Artist’s two styles revealed at Full of Beans
Dana Lowe’s work- on show at the Full of Beans Restaurant – is composed of two distinct styles. First, There is an abstract style, using large, uniform blocks of one colour against a complimentary background. Reds oranges and yellows like…
Dishin’ with Dody: Potato Cakes
A close friend of mine, Debra, and I were having lunch last Monday when she asked me how I knew that Mike was the one I should marry. I found the question quite interesting and one I had not really…
TOGETHERNESS
There’s nothing as nice as togetherness With friends we hold so dear To share one’s delights or problems And to show each other we care A look, a touch gives one a feeling of belonging. But in these days…
Hollywood hotshot credits Cayman
One of Hollywood’s hottest young stars says he credits his relaxed outlook on life on one thing – the Cayman Islands. Armie Hammer first shot to fame in the smash hit movie ‘The Social Network’ about internet website Facebook. Since…
The history of Halloween
Halloween is usually celebrated with trick-or-treating activities, costume parties, jack-o’-lanterns, apple bobbing, bonfires, playing pranks, visiting haunted houses, telling scary stories and watching horror movies. It is observed on October 31st and called ‘Halloween’ because it is a Scottish variant…
Artists get a sneak peek at new gallery space
A group of artists who have contributed artwork to be sold in the National Gallery’s Big Art Auction recently got a chance to see round the new building their art donations are helping to pay for. The National Gallery’s new…
Why Canada is simply awesome
In the 16th Century a word was derived to describe something that is “filled with awe”. The Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of that same adjective is “extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear”. Canadians like the word…
Premier expresses support for Miss Lassie’s house
The Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush recently announced his government’s ongoing support for the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s Mind’s Eye project, with a letter of commitment of $500,000 spread out over four years. Mr. Bush handed the letter to CNCF Artistic…
Immigration goes pink
The women and men employed in the Department of Immigration continued their traditional support of breast cancer awareness (Friday, 21 October), by going ‘pink’ as part of the widespread dress-down campaign. Of the 160 Immigration officers and administrative staff, most…
20/20 Cayman Islands National Healthcare Conference
The 2nd annual National Healthcare Conference, to be held this November at the Ritz Carlton, is shaping up to be one of most anticipated events of the year. Speakers from both the international and local medical community have committed to…