Last chance to register for Goats Workshops
This month (November 2013) the Department of Agriculture will host a series of workshops that will focus on the different facets of owning and raising goats in the Cayman Islands. The three part Goat Workshop series is targeting local livestock…
Bahamas Brass Band performs in Cayman Islands for Remembrance Service
From The Bahamas Weekly Bahamas Brass band performed in the Cayman Islands on Sunday November 10th. Photos seen here were provided by Leon R. Williams. The Bahama Brass Band of the Church of God of Prophecy [COGOP] played at the…
Cayman Islands National Museum, Mastic Trail & App
From Cayman Visitor Blog Cayman Islands National Museum This 19th century structure has been used as everything from the courts building to town jail to the place for Sunday worship, so it’s quite fitting that Cayman’s relatively brief but resourceful…
UC researching happiness, pleasure and engagement
From University of Canterbury New Zealand 12 November 2012 Sex or making love and drinking alcohol or partying are two of the most enjoyable activities, according to a University of Canterbury research project. UC postgraduate psychology researcher Carsten Grimm said…
Brevard Zoo unveils [Grand Cayman] blue iguana enclosure
By Rick Neale From FLORIDA TODAY VIERA — Resembling a miniature dragon, “Lola” clambered across her new enclosure toward a blue dish of banana slices, blueberries and prickly pear cactus fruit, her long claws and leathery tail scooting over rocks…
Cayman Cookout
From USA Today WHAT: Cayman Cookout WHEN: 6 p.m. on January 16 – 7 p.m. on January 19, 2014 WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman WHY: If you’re fond of beachside BBQs, then you won’t want to miss Cayman Cookout. The…
When a Cayman attack is not really a Cayman attack
I read a headline “Beach Town in Costa Rica Recovers from Cayman Attack” recently and although I immediately recognised the Cayman was not Cayman as in ‘Islands’ my Cayman alert on my computer did not. The cayman in this story…
Caymanian Culture and Society – Gimme Story
From Cayman.com Describing Caymanian culture can sometimes be a little bit like picking up mercury as it is a constantly shifting dynamic. From the early settlers to the modern work permit holders, Cayman has been influenced over the last 500…
Bahamas sightseeing flight ends in tragedy
From Caribbean 360 NASSAU, Bahamas, Moonday November 11, 2013, CMC – Four people were killed when their aircraft crashed in “low waters” while on a sightseeing tour on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Department’s Flight Standard Inspectorate has announced. It said…
Book Review…The Cayman Islands: Behind the Veil
By Dr Glenville Ashby: Contributor From KNEWS J.A. Roy Bodden’s “Patronage, Personalities and Parties: Caymanian Politics from 1950-2000” requires detailed study. It is a chronicle, a political canvas, of sorts, that encapsulates the sensibilities of political actors. It offers an…