Topic: Pirates Week
Cayman’s Corsairs a hit at Jamaica’s first ever Pirates Week
The Cayman Islands Corsairs made a dramatic appearance at the first ever Jamaican Pirates Week Festival
Man charged with attempted murder for Pirates Week assault
A man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to an incident which took place during Pirates Week celebrations in George Town.
Barbadian soca star: ‘I truly learned the meaning of Caymankind’
Barbadian soca star Peter Ram brought the house down at Pirates Week’s final street dance on Saturday night, saying that the warmth he received during his visit to Cayman has left a lasting impression.
Four-legged fun at Pirates Week Pooch Parade
The Pirates Week Pooch Parade at the Cayman Islands Turtle Centre brought out dozens of dogs dressed as pirates.
Cannons, captives and colour: Pirates land in George Town
George Town surrendered to cannon fire, cutlasses and carefully choreographed chaos on Saturday, as Pirates Week delivered its signature spectacle, the Pirates Landing, on the waterfront in Hog Sty Bay.
Pirates Week crews say more planning needed for annual festival
Orneil Galbraith of Las Tortugas Pirates would also like to see a more of a maritime theme reflected in the harbour area for Pirates Week.
In photos: George Town comes alive for Pirates Week celebration
Visitors and locals alike donned their best pirate garb and took to the streets of George Town on Saturday afternoon to revel in the annual Pirates Week celebration.
George Town to kick off Pirates Week District Days
George Town has been selected to kick off the return of District Days for this year's Pirates Week festival celebrations.
Heritage days back on the Pirates Festival calendar
The annual national Pirates Week festival this November will mark the return of its long-standing heritage days on the 2024 calendar.
Restaurant hosts ‘heritage day’ after events dropped from Pirates Week
A Cayman restaurant owner has decided to host his own heritage day event after district cultural celebrations were dropped from this year's Pirates Week schedule.
Road closures for Pirates Week, Remembrance Day
Several roads will be closed during the upcoming Pirates Week Festival, over the next two weekends, police have announced.
District heritage days cut from Pirates Week
Cayman’s long-standing, rich spread of district heritage days, held during the Pirates Week Festival, has been scrapped this year.
Pirates Fest
Cayman’s national festival runs from 3 to 26 Nov. on all three islands, with the main event – Pirates Week – taking place over two weekends on Grand Cayman from 9 to 19 Nov.
Pirates write their own story
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.
Premier: Massive traffic jams ‘unacceptable’
Premier Wayne Panton has apologised to commuters who throughout today have spent hours stuck in long traffic jams, caused by the closure of the main thoroughfare in George Town for Pirates Fest activities.
Pirates Week activities this weekend
In case you thought last weekend was it for Pirates Week, know that there is still plenty of 'paaaaarhtying' happening in the next few...
Hoisting the Jolly Roger for Pirates Week
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...
Pirates Week expanding into three-month Pirates Fest
At a press conference held on Friday, 8 July – opened quite dramatically by two pirates swordfighting – Minister for Youth, Culture, Sports and...
Looking back in time: Beauty queens and pirate kings
Everyone talks about the ‘good old days’ when times were simpler. Take a look at this picture from yesteryear and see if you can...
Looking back in time: Pirates Week
Everyone talks about the ‘good old days’ when times were simpler. Take a look at this picture from yesteryear and see if you can...
Pirates Week swim attracts record crowd
A record 64 swimmers took part in this year's Pirates Week 5K sea swim from Governor's Beach.
Avast! Buccaneers be here, mateys!
It would seem it takes more than a pandemic to stop the pirates, as after launching the Grand Cayman festivities at Hard Rock and...
Looking back in time
Everyone talks about the ‘good old days’ when times were simpler. Take a look at this picture from yesteryear and see if you can...
Pirates Week activities postponed due to inclement weather
Due to the forecast rainy, windy weekend ahead, the organisers of Pirates Week have decided to be proactive and postpone related events to 19-24 Nov.
Even without a ship, Cayman pirates take island
Cayman's scalawags brought a revised scenario to their annual Pirates Week landing.
Pirates Ahoy!
Swarms of pirates landed on the shores of Cayman Brac last weekend, with pirate crews Las Tortugas and Bloody Bay Buccaneers bringing three days...
Pirates pillage and plunder on Cayman Brac
The national Pirates Week festival kicked off with the Las Tortugas pirates pillaging Cayman Brac and igniting a festive fever with residents there.
