History

This July, celebrate with a burst of flamboyant colours and expressive music! The much-anticipated CayMAS Carnival kicks off the first weekend of the month. The event’s primary goal is to [...]

The annual Carnival Batabano, which began in 1983 and is hosted by the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, returns on April 30th and concludes on May 8th. The phrase “Batabano” refers to the [...]

When you last visited Grand Cayman, did you visit Bodden Town? Formerly the capital of the Cayman Islands, Bodden Town is situated on a natural harbor on the southern end of Grand Cayman. Named [...]

Mark your calendars! Cayman’s National Festival, Pirates Week, is set to return to Grand Cayman from November 7th-11th. Playing off of our history of pirates, shipwrecks, and treasure, Pirates [...]

George Town may be the capital of Grand Cayman, but it hasn’t always been. Once it was Bodden Town on the East End. Dating back to the 1700s, Bodden Town was the original settlement on Cayman [...]

Part 2: The growth of George Town and Grand Cayman We explored how Georgetown initially got its start as a practical and convenient port of call for ships traversing the globe. One of the main [...]