We’re blessed to be able to call these islands with a combined 102 square miles our home – permanently for some, others are just passing through.
Discovery Day will be celebrated on Monday May 20th in the Cayman Islands and even though the main focus will be the 60th Year Coat of Arms celebration, we must pause to remember a bit of our history. Our future is orchestrated by our past and the seeds we sow today will eventually bear fruit.
“They sky is falling!” proclaimed fictional children’s character, Chicken Little after an acorn dropped from a tree and hit her on the head. The naïve youngster thought in all reality that she had witnessed a sign of the end of times.
We will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday May 12, 2019, and as we take a pause from our busy schedules of business development, education and job seeking, we wish to say a heartfelt Thank You to all Mothers.
Trinidadian soca songstress Destra Garcia proclaimed in her timeless hit ‘Fly’ that “is all about unity, togetherness, carnival time we love de jamming, all ah we collectively”.
All signs are pointing upward for the Cayman Islands. At least, that’s what the latest government statistics show. The economy is doing well, tourist arrivals are up, and government’s balance sheet gives those responsible for government’s finances something to smile about.
Those tasked with protecting our natural environment have signalled that the turtle nesting season is underway.
Easter is a time that some associate with a long weekend to relax and unwind, perhaps camping at the beach or simply at home.
I’m not sure about anyone else but, it seems like just a few days ago that we were getting celebrating Easter 2018. They say time moves faster as we get older and it seems that way to me more and more. Perhaps, it is that we are all busier than we were ten years ago.
If anyone thought that Premier Alden McLaughlin was winding down during his last two years in office, they would be mistaken.