North Side Pirates Week Heritage Day cancelled
The Pirates Week Office has pulled the plug on the North Side District Heritage Day events planned for 14 Nov. as part of this year’s national festival.
Pirates golf tournament raises funds for Meals on Wheels
The annual Pirates Week Charity Golf Classic, held Friday, 26 Oct., at the North Sound Golf Club, raised $1,200 for Meals on Wheels.Fifteen corporate teams took part in the event.
Pirates set to invade Cayman Brac
Buccaneers are ready to set sail for Cayman Brac this weekend for the kick-off of the national festival.
Golf tournament returns to Pirates Week schedule
The Pirates Week Charity Golf Classic will be held on 25 Oct. at North Sound Golf Course, and participants will have an opportunity to contribute to a good cause and win a new car.
Pirates set to invade Honduras Carnival
The Cayman Islands will once again have representation at the Feria Juniana Carnival this weekend in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Pirate couple celebrates Batabano
How do you top getting married at Pirates Week? By cheering on the passing parade at Batabano.
Government prize money boosts song competition
The top three winners of this year’s Pirates Week National Song Competition had some extra spending money for Christmas shopping this year. The trio were presented with a combined $10,000 in cash prizes last week.
No leave to appeal for Treasure Island burglar
The Court of Appeal ruled earlier this month that Brandon Reno Liberal will receive no reduction in his five-year prison sentence for burgling Treasure Island Resort in the early hours of Sunday, May 6, 2012.
Barkers cleanup draws 75 volunteers
As much of the island was recovering from Friday night’s Pirates Week kickoff celebration, 75 volunteers spent their Saturday morning combing the beach at Barkers in West Bay to collect more than 500 pounds of trash and recyclables.
Teens arrested following car break-ins
Police arrested two teenagers, aged 18 and 19, following reports of four vehicles being broken into in downtown George Town during the Pirates Week festivities over the weekend.
PFL/GPFL Weekly Review: St. Ignatius boys take full points in West Bay
With Pirates Week activities in full swing, schools took to the fields Saturday to participate in the sixth round of games in the 2018 CUC Primary Football League and Girls’ Primary Football League regular seasons.
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Newlyweds ‘abducted’ by pirates
A new bride had a close encounter with Cayman’s pirates on Saturday. Inspired by the desire to do something unconventional for his wedding day, groom Ben Jones organized a surprise kidnapping of bride Sharon Hong.
Pirates pillage, party in Cayman
Scores of privateers and marauders flooded the streets of downtown George Town in search of plunder and booty Saturday in the marquee event of Grand Cayman’s annual Pirates Week celebration.
Pirates Week road closures
As the Pirates Week festivities for Grand Cayman get under way, a number of roads and junctions in downtown George Town will be closed.
Pirates plan a plastic-free festival
Cayman’s Tourism Attraction Board is making a pitch to make this year’s Pirates Week Festival a more eco-friendly one with its Pirates Against Plastic campaign.
Pirates Week road closures announced
As the Pirates Week festivities for Grand Cayman get under way, a number of roads and junctions in downtown George Town will be closed.
Miss Festival Queen replaced by best national costume
There will be no Miss Festival Queen crowned at this year’s Pirates Week Festival. Instead, a new competition to find the best national costume is being introduced, organizers said.
Pirates Week
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EDITORIAL – Pirates Week: Yo ho ho. Ready set go …
Ahoy readers! Steel yourselves for fireworks, food, music and – yar – an invasion of buccaneers and scurvy scallywags from near and abroad. Pirates Week, the national festival of the Cayman Islands, is upon us.
Districts get ready to celebrate Pirates Week Heritage Days
Each year, Cayman’s districts showcase their best produce, food, and arts and crafts at the annual Pirates Week Festival Heritage Days, and this year will be no exception.
Pirates Week brings buccaneers to all three islands
In 1977, after a very long absence, pirates once again landed on the shores of Grand Cayman, zealously disembarking their ships and trawling the streets of George Town, swords raised.
Jolly Roger to miss Pirates Week
The Jolly Roger pirate ship will not be making an appearance at this year’s Pirates Week festivities. Instead, the ship’s usual duties of bringing a gang of marauding pirates into Hog Sty Bay for the Pirates’ Landing will fall to a vessel called Big Island Schooner.
