Topic: Pirates Festival

Clenching swords in one hand and drinks in the other Cayman's annual visit from squash buckling buccaneers kicked off with fanfare Saturday afternoon.

In a departure from the usual narrative of the pirates being the bad guys who kidnap the governor and end up going on trial for their crimes, last month's Pirates Fest saw the pirates play the heroes, helping the governor and the British fight off Spanish invaders.

The road closures that were implemented for the Pirates Week Festival weekend, running through Sunday, 20 Nov., have been causing significant delays on Cayman's roads.

Those of us who grew up in Cayman will have lost count of the many Pirates Weeks we’ve attended. There were the heady days of...