Record-setting is a piece of cake
With a Christmas shipping deadline of noon Monday, December 19, the rum cake orders are flooding in at the Tortuga Rum Cake Company. The Miami based warehouse that handles worldwide distribution for the Tortuga Rum Company’s popular Cayman Islands rum…
MAC’S BIG MISTAKE
Cayman’s sea captains hit back yesterday at the apparent rejection by Premier McKeeva Bush of proposals to locate Cayman’s new cruise berths in Red Bay, accusing government of making “a serious mistake”. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, and…
IndyCar: Wheldon killed when head hit fencing post
Dan Wheldon was killed when his head hit a post in the fencing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — contact that created a “non-survivable injury” to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. The cause of death was revealed Thursday when IndyCar…
Secrets to becoming a star at anything
Secrets to becoming a star at anything The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance contains some very interesting findings: 1. The trait we call talent is highly overrated. That is, expert performers – whether in memory or surgery, ballet…
Nigeria’s potholed roads among world’s most deadly
MOWE, Nigeria (AP) — The tractor-trailer lay alongside the busy Nigeria expressway like a child’s forgotten toy, its cargo of cosmetics smashed on the hot, uneven strip of asphalt road and its driver left bleeding with a head wound. Burned-out…
An Old Fashioned Christmas Holiday
There are many Christmas traditions that are gradually being lost in today’s high-tech, always-on-the-go world. But Christmas is the perfect time to slow things down and get back to basics to really enjoy the season. Decorations make Christmas time special….
Another email chain letter
After Ben Stein we now have one concerning the salaries of CEO’s of different charities which I received in my email box this morning from SIX different people. I expect some of you have received the same or will do…
Christmas comes early for 30 out-of-work Caymanians
The ForCayman Investment Alliance, a public-private partnership between Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd. and the Cayman Islands Government, has provided temporary work for as many as 30 unemployed Caymanians at a time when it is needed most – right before the…
Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income
WASHINGTON (AP) — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict…
NJ Nets owner wants to buy Russia media holding
MOSCOW (AP) — The bi llionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets running for the Russian presidency against Vladimir Putin is expected to make a formal offer to buy a leading media holding Wednesday, his representative said. Mikhail Prokhorov, who…
