Topic: Caymanhistory
50 years ago: Visiting Parliamentarian dignitaries bypass Bodden Town
In the Nov. 23, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Bodden Town correspondent Haig Bodden wrote: “On the 19th of this month a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Frederick at the hospital in George Town.
50 years ago: Well-wishers gather for Thompson building opening
In the Nov. 23, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, news from George Town included: “A large number of well-wishers gathered outside the new Thompson Building, opposite the Post Office in the centre of George Town, at 9:15 a.m. on Friday last for the opening of this fine structure … "
50 years ago: Celebrity author Robin Moore stops in
In the Oct. 19, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac news included: “Mr. Robin Moore, author of America’s No. 1 best-seller, ‘The Green Berets,’ and also the hit song of the same name, who is also an executive of the Sheraton hotel chain, landed in Cayman Brac on Tuesday, the 11th by private aircraft."
50 years ago: Changes and new staff mark start of new school year
In the Sept. 21, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote:
