lithonia, is a professor of theology…
Shells, sand and a girl named Naz: Explore the Cayman Islands as a local
From caymanaz Elmslie Memorial United Church, 1950 (photo credit: Joseph Steinmetz) During your visit in the Cayman Islands, you will hear many stories about the history and culture of the islands. Woven throughout these tales of years gone by is…
Dame Marguerite sworn in as 10th Governor-General of The Bahamas
From Bahama islands info NASSAU, The Bahamas – Dame Marguerite Pindling was sworn in as the tenth Governor-General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas during a special ceremony at Government House, Mount Fitzwilliam Tuesday, July 8. She is the ninth…
