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Month: March 2012

Nathan Clarke’s parents arrive on Island

The family of missing water-sports instructor Nathan Clarke will arrive in George Town today, boosting the search for the UK resident, while police said yesterday that CCTV footage reviews had offered “no sign”. The mystery around Mr Clarke’s disappearance last…

FC INDIANA COMING TO CAYMAN

FC Indiana has signed an agreement with the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), designating CIFA as its Caribbean women’s and girl’s football development partner and has promised commitments towards Caymanian women’s teams and players with the establishment of an exchange…

Activists allege execution-style killings in Syria

  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes Friday as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighborhood in the city of Homs, while the Red Cross headed to the…

“Shanghaied” author to speak at Rotary Club function

David Collins, the author of Shanghaied, a part-fictionalised, part-real account of an American teenage boy who runs away from home all set for adventure will be talking about his book and his life on March 22th at The Westin Casuarina…

Dresses, dreams and designs

Twenty-four year old Caymanian Kidan Brooks has been designing fashions ever since she was a little girl: “I can’t remember exactly what age but it started with sewing dresses and swimsuits for my dolls – I got really serious about…

German court dismisses Apple, Samsung lawsuits

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has dismissed patent lawsuits by technology giants Apple and Samsung against each other in the two companies’ battle over the market for smartphones and tablet devices. Mannheim state court spokesman Joachim Bock said judges…

Masked Kobe leads Lakers’ blowout of Timberwolves

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant could be excused for harbouring a little grudge after Dwyane Wade broke his nose and gave him a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, of all places. Instead, Bryant professes nothing…

UWI’s three new degrees

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus marked the launch of three brand-new degree programmes with a region-wide media event, where one could “meet” with course facilitators across the Caribbean. The UWI has a presence throughout the Caribbean,…