Topic: Cayman Islands National Archive
National Archive diary describes 1938 expedition to Cayman
One of the treasures to be found at the National Archive is the diary of Gemmell Alexander, who led the Oxford University Biological Expedition to Cayman in 1938.
Giant sharks, a deadly storm and a high-stakes treasure hunt on the Caribbean Sea
In 1908, two rival expeditions competed in a race against time and the elements to recover treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon at Pedro Bank.
Bullet-riddled planes and a suitcase stuffed with cash
In a special report, the Cayman Compass looks back in time to the days in April, 1961, when Cayman played an unwitting role in the CIA sponsored invasion of Fidel Castro's fledgling socialist state in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
