Children and the Arts on Display
Children from Sir John A Cumber Primary School performed at the Red Bay Holiness Church in the pre-trial’s for the National Children’s Festival of the Arts (NCFA) Annual Competition. (See photo) An artistic collaboration by…
Deezer dives in streaming music to Cayman Islands
Deezer, one of the world’s premier music streaming service, with over 23 million users, launched its streaming service in Latin America on Thu (7). Along with the Cayman Islands the streaming service will be available in: Anguilla, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,…
Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest
Favourite Loreen has triumphed for Sweden at the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, with her club track Euphoria. The former Swedish Idol contestant led from early on in the voting at Baku, challenged only by Russia’s Buranovo Grannies, Serbia and hosts…
Celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
The week of Monday, 28 May, GIS Spotlight takes another look at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the closed circuit television system that is now in place. Share in the excitement of what is underway to celebrate Her Majesty…
Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain
(AP) — One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio. The distinctive singer, who wrote and arranged numerous…
Ilmington Primary School pupils have their Olympics song played in Cayman Islands
PRIMARY school children who put their quiet Warwickshire village on the map by releasing a song are now having their single played on national radio – in the Cayman Islands. Pupils at Ilmington Primary School recorded a song inspired by…
Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
(AP) — Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty – the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn’t…
Errol Grant (Skanky) loses battle with cancer
I have known Errol, better known as Skanky, for many, many years. I travelled with him on a number of tourism initiatives over the USA and he set alight every room he entered. He had the most bewitching smile and…
Caymanian Roy Bodden’s massive country music collection in Tampa
Now living in Tampa, Florida, Caymanian Roy Bodden’s sounds of time gone by — classic country music echoes through his home. Along with his wife, he has just about any album you can imagine. Roy has been collecting them since…
