Health Minister officially opens Dialysis Unit
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The ribbon was officially cut Wednesday at the new Dialysis Unit near the entrance to the Cayman Islands Hospital. People who have malfunctioning kidneys and their families know that the service provided by the haemodialysis…
Editorial From Joan Wilson
Remembering my Mama Friday (20) is the anniversary of my mother better known as “Mama”. Blanche (nee Bodden) Watler was born in George Town, Grand Cayman on 20th September 1890 and died 29th April 1977. Always remember your Mama –…
Crisis Centre gets support from Rotary Sunrise
The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre is a haven for women and their children who seek to create new violence-free lives. Without the Crisis Centre they may not have another place to turn. The centre provides the services that help clients…
World Heart Day free blood screenings
Free blood pressure screenings, accompanied by an interactive nutrition display, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday (21) in the foyer of Kirk Market in George Town. The Heart Centre has joined Kirk Market to mark…
Reggae toaster Prince Jazzbo dies aged 62
By Ian Harrison From Mojo 4 Music The reggae MC had battled lung cancer. IN 1976 PRINCE JAZZBO would be immortalized on The Upsetters’ Lee Perry-produced classic Super Ape. He voiced the humid, dubbed up stream of consciousness track Croaking…
From a recovering Caymanian ex-addict
By Edward Pars Let me explain to you the cold hard facts of what’s happening right here in our own back yard. These are the realities of our society gone amuck. A housewife does the family laundry as a child…
Everyone ‘is now polluted’
Virtually every human being on Earth can now be considered physiologically and biochemically polluted by human-made chemicals, a leading medical doctor will tell CleanUp 2013 in Melbourne. However, Dr James Siow of Australia’s National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM) says…
Catron files lawsuit against government
Local activist, Sandra Catron, last Tuesday (17) filed a lawsuit against the Cayman Islands government, claiming she is owed CI$13,400 from a paralegal instruction course that she taught online from her company, Micro Matrix, under the auspices of the Nation…
International Playwriting Competition 2013-14 now open for entries
The competition, now in its fourth year, is open to writers of any age, any level of experience and from any country. It aims to encourage new writing for young performers and audiences around the world. Enter your play Entry…
Cayman has its first Cocktail Week
Cayman Cocktail Week is looking forward to its first year this October, 2013. It is a week of cocktail events, dinners and classes, working alongside some of Cayman’s best bartenders and restaurants to promote the craft of the cocktail! October…
