Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
GENEVA (AP) — A bus smashed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps, killing 22 Belgian 12-year-olds returning from a ski vacation and the six adults who were accompanying them, police said Wednesday. Another 24 students were hospitalized with…
LA approves multi-million dollar schools’ boost
Legislators yesterday approved a $14.5 million budget boost to complete Cayman’s two new high schools, now projected to cost nearly $100 million each. In a morning meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s Finance Committee, Premier McKeeva Bush sought nearly $50 million…
UCCI hosts first ever honours convocation
Some 110 students of the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) were recognised at the institution’s first ever Honours Convocation last Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the UCCI Sir Vassel Johnson Hall. Shining examples of academic excellence, the honorees…
Swimming and splashing at Governor’s Beach
More than 130 swimmers of all ages and abilities flocked to the Governor’s Beach for the second in Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC)’s three family-friendly open water events. “The series has been great for everyone,” says CBAC Associate Head Coach…
How does GT Primary’s garden grow?
Kids love growing vegetables at George Town Primary’s very own vegetable garden. They plant the seeds, water, and then watch as the vegetables get bigger and bigger – not forgetting to weed, of course –before they wash the vegetables and…
iThought for March 14, 2012
You should not praise a man for his beauty, and you should not despise a man for his appearances. Ecclesiasticus 11:2
Guatemalan gets 6,060-year sentence in massacre
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A former member of an elite Guatemalan military force extradited from the United States last July was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison Monday for his role in the killings of 201 people in a 1982…
How to pass examinations without being an A plus student.
This is the third part of my article on collected tips and tricks to help you pass a school or university exam. They are called exam techniques and they helped me and they can help you. Part C) The Exam…
Chwasts share their store of love, determination, autism and art
When her autistic son turned twenty, a vocational counsellor told Debra Chwast that Seth was unsuited for anything more challenging than janitorial work. He could not cross the street alone—or even be left at home alone—or have a conversation. But…
