Pedal cyclist seriously injured in MVA
On Friday 5 April 2013 about 10:56 pm a pedal cyclist was injured along the West Bay Road* in the vicinity of Mandalay Condominiums. His condition is considered serious but stable. The cyclist was apparently riding home towards WB after…
Mega-rich use tax havens [Cayman Islands] to buy and sell masterpieces
By Mar Cabra and Michael Hudson Huffington Post Famed Spanish art patron uses island haven in South Pacific to manage her collection. Tourists who come to Spain’s capital often make a pilgrimage to the museums in Madrid’s so-called Art Triangle….
Botany and Booze, Perfectly Distilled
Amy Stewart explores the plants that create the world’s great drinks Who knew that horticulture was such an intoxicating subject? In her follow-up to the New York Times bestsellers Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants, Amy Stewart explores the odd, unusual…
Why is King John the classic villain?
By Tom Geoghegan BBC News Magazine A new film about King John further underlines history’s judgement of the medieval English monarch as a cruel tyrant. But among the dozens of bad kings and despots, why is John always the pantomime…
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) Community Calendar
NGCI Grand Cayman Upcoming Courses New! Registration now open Drawing With Gabrielle Wheaton Location: The National Gallery Education Centre Term: April 13th – June 22nd (10 sessions) NO CLASS ON JUNE 1st Day: Every Saturday Morning Session: 10.30 – 12.30…
Let it be Art!! | What’s Happening at CNCF
On March 27 & 28 CNCF will present Let it be Art, the extraordinary life story of one of the greatest stage directors and critics of the 20th century, author of the “The Fervent Years” and co-founder of the Group…
CNCF Board to be elected by government
An amendment to the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) governing legislation, was passed by the Legislative Assembly (LA) on Wednesday (13). The amendment is quite a drastic change as the board will be appointed by government as opposed to one…
5 Films that wasted their potential
By Scott Patterson Cinema 101, Editor’s Picks Sitting through an awful film is an excruciating experience, especially when you feel compelled to keep going for the sake of critical merit. The whole thing feels like a colonic irrigation that, lets…
As we get older and older
Another year has passed And we’re all a little older. Last summer felt hotter And winter seems much colder. I rack my brain for happy thoughts, To put down on my pad But lots of things that come to…
The Hidden Film Festivals Worldwide
A new type of film festival experience. July 2013 | Toronto, Dublin, Paris and London Born out of the sentiment that many strong independent films will have a short life span due to little hype surrounding their screenings, The Hidden…