Former teacher shows love for her students with a literal billboard
BY SOPHIE HIRSH From Mashable Can you imagine loving a group of people so much that you would put it on a billboard? Marian Sims, a former teacher from Lexington, Kentucky, who is nearly 70 years old, did just that….
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REVISED: Cayman Islands Vehicle Licensing Offices’ December Closures The public is informed that all three offices at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing will close early on Friday, 16 December, 2016, for a staff function. The West Bay and…
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The Publisher speaks: The Goldfield
From The Publisher – Joan Wilson This was my presentation at The Cayman Poetry Festival on Friday 9th December at The Cayman Distillery about The Goldfield Introduction to The Goldfield From the turn of the last century to the start…
Trinidad and Tobago among Latin America and Caribbean countries with improving education systems
From Antigua Observer WASHINGTON, Dec 6, CMC – A new study has found that while students throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continue to be among the lowest achievers on international learning assessments, countries like Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, and…
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Cayman Islands Seafarers Association year-end Social Gathering The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association wishes to inform all Members that there will be a year-end Social Gathering, on Saturday December 3rd 2016 at 7:00 PM. in the Seafarer’s Hall, 11 Victory Ave….
Caribbean literature, Jewishness, and global holocaust memory
By SARAH PHILLIPS CASTEE From AAIHS At the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, visitors can read responses to the museum from around the world. By pressing on a touch screen that displays a map of the globe, museum visitors access…
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Peter Polack’s new book: “Jamaica Land of Film”
Cambridge Scholars Publishing has acquired the rights to publish the definitive reference book Jamaica Land of Film by Jamaican author Peter Polack. Jamaica Land of Film will provide a historical record for a century of film production in Jamaica starting…
New National Gallery book offers an overview of Cayman Islands’ art
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) has released a beautiful fine art publication which offers the first comprehensive survey of visual art in the Cayman Islands, as seen through highlights from the NGCI’s permanent collection. The book, entitled…
Cameron adviser reveals No 10’s alarm at his holding in offshore fund [Cayman Islands]
By Holly Watt From The Guardian UK Book by Craig Oliver says Downing Street did not disclose investment after deciding: ‘We think it’s fine, but what if it’s not?’ Downing Street officials were alarmed to discover that David Cameron had…
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Romeo-Mark’s ‘If Only the Dust Would Settle’, selected poems: A review
By Valerie Knowles-Combie Althea Romeo-Mark’s collection of selected poems, If Only the Dust Would Settle, is the outgrowth of a series of poetry readings, commissioned by VITA (Verein fur Interkulturelle Treffpunkte und Anlaufstellen), an “umbrella organization that focuses on the…
