France set to ban the words mother and father from official documents
From The Telegraph France is set to ban the words “mother” and “father” from all official documents under controversial plans to legalise gay marriage. The move, which has outraged Catholics, means only the word “parents” would be used in identical…
Pirates Day in Fiji attracts participants from Cayman Islands
Yachts arrive for Fiji Regatta Week By Rashneel Kumar, Fiji Times Article posted Friday, September 14, 2012 Over 60 boats have been registered for the 29th Fiji Regatta Week, which starts at the Musket Cove Resort and Marina in the…
Mind’s Eye & Miss Lassie
A 4th generation Caymanian, Gladwyn K. “Lassie” Bush began painting at the age of 62, after what she describes as a visionary experience. Strong Christian themes run through her work, which she painted not only on canvas, but also on…
Nordania Stewart crowned Miss Teen 2012/13
The Leo Club of Grand Cayman’s Miss Teen 2012/2013 is 17-year-old Nordania Stewart. On Saturday’s (1) event at The Lions Club M/s Stewart beat 11 other lovely contestants to win the Miss Teen title. She also won Best Smile, Academic…
La Vida Tranquila — One Family’s Pursuit of Paradise
From Chandra Hoffman, Huffington Post Part One — The Adventure Begins In 1998, I left a boyfriend who said he couldn’t commit to anything more than putting food in the cat’s bowl. We were in our early twenties and living…
New edition of Tracing Your Caribbean [and Cayman Islands] Ancestors
By Chris Paton, British GENES (British Genealogy News and Events) A new edition of Guy Crannum’s “Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors”, which deals with ancestral research in the British West Indies, has been published by Bloomsbury. The National Archives (TNA) has…
Wool is versatile
Wool is a natural fibre obtained primarily from sheep with a composition primarily of keratin, a protein found also in hair, fingernails and animal hooves. Sheep serve as the primary source of wool and limited supply also comes from goats,…
Movie Inspires Teen Camp
Inspired by the movie The Help, 12 teens from various schools recently participated in a week-long, heart-warming summer camp at the Family Resource Centre (FRC). Adapted in part from the movie scenes, activities focused on story-telling, identifying groups in society…
GIS Spotlight: Link to Oceans
The week starting Monday, 27 August, GIS Spotlight opens young minds to ocean literacy, draws attention to tourism and refocuses on hurricane preparedness. It’s never too early to enthuse school children about nature and the need to conserve it for…
Anansesem September 2012 Issue: Call for Submissions
Deadline: August 25, 2012 Anansesem Caribbean children’s ezine is now accepting submissions for our September 2012 issue. Adults, we are looking for poems, art, nonfiction articles and stories that Caribbean children will enjoy and relate to. Although Caribbean writers and…
