The Editor Speaks: When is a dump not a dump? Electricity is silent
Mount Trashmore is a dump in George Town but it is a waste management facility in Bodden Town. If Government had plenty of money we would not even be discussing this. The Waste to Energy option is the only solution…
Study says hospital will lose $12m a year – Devi Shetty says report is nonsense
The local project director for Dr Devi Shetty’s proposed East End hospital and medical school has rejected as “factually incorrect “ a highly critical study of the scheme by a Cayman policy group. “I’m not even going to respond to…
Officials investigating Illinois reactor shutdown
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials are investigating the events surrounding a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, where steam was vented to reduce pressure after it shut down. After the shut down Monday morning at Exelon Nuclear’s Byron…
Chief Justice appointed to International Judicial Committee
Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has been appointed to serve on a committee of INSOL International, a world-wide federation of national associations for judges, accountants, lawyers and other insolvency professionals that specialises in corporate turnaround and insolvency. The Chief Justice will…
New Coach Takes the Plunge
Government’s learn-to-swim programme is back on track with the newly-appointed Coach Chester Hurlston promising to make a big splash. For Coach Chester sports have always been a big part of his life, prompting him to turn this passion into…
Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums,…
Allergic reaction
There can be various kinds of allergies such as dust, pollen, medicines, food, insect, viruses or bacterial allergy. The allergic reaction may be a small skin rash on one spot or all over the body. The reaction happens when substances…
St. Valentine
There are a number of stories concerning who was St. Valentine but most have a common thread – Rome and Claudius II. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman…
Heat shake off slow start, beat Hornets 109-95
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night….
