Otitis Externa
Dr Lynn Dawber, a South African national, joined the International Medical Group from New Zealand. She is a welcome additional to our family and we look forward to our patients (new and existing) meeting her. Otitis externa is an inflammation…
National Gallery weaves relationships with Caymanian Artisans
For several months, the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) worked vigorously preparing for the Grand Opening event that was held on the 1st of February. Now open, the NGCI has received generous compliments from all those involved with…
Rejection notices hurt
Rejection hurts. Many artists think about rejection so much that they are afraid to even create. This is a crime and a theft of art before it is even born. How do we deal with the suffering that comes with…
Model Selita Ebanks debuts her new swimsuit line
Selita Ebanks rose to fame rocking beachwear for Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated. Now she has designed her own swimwear line. The model gives a peek at Sass by Selita Wednesday night on BET’s “Rip the Runway” fashion show, which…
Morality Part One
Have we lost the basic principle of morality? Do we actually know now what it means? The recently retired Anglican Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Reid, once questioned the moral authority of Jamaica’s…
Old dram-recipes for St. Paddy’s Day
With St. Patrick’s Day fast approaching I thought I would turn to an Irishman, Colum Egan, who relished his Mother’s home-made soup. He is the master distiller of Old Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim-the world’s oldest Irish whiskey and Egan…
Chwasts share their store of love, determination, autism and art
When her autistic son turned twenty, a vocational counsellor told Debra Chwast that Seth was unsuited for anything more challenging than janitorial work. He could not cross the street alone—or even be left at home alone—or have a conversation. But…
Disturbing side effects of soda
A very disturbing article under the above title appeared in Care2’s latest newsletter that I felt I had to share with you. I recommend you visit the Care2 website ( www.care2.com) and subscribe to their regular newsletter. The article was…
Governor launches ExploreCayman.com
Acorn Publishing announced today that His Excellency The Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor, CBE, launched www.ExploreCayman.com. In a unique launch event, and the first of its kind in the Cayman Islands, Mr Duncan Taylor entered a special code to make the…
It’s a dog’s life at Camana Bay
With wildly wagging tails, dogs of all shapes and sizes took their owners to the 21st Annual dog show at Camana Bay. While it’s a great chance for dogs to get together to catch up on the news, their owners…
