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Bernard K. Passman (22 January 1916 – 10 February 2007) was a sculptor and jeweller, founder of a black coral jewellery company and brand, Passman (currently [when?] produced by Glyptica, Inc. under licence [1]). [2]
The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
History of the Cayman Islands. Cayman's abundant Turtles attracted ships and settlers to the islands. The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean that have been under various governments since their discovery by Europeans. Christopher Columbus sighted the Cayman Islands on May 10, 1503, and named them Las ...
The culture of the Cayman Islands has been influenced by Afro-Caribbeans of Jamaica, colonists of Great Britain. In the 21st century, approximately 113 nationalities make up the residents on the three islands comprising the country. The total population of the Cayman Islands is 81,546 people spread throughout the island group, with the majority ...
1919-1971. Irksie Leila Yates (1899-1996) was a pioneering nurse and midwife from the Cayman Islands. She has been recognized on a stamp in the 2011 series "Pioneers in our History" and in 2015 was posthumously honored with the National Heroes Award. Her home has been the focus of a restoration project for the National Trust’s West Bay Committee.
Henry Leslie, Mark McTaggard, Harry Johnson, Philip "Smiley" Bodden. Website. Official Barefoot Man Website. The Barefoot Man, born George Nowak, is an entertainer and songwriter who performs primarily in the Cayman Islands, specifically on the largest island of Grand Cayman. He has composed about 2,000 songs and has recorded nearly 500 of them.
Mary Evelyn Wood (1900 – 1978) was a politician and nurse in the Cayman Islands. She was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands . The daughter of Charles and Julietta Wood, she started a small school in her father's home while she was in her early 20s. Wood trained as a nurse and worked in her community as a ...
Being the largest home on the island at the time, Pedro St. James was a key meeting place for principal inhabitants, eventually becoming the home of the first elected parliament of the islands in December 1831, causing it to be known as "The Birthplace of Democracy in the Cayman Islands". On 3 May 1835, the proclamation ending slavery in the ...