A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens
By Patricia A. Alexander and Lauren M. Singer, The Conversation From Business Insider Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge…
4th Annual Cayman Islands Book Fair
CayWriters will host the 4th Annual Cayman Islands Book Fair on October 28 and 29. Starting at 10:30am on Saturday, October 28 at the George Town Public Library until 2:30 p.m., there will be book sales by local authors, author…
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Cayman Islands Customs Registration of Importers Begins Monday (16) To help importers start using a system for entry declaration, the Customs Department will start registering importers. The registration takes place from Monday, 16 October 2017 until 27 October 2017, from…
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Cayman Islands Seafarers General Meeting Tue Oct 17 2017 “The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association wishes to inform all Members that there will be a General Meeting, on Tuesday 17 October at 7:30 PM. in the Seafarer’s Hall, 11 Victory Ave….
Development of an integrated genomic map for a threatened Caribbean coral (Orbicella faveolata)
Jacob Snelling, Katherine Dziedzic, Sarah Guermond, Eli Meyer doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/183467 From bioRxiv beta Abstract Genomic methods are powerful tools for studying evolutionary responses to selection, but the application of these tools in non-model systems threatened by climate change has been…
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IMF Announces an Essay Contest for Students from the Caribbean
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has invited tertiary-level students in the Caribbean to participate in an essay contest on the theme “ Inclusive and Resilient Growth in the Caribbean.” The contest, which is open to students aged 18 to 25…
Cayman Islands Library Summer Reading rewarded
Just over 40 students aged 6 to 17, racked up some 560 hours reading more than 500 books in this year’s Cayman Islands Public Library Service (CIPLS) Summer Reading Challenge. On Saturday, 23 September 2017, a ceremony was held to…
Cayman Islands government workers read for Int. Literacy Day at Lighthouse School
Civil servants celebrated International Literacy Day (Friday, 8 September 2017) by reading aloud and donating books, to Lighthouse School students. Seven volunteers from the Portfolio of the Civil Service and the Internal Audit Service (IAS) took part in the first…
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ALA Disaster Relief Fund to support Caribbean islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, library rebuilding efforts
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and the library community are supporting response and recovery efforts for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquake in Mexico through the ALA Disaster Relief Fund. “We extend our thoughts and…
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HANNAH’S HEROES BIG SHAVE IS FRIDAY (22)! In just over 24 hours over 100 men, women and children will take to the stage at this year’s Hannah’s Heroes Big Shave at the Wicket, Cricket Square. Since the first Big…
