Topic: seaman

An article on the front page of the Tuesday, 22 June 1976 issue of the Caymanian Compass was titled ‘Jamaica in State of Emergency’ and stated that Jamaica’s Governor General had declared a state of emergency with effect from June 19 at 12 noon.” The Prime Minister, Michael Manley, said that “the violence in the country had increased to a scale unique in our history.”

A former seaman on Cayman Brac is having a much easier time getting out of his house after a ramp was installed at his home with the help of an assistance programme for seniors.

Seaman H.E. Ross will recount the sad tale of the Cayman schooner Goldfield in a presentation at the Cayman Islands National Gallery at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The event is free.

Members of West Bay’s Ebanks family were among the district’s honorees at the 2016 Heroes Day ceremony recognizing achievement in agriculture. The family made sure the moment was an affair to remember.