Second chances for single mothers
Single women trying to raise a child or children on their own can find it difficult to enhance their career prospects. They need financial resources, child care and other support to pursue opportunities. The Passport2Success programme (P2P), run by the…
Dr. Merren, dentist, brother-in-law and friend
A very fine gentleman our Dr. Merren is For a dental surgeon he’s certainly a whiz So helpful and kind to all around No finer person can ever be found. With loving thoughts for his fellowman And for his patients…
Sculptures of human emotions
Avril Ward is already well-known in the Cayman Islands for her bold and vivid acrylic paintings, but recently she has been branching out into sculptures too, although it is perhaps more accurate to say she has rediscovered sculpture: “Sculpture and…
GUILTY OF MURDER
Life in jail after club shooting Chief Justice Anthony Smellie yesterday found Devon Anglin guilty of the September 2009 nightclub murder of Carlo Webster. Chief Superintendent John Jones said after the verdict: “A dangerous and evil person has been put behind bars for…
Auto accessories galore
The auto accessories market is big business thanks to the ever-increasing number of new vehicle models being marketed. It has its ups and downs but it is still a tough industry that has a billion dollars in revenue every year,…
The Editor Speaks: Suspicious shooting, another loss for the Crown and police take too much time
It was just another day “in paradise” on Thursday (20). We had a mugging on Eden Road, just off South Church Street, and the RCIPS took an inexplicably long time to get there. In a press statement the RCIPS said…
Pelican perched on a pole
People driving past the Prospect Point roundabout in the morning will probably have noticed a pelican, perched high on a light pole. Environmental Field Officer with the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, Stuart Mailer has identified the bird, named…
Deadly Pacific Northwest storm coats Seattle in ice
SEATTLE (AP) — A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated the Seattle area in a thick layer of ice Thursday and brought much of the state to a standstill, sending hundreds of cars spinning out of control, temporarily shutting down the…
Cayman rejects ABC Romney report
Both government and Cayman Finance have rejected ABC News reports that the Cayman Islands was culpable of sheltering investments by US presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The report accused the leader of the three-man Republican field of hiding a series of multi-million-dollar…
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on…
