Cayman National Cultural Foundation announces Butterfield Young At Arts Summer Intensive
CNCF/Butterfield Young At Arts (YAA) Summer Intensive REGISTRATION OPEN! Young At Arts Summer Intensive (2014 Summer Term) Auditions will be held at The Harquail Theatre: Saturday 24th May (10am-12pm) Saturday 31st May (10am-12pm) Callbacks: Saturday 7th June (2pm-4pm). The YAA…
Rundown is set to continue to run you down with laughs
The annual Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) Rundown show which has been a fixture on our theatre calendar 1991 is set to continue to run you down with laughs when it opens on 23rd May at The Harquail Theatre. Henry…
The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013’ review: The Caribbean delivered with wit and colour
By John McAuliffe From Irish Times Walcott’s range went from Marley to Pryor and from Gauguin to Yeats In 1988 in Dún Laoghaire, Derek Walcott took part in a round-table discussion with Joseph Brodsky, Seamus Heaney and Les Murray. By…
HIV/AIDS highlights gender inequalities in Cuba
By Ivet Gonzalez From Caribbean360 HAVANA, Cuba, Thursday May 8, 2014, IPS – All illusions of love, trust and dedication to a relationship flew out the window for Mayda Torres in 1992, when she found out she was HIV-positive while…
10 interesting facts about the Caribbean Islands you may not know
By Barbara-Shae Jackson from Atlantic Black Star It is no secret that the Caribbean is home to some of the most beautiful places on earth, with white sands, clear waters, friendly natives and unique indigenous species. But here are ten…
Salt and stress wreaking havoc in post-slavery Caribbean
By Clive Bacchus From WINN FM St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The inhumane , horrific treatment meted out to enslaved people in the past, and the present overindulgence of empowered Caribbean people, have led to the same result: high incidents…
12 Unique Easter traditions
12 Unique Easter traditions from around the world By Jessica Lima From BuzzFeed Slovakia does WHAT on Easter? Finns treat Easter like Halloween. shalamov/shalamov Kids roam around the streets dressed up in costume (usually witch costumes) asking for treats. Australians…
Aspiring black history teachers rejected
By Rykesha Hudson From The Voice Less than three applicants offered the opportunity to train in the subject DISAPPOINTING: Experts claim discrimination can put some black people off from pursuing a teaching career WORRYING STATISTICS have revealed that less than…
Caribbean ‘crumbling under poor leadership and divisive politics’
By Clive Bacchus From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — The humanization of power is the main affliction affecting good governance in the Caribbean, says Joan Purcell, author of the book A Vision for Change. “To begin with,…
Dr Ulric Trotz reviews the latest IPCC Report
Posted by Nicholas Robson The Cayman Institute The Cayman Institute is an apolitical, privately funded, non profit organization established to consider the long term effects and implications of diverse technological, sociological, economical and cultural issues to the Cayman Islands. Its…
