Exploring Our Maritime Heritage
The story of our maritime heritage lies at the very heart of our national identity. From the first permanent settlers harvesting turtles and salvaging shipwrecks, to our merchant mariners who travelled the globe, and more recently with the advent of…
USA Presidential elections forces Miss Cayman Pageant postponement
In a press release issued by the The Miss Cayman Islands Committee, the Miss Cayman pageant scheduled to have taken place in September has been postponed at a date to be decided. The release said the postponement is beyond…
Cayman Heart Fund 5th Annual WOW KICKOFF event
The Cayman Heart Fund 5th annual War on Weight Kickoff event will be held this evening, Thursday, Aug. 16th, 2012 at Full of Beans at 5:30 p.m. and we would truly appreciate it if you could join us for this…
Maples and Calder Announces New Chief Operating Officer
Maples and Calder is pleased to announce that Karie Bergstrom has joined the firm as its new Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) for the Cayman Islands office. In this new role, Karie will be responsible for coordinating the local support teams…
Cayman Writers Circle leader gives his reflection on Carlos Fuentes’ “Writing is a struggle against silence”
We all know the saying, that ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’. But what does this really mean and why do we say it? If we take up a sword to do battle with, we may have a very…
Blue iguanas losing the blues and dancing back on Grand Cayman
In another excellent article by David McFadden and appearing all over the Internet web sites, he writes about the come back of Cayman’s “blazing” blue iguanas that has inspired the locals. He writes: QUEEN ELIZABETH II BOTANIC PARK, Cayman Islands —…
Cayman Islands’ Vivine’s Kichen makes Newsweek’s Top Chefs 101 Best Places to Eat Around the World
A global survey deserves a global panel of judges. So when Newsweek decided to compile the finest, oddest, most memorable dining hotspots from Australia to Monaco, we gathered 53 luminary chefs to help us with the task. They’ve highlighted 101…
Is Bush correct in his opinion regarding the UK and its relationship with its Overseas Territories?
The Cayman Islands premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, has blasted out at nearly every public opportunity to show his discontent and anger in his dealings with the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Faceless bureaucrats is one of his expressions describing…
Fighting obesity
Recent studies came up with a statistical figure that approximately fifty-eight million men and women are overweight; roughly forty million are obese; and around three million are morbidly obese. Another study said that eight out of ten adults over twenty-five…
Clothing Drive for Young Families
If babies are no longer in your future and you are looking to clear some space, Department of Counselling Services’ Family Resource Centre (FRC) is organizing a Young Parent Drive where baby items, maternity and professional clothes will be put…
