CNCF Grants for the Arts support Book Fair, Filmmakers & Musician
Artists selected to receive funding from CNCF’s September grants budget GEORGE TOWN, 2015 – Following the September Review ’15 of applications for annual grants by the CNCF Grants Committeee, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation is pleased to announce the names of…
Immersive journalism: What virtual reality means for the future of storytelling and empathy-casting
By Erin Carson From Tech Republic As The New York Times brings new attention to VR, immersive journalism could drive not only changes in the media industry, but mainstream adoption of the technology. By the end of the day on…
Australia: Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘born to rule’ life dismantled
By Phil Shannon From Green Left Born To Rule: The Unauthorised Biography of Malcolm Turnbull Paddy Manning Melbourne University Press,2015 442 pages Coalition Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull likes to downplay his image as a privileged, wealthy silvertail by touting his…
The Editor Speaks: My favourite ‘REAL’ poem
I don’t know why I awoke this morning (Mon) with the line “the Highwayman came riding, riding, riding, up to the old inn door” But I did. What triggered it off? I haven’t the faintest idea. I haven’t visited an…
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2015: Junior Runner-Up – Caymanian Martina Watler (13) story
Junior Runner-Up – Martina Watler, age 13, Cayman Islands Mom said “baby, do you have free time?” Yeah, sure mom. Yes it’s true, I get a lot of free time; Yes mom it’s true, I worry a lot; yes it’s…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide: Opportunities to…
Jamaican student excels in regional science programme
By Denise Dennis October From Jamaican Information Service Upper sixth form student at the American International School of Kingston (AISK), Brandon Chin Loy (left), assists Jodi Porter, fellow participant in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE),…
Nelson King: Caribbean Life freelancer since 1990
By Alley Olivier From Caribbean Life Nelson King began putting pen to paper for Caribbean Life newspaper while wrapping his senior year at Brooklyn College, pursuing a dual degree in Political Science and Journalism, back in 1990. King’s affinity for…
Cayman Islands Minister’s Message for World Teachers’ Day
MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER AFFAIRS ON WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 5th October, 2015 The theme for the 2015 World Teachers’ Day is “Empowering Teachers, Building Sustainable Societies”. This is an important theme to consider as we…
October Events at Cayman Islands Camana Bay
For the full list of event details and weekly rituals, click here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e115bf195080b94faeb461096/files/October_Events_Press_Release.pdf The start of the fall season sees super savings blowing in at the annual Shoppers’ Night Out event, which is followed up with more enriching activities in…