Grand Cayman celebrations Aug 7

In George Town, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be food stalls featuring traditional Jamaican dishes set up along Cardinal Avenue where residents and visitors can partake in breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu will include roast yam and salt fish, rundown, jerk chicken and pork, mannish water, ackee and salt fish, chocolate tea, salt-fish fritters, rice and peas, blue drawers and potato and cornmeal pudding.

The food stalls will be given names of places in Jamaica famous for their food, such as Faith’s Pen, Little Ochi, Devon House and Hellshire.

There will be a lunch-hour cultural presentation with performing artists.

From 6 p.m. until late, at the Jacques Scott Compound on Shedden Road, the evening’s activities will begin with gospel music followed by the prime minister of Jamaica’s independence message, presented by Dr. Joe Marzouca, honorary Jamaican consul.

Food stalls will be set up and there will be a song competition and a dance competition. Two Jamaican international reggae artists, Anthony Cruz and George Nook, will be part of the celebrations. Michelle T and friends will kick-start the performances.

Cayman Brac celebrations Aug 8.

Jamaican Culture-Conscious Committee will present “One-Love Independence, Emancipation Showdown” at Scott’s Dock on Cayman Brac at 7 p.m.