Dump problems will be back in 20 years
Environmental and hygiene emergencies surrounding the George Town landfill will recur in 20 years if it is moved to Bodden Town, spreading chemical and noise pollution, threatening public health and reducing property values. Equally, the move would undermine the chance…
Driver rams bus down busy Indian streets, kills nine
NEW DELHI (AP) — A bus driver mowed down pedestrians and rammed cars, scooters and food stalls in a rampage through crowded Indian streets Wednesday that killed nine people and injured more than two dozen. Police chased the bus for…
Entertainment is the perfect ingredient
The Taste of Cayman Food and Wine Festival is right around the corner and in addition to providing visitors with an array of culinary options, this weekend’s festival will be a true entertainment experience. The event coordinators have included live…
Broad and Swann help England take charge
Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann each took three wickets as England took charge of the second Test against Pakistan on day one in Abu Dhabi. Broad (3-47) bowled both Younus Khan and Azhar Ali after lunch to leave the hosts…
Magic spells
All over the world and for many years civilisations have relied on their faith in spiritual or mystical powers to accomplish truly amazing feats. Long before modern medicine came on the scene, most health concerns were executed by applying spirituality,…
What personality type are you?
What is your personality? Some people talk, react, judge and act exactly as they have seen and taught. They hate original and new ideas calling them dangerous. Then there are people who live life dangerously. They want to break every…
iThought for January 26, 2012
The injury of the unjust should not please you, knowing that, until they are in hell, the impious will not please. Ecclesiasticus 9:17
My Special Memory of Trella Sanon nee Myles
I first met Trella on the first day of the opening of Cayman Islands High School in 1949. Immediately she and I bonded and became the best of friends and great High School buddies. Trella and I were both very…
The Editor Speaks: “Is this really Cayman? Is this the country where I was born?”
I have lived here thirty years. 44% of my life. If I am appalled that a serving policeman’s house in West Bay was shot up in the early hours of last Sunday (22) this must be absolutely shocking and beyond…
Missing detainees still at large
Two Cuban detainees who escaped from the Immigration Detention facility remain at large, officials said yesterday. Rafael Hidalgo Figueredo and Fernando Figueredo Corrales, escaped on Sunday, 22 January, from the centre on Fairbanks Avenue. The public is reminded that it…
