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Rules vs. Reality: How Competing Views Shape the Way We Use Language

From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people really speak.

Cayman Museum News: August 2025

From Cayman Islands National Museum Could this be the old Courts Building from the 1800s? This photograph, published in an 1896 Presbyterian Church journal, bears the caption: “Group under almond tree in front of Court House, George Town, Grand Cayman.” Was this the…

Cayman: Roots & Remedies: Tradition & Wellness Market Sat 13 Sep

From Cayman Islands National Museum Restore Your Energy: Chi-Gong & Sound Healing Saturday, 13 September 2025 (5:00 – 8:00 PM) Experience a powerful fusion of movement, breath, and sound designed to balance your mind, body, and spirit. Our Chi-Gong & Sound…

Dead States, Living Borders: Three Historical Cases of ‘State Revival’: Armenia, Vietnam, and Poland

By Lorenzo Hofstetter Author Bio: Lorenzo Hofstetter is an independent researcher and co-creator/COO of the Phersu Atlas database (2022). He holds a degree in archaeology from the University of Florence and collaborates with journals in Italy and Switzerland. In 2023, he curated the exhibition Cacao…

Fundraising drive raises $5 million for Jamaican Museum in Atlanta​

By Dawn Plummer From Caibbean Life Photo Getty Images The mission of the Jamaican Museum and Cultural Center (JMCC) is to investigate, compile, and document Jamaica’s history from its genesis through its struggles. On Sunday, August 24, 2025, in the vibrant…

Gratitude Journaling: A Guide for Caregivers

Unpaid caregivers often face burnout and stress, but science shows that gratitude journaling can boost well-being and help them find strength, meaning, and peace.

Make ‘Haitian-Led’ Mean Something

(MENAFN– Caribbean News Global) By Sir Ronald Sanders Sir Ronald Sanders The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has proposed a Road Map for Haiti. It is ambitious, detailed, and promising if adequately owned by Haitians….

Opinion: Caribbean Cannabis Laws – Up In Smoke

By Peter Polack A new government of old faces was ushered into the Cayman Islands with a novice Premier at the end of April this year along with a hopeful referendum approval to decriminalize marijuana. This democratic result brought an…

Opinion: Caribbean Constitutional Omissions – Return To Sender

By Peter Polack A significant part of the Caribbean community are the anachronistic relics of yesterday, the U.K. Colonies such as the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Monserrat. The gleaming jewel in the British Crown…

Gather Today Sun Aug 17 – Global Drumming Tribute for Marcus Garvey’s Birthday

From IBW21 Celebrate the Birthday of The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey with a Global Drumming Tribute Envisioned by Dr. Julius Garvey — son of Marcus Garvey and a Pan-African leader in his own right — this worldwide celebration unites performers…