McIlroy takes 2-stroke lead in Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to increase his lead to two strokes after the second round of the Shanghai Masters. After opening with a bogey-free 64, McIlroy struggled on the front…
The history of Halloween
Halloween is usually celebrated with trick-or-treating activities, costume parties, jack-o’-lanterns, apple bobbing, bonfires, playing pranks, visiting haunted houses, telling scary stories and watching horror movies. It is observed on October 31st and called ‘Halloween’ because it is a Scottish variant…
Still tickets for ice spectacular
Tickets are still available for the Ice on Ice fundraiser to help the Cayman Islands Cancer Society. The lobby and poolside of The Westin Casuarina Resort will be transformed into an ice palace by Every Blooming Thing on Wednesday November…
Cayman Islands continues captive market growth
(Grand Cayman- 28 October 2011) Third quarter figures from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) show the continued resilience of Cayman’s captive insurance sector. CIMA licensed 29 captive insurance companies in the first nine months of 2011, 14 more than…
iCommunity Events
NATIONAL GALLERY FUNDRAISER: Students public and private schools are invited to participate in “ dress down” day for a donation of $2.00 or more. The National Gallery chairman will match donations and each student will get a keepsake wristband of…
Artists get a sneak peek at new gallery space
A group of artists who have contributed artwork to be sold in the National Gallery’s Big Art Auction recently got a chance to see round the new building their art donations are helping to pay for. The National Gallery’s new…
Rina is now a tropical depression
As of this afternoon (28) Tropical Depression Rina has been ripped apart by strong upper-level southerly winds. The low level center expected to drift slowly southwards along the Yucatan coast. Long range radar out of Key West shows that moisture…
Tobacco Dealers to Register Now
Cayman’s Health Ministry is reminding tobacco dealers that Tuesday, 1 November 2011 is the deadline to apply for, or renew registration for 2012. It is illegal to sell any tobacco products without a certificate of registration and late registration will…
The Editor speaks: Frightened to ‘grass’
To ‘grass’ means to inform on someone. In the UK the term is normally used when a criminal betrays another one to the authorities. If you are a ‘grass’ means you are not someone who is trustworthy. Normally other criminals…
Pink Floyd member’s son loses jail term appeal
LONDON (AP) — Appeal court judges on Friday upheld the 16-month jail sentence given to the son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour for a violent rampage during student protests last year. Charlie Gilmour was one of thousands who demonstrated…
