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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices llegal Gambling: Six Arrested in George Town, Cayman Islands, 13 October. Two Formally Charged Following April Arrests On Saturday, 13 October, officers conducted a search at a…
GCSE book pulled after stereotyping Caribbean dads as ‘largely absent’
From BBC A publisher has said it will stop selling a GCSE textbook after it was found to contain stereotypes about Caribbean families. AQA GCSE (9-1) Sociology says Caribbean men are “largely absent” from family situations. The comments have been…
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A look at Caribbean slavery through eyes of a descendant
Against impossible odds, a ragtag army of black, mulatto, and poor Frenchmen band together to fight for freedom over elite soldiers from Britain and Napoleon’s grand army on the tiny Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. This compelling historical novel begins…
Register now for Meals on Wheels Cayman Islands Dress Down Day
Join Cayman Islands Meals on Wheels in the fight against hunger! We are encouraging individuals, businesses, schools and organizations island wide to participate in the annual ‘Seniors Rock’ Dress Down Day Fundraiser on Friday 28 September. Whether you dress in orange or wear a Meals on Wheels commemorative T-Shirt,…
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Spotlight on the Eastern Caribbean Flyingfish Fishery
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies of the University of the West Indies (UWI-CERMES) are pleased to present to you the documentary-Spotlight on the Eastern Caribbean Flyingfish Fishery. This sixteen-minute dive into…
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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices NRA Continues Road Improvements along Shamrock Road and Hirst Road Intersection The National Roads Authority (NRA) along with its subcontractors will be continuing works on Shamrock…
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Irma Diaries puts a face to the impacts of climate change
From OECS Thursday, September 20, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium — The Embassies of the Eastern Caribbean States in Brussels hosted the Author Angela Burnett in the presentation and reading of her book The Irma Diaries on Monday, 17th September 2018….
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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices The Savannah United Church presents “Total Wellness Health Fair” on Saturday, September 22, from 8 am – 2 pm at the Church. There will be FREE…
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Cayman Islands’ CTMH Doctors Hospital –urological prestige
CTMH Doctors Hospital is honored to share with the Cayman communities that our very own Dr. Joel Slutsky – in house urologist has co-authored and surgically participated in a new study that focused on a ‘Treatment with an adjustable long-term…
Creole Comforts and French Connections: A Case Study in Caribbean Dress
By Philippe Halbert From The Junto In 1779, a fashion plate depicting a woman’s garment “in the creole style” was published in Paris. Consisting of a lightweight muslin gown with wrist-length sleeves, the dress was “in the style of a…
