Silver thatch: The palm that held Cayman together
Long before tourism or offshore finance, Cayman’s wealth was measured in coils of rope and the strength of the hands that made them.
Marcieann Hydes can still recall her grandmother Edwina Ebanks swinging her legs on her porch in West Bay and plaiting the fronds of the silver thatch palm.
“One day I asked grandma if she would give me some of the fronds.” She said to me, “Yes I will give you some of these strings, but you have to make something with them, because you don’t waste anything, not even time.” For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Oct 15, 2025 04:08 AM