Sadly this is my last post on this blog. I have had great fun while blogging about my experiences living and working as an expat in Cayman Islands. It is not the end of the road for my writing though as a couple of my friends and I have been working on a website project over the past year, and I will continue to write about my experiences here in Cayman Islands for this particular website. I would like to thank all those who followed my posts over the past 15 months for their precious time an... Read Full Story

A couple of weeks ago, one of my mates on island asked me to join their Gaelic football team which plays in the local Sunday league every two weeks. My knowledge of Gaelic was limited to a few seconds ever so often while flicking channels on cable, so I joined the team as a total novice at the game. Gaelic football on island is more than just a game, it is a chance for the Irish community plus other communities interested in anything Irish to socialize, play and generally make merry. There is... Read Full Story

As I have come to know more Jamaicans both in Jamaica and here in Cayman, I find them a very fascinating bunch of people. In truth, I have met Jamaicans in the UK and other parts of the world. Yet, they truly are are different people on home turf. One saying of theirs that always has me thinking how lucky I am is “Everyday above ground is truly a blessing”. It is very simple but yet so true, I know we stress about the “credit crunch”, about our jobs, about our health, ... Read Full Story

On island you cannot help but notice all cigar shops and lounges scattered along Seven Mile Beach road and of course they all brag about their offering of genuine Cuban cigars (Cuba is a short plane ride away from Grand Cayman - all of about 45 minutes). Indeed at one of the Cuban cigar lounges, you can watch a Cuban expert hand roll a cigar for you. These shops and lounges are pretty popular with Americans, who tend to smoke themselves silly, simply because they cannot purchase Cuban cigars ... Read Full Story

The Cayman Islands World Cup got under way yesterday, and team Africa’s first match was against Canada. The team could not have had a worse start as Canada managed to blast 4 goals past our goal keeper within the 26 minutes allotted for the game. In all honesty, if it was not for the valiant efforts of our keeper, Canada could have scored at least another 4 goals. So what went wrong ? The one thing I noticed from the sidelines, is that we probably had about 6 coaches on the team, (most ... Read Full Story

Well it’s finally here! The Cayman World Cup of Football starts today, 6 February, and we have entered our own team – Africa. Yes Africa, is not a country, but we decided to go in as Africa, because our team consists of Zimbabweans, Kenyans, Nigerians and one guy from Trinidad. In true African form, we were not able to agree on any particular country so the compromise was to call the team Africa and come up with an African flag. Anyway, having successfully navigated through this potentially h... Read Full Story

The bad news is that my favourite jazz night club in Grand Cayman closed down sometime in October last year when I was on vacation in South Africa. Cohiba lounge to me represented a place where I could relax and find inner peace on a Thursday night even for just a couple of hours. Gary Ebanks (local jazz artist) and co really made me look forward to my nights at Cohiba lounge. Well, guess what? There is now a new club at the exact same location where Cohiba Lounge was, only that it is bigger ... Read Full Story

Kitso and his keeper SifisoDuring my vacation in South Africa over the festive season, I had the opportunity to visit the African bushveld with my family. We chose to go to Mpumalanga province on the eastern side of South Africa. In the Cayman Islands, there is very little wild life to speak of, however in South Africa there is an abundance of God’s creatures living in their natural habitat. One of the places that we visited was the Elephant Sanctuary near Hazyview in Mpumalanga provinc... Read Full Story

Lovely view at BCCAfter arriving back in South Africa for my Christmas vacation, I was really itching to play some golf on one of the many beautiful courses in Johannesburg. Cayman Islands only has 2 golf courses and the one is a 9 hole course that can be adapted into an 18 hole course. So, I definitely do miss my golf when I am on island. South Africa on the other hand is developing into “the world’s next golf paradise” according to the National Golf Network there and there... Read Full Story

Christmas time on the rock is typically the same as anywhere else in the world except that you are on a magical island and life really (and I mean really) moves slowly. Everyone is in a festive mood, especially from 30 November when the hurricane season officially ends and the endless Christmas parties begin. The usual year end office parties take place with great gusto as does the carol singing and christmas tree lighting at various locations on the island. Many of the bars and restaurants g... Read Full Story