Book students should read
The one book every student should read in 2018, according to Harvard professors By Abby Jackson From Business Insider Harvard University professors constantly read and assign texts to their students. So they know a good book when they see one….
Beyond the ‘Four Fs’: Caribbean Own Voices
From repeating Islands In “Foreign Correspondence: Beyond the ‘Four Fs’: Caribbean Own Voices,” Summer Edward (in The Horn Book Magazine) expresses the need for publishing children’s literature that does not repeat worn-out tropes (such as “the tried-and-tested immigrant story”) and…
The 5 Keys to Export Diversification
Written by Harris Myers Team From Albalogistics The role of export diversification in the economy of developing countries has received considerable attention in development literature over the last 50 years. In a nutshell, these developing countries diversified both their export…
Harry Potter’ ebook covers
These ‘Harry Potter’ ebook covers were never released (but should have been) BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997, there have been many different covers published for J.K. Rowling’s beloved books….
The Caribbean: Through a lens brightly
BY MATTHEW J. SMITH From Public Books James Anthony Froude is a name now lost to time. In the Victorian era the British historian, writer, and traveler held great prominence, much of which was due to his unabashed celebrations of…
Landour — the story of an unending feast
By Rahul Verma From The Hindu Life Long walk. Pancake. Long walk. Pakoras. Long walk. Pizza. My sojourns in Landour could be summed in these few words. But the walks are getting shorter, and the menu longer. I first went…
Women’s empowerment and migration in the Caribbean
November 2017 | STUDIES AND PERSPECTIVES – ECLAC SUBREGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CARIBBEAN UN symbol.: LC/TS.2017/107 Pages: 43 p. Editorial: CEPAL Type: Studies and Perspectives – ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean Collection: ECLAC Series DESCRIPTION This paper presents a…
Calling all local Cayman Islands’ authors to be registered
Cayman Islands Public Library Service Are you a published author? If you have written and published one or more books we WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! One of the Public Library Service missions is to recognize our local authors. In…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Cayman Islands: Coe Wood Beach Operations Lead to Arrest, 15 November From RCIPS Officers have been continuing operations in the Coe Wood Beach area of Bodden Town in response to community complaints about disturbances and anti-social behaviour. As a result…
Oliver Mills: The merry-go-round of Caribbean education
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now Is Caribbean education in a merry-go-round state? Why is it that, despite the educational consultancies examining the system of Caribbean education, there is the feeling it is not serving its purpose, and is…