Free HIV Testing Extended
Due to demand, free HIV testing will continue to be available at the General Practice Clinic of the Cayman Islands Hospital, West Bay and Bodden Town District Health Centres and Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac from Monday, 5 December to…
Man charged over fatal crash
A man has appeared in court accused of causing the death of medical student Richard Martin. Mr Martin, 52, and originally from Pennsylvania, USA, died after his car collided with another vehicle on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway at the beginning…
UK auditors warn Olympic budget is on the edge
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Olympic organizers run a risk of exceeding their 9.3 billion-pound ($14.6 billion) budget for hosting the 2012 London games and have little room left for unforeseen costs, Britain’s spending watchdog warned Tuesday. The National Audit Office…
Bob Marley heirs sue half brother over name use
MIAMI (AP) — A feud has erupted within the first family of reggae, with the widow and nine children of Bob Marley suing his half brother to stop use of the Marley name to promote an annual Miami music festival…
Medals galore for boxers
The Cayman Islands boxing team may have a little trouble getting through customs with all the extra weight they’ll be carrying! Five boxers from the D Dalmain Boxing Gym have returned from Barbados with a bucket full of medals. Tafari…
Planet in sweet spot of Goldilocks zone for life
WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It’s a bit too big. The planet…
Olympus probe figure heads to Cayman, relative says
Hajime Sagawa, the Japanese banker whose firms got $687 million in fees as part of Olympus Corp.’s $2.1 billion buyout of Gyrus Group Plc, has left Florida for the Cayman Islands, his brother-in-law said, a month after divorcing his wife…
Treasury closes early Friday
The Treasury Department will close at 12 noon on Friday, 9 December to facilitate a staff function. All business should be conducted as early as possible before the noon closing. The department regrets any inconvenience the early closure might cause….
PFL Playoffs set for this Weekend
This past weekend marked the official end to the 2011/2012 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) regular season. With only three games remaining in the Under 9 Division and two in the Under 11 Division due to regular season postponements, schools…
Special edition Kittiwake watch
ORIS have released a Limited Edition DIVER to commemorate the deliberate sinking of the USS Kittiwake in Grand Cayman, which done in order to create an artificial reef. Priced at $3500, the watch is available at The Mansion in Camana…
