In the town of St. George's in the eastern parish of Bermuda, the Bermuda National Trust hosts a signature holiday event. This Holiday Event takes the form of a Walkabout, where thousands of residents and tourists descend upon the narrow streets of the town to feel the pulse of its history. This event took place …
KAABOO Cayman Islands Style
The Caribbean version of KAABOO was held in the Cayman Islands 🇰🇾 on February 15 and 16 on the iconic Seven Mile Beach. This festival Virgin Produced was the first of its kind in the Caribbean. It offered music, art, comedy and gastronomy. KAABOO was created by music lovers for music lovers. An adult escape, …
Sheku and Isata – Cello and Piano
The concert which I attended last weekend was in direct contrast musically to the the one I attended the weekend before. The latter was a reggae concert in Jamaica headlined by the latest reggae sensation, Chronixx, and the former was a concert in the Cayman Islands, featuring the musical duo of Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his …
Honoring the Dead
Catholics and Anglicans observe All Saints and All Souls on November 1 and November 2 respectively.“Those who observe/celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day do so in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual bond between those in purgatory (the 'Church Suffering'), those in heaven (the 'Church triumphant'), and the living (the …
Batabano or CayMas?
For the first time in its 35 years Carnival history the Cayman Islands hosted two different Carnivals on two consecutive weekends. Batabano the original Cayman Carnival held theirs on Saturday May 6 and CayMas a breakaway troupe held theirs on May 13. Swanky International led the second parade. There were three bands …