Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it died from a rare infection. The…
The Publisher Speaks: My Christmas message
Christmas Greetings to all family and friends, also to visitors to these beautiful Cayman Islands. What a year 2011 has been. For some it has been a very difficult year. A lot of us are going through one of the…
Moving energy into action
This week (Monday, 26 December) GIS Spotlight revisits children engaging in wholesome activities, reviews rehabilitation and re-scans the night sky. First, we transport you to energising after school activities for children featuring sports, performing arts and hands-on lessons that are…
Christmas message from H.E. The Governor Mr Duncan Taylor, CBE
I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year 2012! This is always a special time of year. Its significance is different for all of us. But there is a common thread. This is a time for…
Government gets the kinks out of ex-gratia pensions system
The Cabinet has addressed some significant shortcomings in the Ex-Gratia pensions system which operates under the legislative authority of the Public Service Pensions Law. The Public Service Pensions (Ex-Gratia Pensions)(Amendment) Regulations, 2011 were issued by extraordinary gazette on 15th December…
Letter to the Editor – Letter from the Police Commissioner
Your editorial quite rightly pours scorn on the failings of the RCIPS in its handling of the case against Phillip Rose, and the manner in which a crime victim was treated. The victim did not receive the care, help and…
Yankees hit with $13.9M luxury tax
The New York Yankees were hit with a $13.9 million luxury tax bill Thursday, their lowest since 2003. The fee, assessed by Major League Baseball under its labor contract, is down from $18 million last year and $25.7 million in…
The Christmas spirit
While for so many people this holiday season is about rampant commercialism, keeping up with the Joneses and rushing to keep up with a hectic schedule, we should all jump off the speed train and take time to not only…
Missing boy found safe and well
UPDATE – Police have confirmed the 12-year-old missing from West Bay has been found safe and well. On Friday officers from West Bay became concerned for the safety and well-being of a 12-year-old boy who had been missing since Thursday…
Man dead after car smash
A man has died after he lost control of his car and crashed on Shamrock Road. Richard Alutaya Rivera, a 39-year-old Fillipino,was driving towards East End near to Watler’s Estates when he skidded off the road and collided with a…