Letter: Items trigger fond memories of Cayman
The children who gave me their art are all grown up now, but I am writing this letter from far away to tell them how much joy their gift has given me and what wonderful memories of Cayman it still triggers in me after all these years.
Cayman’s most memorable photos of 2017
From hurricane hunting to a visiting boxing legend to soca on the streets of George Town, Cayman experienced another colorful, eventful year.
Pirates invade Little Cayman
Pirates stormed Cayman Brac at the Nov. 4 weekend, turned their sights on Grand Cayman over the long holiday weekend that started on Nov. 11, and last weekend was the turn of Little Cayman, which got the final taste of this year’s Pirates Week swashbuckling and marauding.
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Buccaneer bacchanal besets George Town
Fearsome pirates, salty seadogs and gun-toting wenches invaded George Town harbor Saturday in a swashbuckling display to celebrate Pirates Week in the Cayman Islands.
‘Jaws’ snatches cardboard boat race victory
A tub stuffed with mermaids, an errant bottle and a sort-of floating banana were among the naval vessels battling it out at Saturday’s cardboard boat race in Hog Sty Bay, a tradition of Pirates Week.
Pirates Week Winners
Pirates Pooch Parade Winners
Best Personality: Olivia Lomas’ English Bulldog, Mr. Chubbs
Best Duo: Verity Radford’s Pit bull, Moonbeam
Best Costume: Rhonda Maydanski’s Labradoodle, Hershey
Door prize was...
Raiding History: Locals create authentic pirate look
Few things excite a pirate like sunken treasure. John “Dry Rot” Ferguson holds up a ring with an open-web design and a glittering stone. “This tiger-eye ring I found in eight feet of water in Smith’s Cove."
Pirates Week hits the big 4-0
It’s hard to believe that Pirates Week is turning 40 this year. When you look back at the media archives from the early days, you see the beginnings of what would become one of the Cayman Islands’ premier annual festivals, bringing wannabe swashbucklers from far and wide to these shores.
Road closures begin Thursday
A number of roads in downtown George Town will be closed from Thursday to accommodate the Pirates Week festivities and a law enforcement recruitment drive.
Pirates Week
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Queens named for Pirates Week
Four young women will be taking part in the annual Pirates Week Festival Queen Costume competition this weekend. The contest will take place Friday at 7:15 p.m, at Harbour Drive. The evening will also feature a fireworks display at the harborfront at 8:30 p.m.
Pirates take over Cayman Brac
Pirates of all ages invaded Cayman Brac over the weekend as part of the annual Pirates Week celebrations.
Pirates to invade Brac this weekend
Pirates Week activities begin this weekend on Cayman Brac when pirates and wenches will invade the island for some swashbuckling fun.
Tourism board says Pirates Week changes may be ‘temporary’
Changes approved for Pirates Week in its 40th iteration this year may be a “one time only” experiment, according to the head of the Cayman Islands Tourism Attraction Board.
Pirates Week shortened to five days
The annual Pirates Week festival, held in Cayman since 1977, is getting a face-lift as it marks its 40th iteration this year.
Team RSM wins Pirates Week Charity Golf Classic fundraiser
Dozens of golfers teed up on Friday, Feb. 17, for the Pirates Week Charity Golf Classic to help raise money for the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association of the Cayman Islands. Due to inclement weather, the event was postponed from Oct. 28, 2016.
Heritage Day celebrates Brac culture
In a show of community spirit, the people of Cayman Brac came together for a day of fun and culture at last weekend’s Pirates Week Heritage Day.
Smith Cove a perfect setting for Pirate vows
New Yorkers Christiano and Marian Buono took the Cayman Islands’ pirate heritage to heart at their five-year vow renewal at Smith Cove during Pirates Week.
Pirates plunder airport for feedback
Pirates usually prefer to get around by ship, but Saturday, a pack of buccaneers pillaged the departure lounge at the Owen Roberts International Airport. It was not gold doubloons they were seeking from travelers, but data.
North Side Heritage Day is a hit with kids
The North Side Heritage Day held at Kaibo public beach proved a big draw for youngsters with several school groups making the trek to the district event on Friday, Nov. 18, for a day filled with fun and discovery.
Past comes to life at West Bay Heritage Day
West Bay residents showcased their district with activities and artifacts at last week’s Heritage Day event at the West Bay Heritage Park. On display at the event, held on Thursday, Nov. 17, were thatch crafts, a catboat, an old-time outside kitchen and a variety of well-kept memorabilia.
