How to Handle Your Feelings About the Sandy Hook Shooting
How does one handle the news that 26 people were shot in an elementary school, 20 of whom were small children? Managing our feelings in situations like this can be confusing and overwhelming. How do we find any power when…
Pirates Week District Day Competition results
Every year during the Pirates Week Festival, the Districts strive to be the winner of the District Day Heritage competition. They are judged on a range of activities: Culinary, Children’s Activities, Heritage/Craft, Public Facilities, Hospitality, Overall Management and Entertainment. Prizes…
Christmas Harmony with the CNC & CNO
Elmslie Memorial Church was overflowing with some of the audience actually standing last Monday (10) to appreciate the Cayman National Choir and Orchestra’s excellent Christmas Harmony concert. The choir was in good voice and I particularly appreciated the difficult harmonies…
Clifton Hunter Celebrates Caymanian Heritage
The Clifton Hunter High School held their first Heritage Day on November 16th, 2012. The students and staff celebrated all things “Caymanian” including thatch making, racing soldier crabs, and enjoying traditional Caymanian food and music. Many volunteers from the eastern…
90 years old 1922-2012
Olive H. Miller has written a beautiful poem especially for the occasion of 90 years of the dedication of the sanctuary of Elmslie Memorial Church that was built by the two Bodden brothers, Rayal and Roland. Both brothers were ship…
Preparing for Christmas in the Yesteryears
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), a leading organisation in preserving Caymanian culture and heritage, continues the work of restoring and maintaining ‘Mind’s Eye – The Visionary World of Miss Lassie’, also known as Miss Lassie’s property. This site is…
90 Years Banquet starts off celebrations
Elmslie Memorial United Church has had 19 pastors in charge of its church on Harbour Drive, George Town. Starting with the Rev. James Elmslie (the church is named after him) from 1846-1863 right up to the present Pastor, Dr. Dave…
Caymanian Students celebrate Pirates Week at Keele University, UK
Caymanian student Kenroy Millwood brought a slice of Caymanian culture and Pirates Week to Keele University in the United Kingdom this month and did not disappoint. Kenroy coordinated an event packed with Cayman flavour in conjunction with the African Caribbean…
Canada is much more than a land of Mounties and maple leaves
By Sarah Rainey The Telegraph Mark Carney, the new Governor of the Bank of England, is a remarkable man. He studied economics at Harvard, racked up a Master’s and a doctorate at Oxford, and, for the past four years, he’s…
Christmas Meat Inspections
In Cayman, traditional Christmas dishes often include fresh local meat and to satisfy the increase in demand during the festive season, local butchers usually slaughter more animals. To ensure the delivery of safe meat to the consumers, butchers are reminded…
