Countdown to the 45th Agriculture Show
There is a beehive of activity at the Agriculture Grounds in Lower Valley, as the countdown begins for the official opening of the 45th Annual Agriculture on Ash Wednesday, 22 February, with gates opening at 7:00 a.m. Said to be…
44 killed in Mexico prison riot, guards detained
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — An inmate riot that may have been staged to cover a breakout killed 44 prisoners Sunday, and the jail’s director and all guards on duty at the time have been detained, a security official said. Nuevo…
No sleep for these bed fellows
Ten dream teams with ten dream themes were all ready and steady to go to beddy – but sleeping wasn’t on the agenda at Cayman’s first ever Bed Race to end polio. The race, organised by all four of Cayman’s…
The Internet is being threatened
I received a very interesting article from Alan Norton published on TechRepublic (Feb 3) under the title “10 threats to the Golden Age of the Internet”. Mr. Norton says, “We are living in the best of times, when an Internet…
Liverpool tear Seagulls apart in FA Cup
Kenny Dalglish hopes his side’s prolificacy in beating Brighton 6-1 will set the standard as Liverpool’s quest for a cup double continues. The Reds will welcome Stoke to Anfield in the FA Cup quarter-finals after an emphatic victory over a…
SOY many choices for young people
Three teams took honours at the SOY Foundation Football Extravaganza fund-raiser and competition on Saturday at the George Town Annex, bringing home a message of positive choices for young people. Twelve teams took part, watched by hundreds of parents, spectators,…
Three skiers killed in Wash. Avalanche, 4th survived
STEVENS PASS, Wash. (AP) — Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a safety…
New facility will create 1500 local jobs
KPMG accountants yesterday met government officials about the draft report on the George Town port project, completing a several-month value-for-money study, now set for legal scrutiny, prior to final signatures. UDP officials roughly estimate that the “upland” portion of the…
Appleby set to expand into mainland China
Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, is set to expand into mainland China with the opening of a new representative office in Shanghai. The new office, due to open on 2nd April 2012, will…
