Biography of Ethel Kandler White
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryNovember 21, 2025
When people in the Corn Islands speak about the history of caregiving on the islands, the name Ethel Kandler White is always mentioned with ...
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Corn Islands Proverbs
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryNovember 11, 2025
A list of local proverbs and their meanings, most of which are in Creole grammar: 1. You can make belly burst, but don't make good food...
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Harvest or Thanksgiving Celebration on the Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryNovember 09, 2025
Beginning in mid-August each year, nearly every Christian denomination on the Corn Islands takes part in the Harvest Celebration, an ecumeni...
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The Autonomy of Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast: A Historical Reflection with Focus on Corn Island and Mayor Hurley Morgan
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryOctober 27, 2025
The Autonomy of Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast stands as one of the most significant political and social milestones in the country’s modern h...
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The Evolution of Tourism on Nicaragua’s Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibrarySeptember 25, 2025
Great Corn Island and Little Corn Island, located in the Caribbean of Nicaragua, have long attracted travellers seeking unspoiled natural be...
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Columbus and the First European Sighting of the Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibrarySeptember 14, 2025
Christopher Columbus’s fourth and final voyage (1502–1504) brought him to the coast of present-day Nicaragua. During this expedition, he nav...
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The Corn Islands: From Early Settlement to Emancipation
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryAugust 09, 2025
The Corn Islands were first inhabited by the Kukra people between 1–400 AD. They came from the areas of Bluefields, Kukra Hill, and Pearl La...
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Corn Islands Legend: Don’t Play with Your Shadow
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 10, 2025
Back in the day, children on Corn Island were warned never to play with their shadows. “Don’t play with your shadow,” the elders would say. ...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Headless Rider
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
Deep in the heart of Corn Island folklore lives the haunting story of a phantom horseman—a man on a white horse, riding through the night wi...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Lady in White at Mayaya Rock
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
Long ago, during the days when pirate ships docked near Corn Island, treasure was hidden beneath the island’s soil. But gold doesn’t guard i...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Crying Lady of Walimo Side
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
They say that if you walk the back roads of Corn Island late in the evening, especially near Walimo Side, you might hear her. A soft, heart-...
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Tea Traditions on the Corn Islands
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
On the Corn Islands, drinking tea is part of daily life. It’s something many people grow up with and continue doing into old age. The tradit...
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First Rock of Great Corn Island: A Site of Memory and Origin
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
At the northernmost edge of Great Corn Island, where the Caribbean wind kisses the coastline and the sea now laps at what was once dry land,...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Midnight Game
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 04, 2025
Sally Peachie is known for more than just its quiet charm. Locals say that spirits sometimes roam when the streets are empty and night falls...
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Song: Easy Life
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 03, 2025
Easy Life (by Lancey Bryan, 1977) Chorus : Easy life, no trouble, no worries, no botheration. Easy life, from generation to generation. Vers...
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Corn Islands Legend: The Fireball
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryMay 03, 2025
Many strange things have been said to happen on the islands. Some stories are passed down from grandparents, others whispered between friend...
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History of The Corn Islands Virtual Library
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryApril 27, 2025
The Corn Islands Virtual Library was founded on 19 August 2021 and officially launched on the internet on 1 May 2023 by Shayron Tower, a nat...
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Corn Islands Holy Week and Easter Traditions
The Corn Islands Virtual LibraryApril 14, 2025
During Holy Week and the Easter season, when Christians commemorate the passion and resurrection of Jesus, the Corn Islands observe traditio...
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