DUMP THE DUMP: Bodden Town residents say no to Dart plan
A Bodden Town coalition will lobby against moving the George Town Landfill to Midland Acres, joining West Bay opposition to Dart Realty plans for the districts, and targeting a petition at Premier McKeeva Bush. The group, calling itself the Coalition…
COCKROACH
I saw a cockroach crossing the road As fast as his scrawny legs could go Without fear of being squashed to death He didn’t even attempt to go slow And it wasn’t an ordinary road he was crossing It was…
Anne – Part 79
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “it held, instead of the ordinary pepper and mustard, various liquids and spices of mysterious nature….” Early in June, accompanied by “monsieur,” Anne started on her little journey. The German…
Law of Attraction: Part 1
Have you ever thought something magic was happening in your life – that if you only knew how it worked, you could get more of these great magic things happening? Claude M. Bristol (American soldier, lawyer, lecturer, investment banker, and…
Higher prices don’t deter Thanksgiving travellers
CHICAGO (AP) — Whether on the highway or at home, Americans will pay more to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. But higher gas prices and costlier airfare are not stopping millions of people from travelling for the holiday. About 42.5 million…
Tough night in Europe for Manchester sides
Despite a self-destructive defensive display Sir Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United “did not deserve” to draw 2-2 with Benfica in a result which leaves their Champions League qualification in the balance. Manchester United, last season’s Champions League runners-up, paid a…
Lifeguard believes Wood could have been saved
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The lifeguard captain who helped pull Natalie Wood’s body from the water nearly 30 years ago said he believes the actress could have been saved had officials begun a search for her earlier, the Los Angeles…
The one that got away
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — It’s the big one that got taken away. Local fishing boat owner Carlos Rafael was elated when one of his trawlers snared an 881-pound bluefin tuna earlier this month. But the joy was short-lived. Federal…
Church gets land in the Brac
Saint George’s Anglican Church, of Courts Road, George Town, Grand Cayman has acquired land in Cayman Brac. The land is located in a new subdivision on the Bluff developed by the Ryan family in an area known as “Little Coconut…
