Referendum Day to be a Public Holiday
Premier McKeeva Bush announced on May 5 that the Government has decided to declare July 18, 2012 a public holiday in order to facilitate the holding of the referendum on single member constituencies. There are a number of logistic reasons…
Trent announces Cayman Islands partnership
Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario announced a new partnership with the University College of the Cayman Islands last week. The partnership will expand student exchanges as well as research and international conference initiatives.
How much will you pay for a cup of coffee and do you know how to order it ?
I used to pay as little as 50 cents for a 7oz paper cup of instant coffee from a vending machine. A slightly bigger paper cup of coffee from outlets like Starbucks costs over $2! Here in Cayman the normal…
Manchester United may lose their Premier League crown to Manchester City
Manchester United led by eight points one month ago, but now trail Manchester City on goal difference with one game left. To win a 20th league title, United need to better City’s result against QPR when they face Sunderland on…
Greek election impasse heralds lengthy instability
AP) — Greece sank deeper into a political and financial morass on Monday as initial efforts to form a new coalition government failed a day after angry voters punished parties backing the country’s international bailout. The result of Sunday’s parliamentary…
House Hunters International Cayman Islands Episode
Another House Hunters International episode filmed in the Cayman Islands will be aired on HGTV Channel on Westar Cable TV on Wednesday, May 8 at 10:30pm EST and 1:30am EST “Luxury Living in Grand Cayman” episode synopsis: Fed up with Ontario’s frigid…
London re-elects Boris Johnson as mayor
AP) — London’s comic and outspoken mayor Boris Johnson won re-election Friday, triumphing in a closer-than-expected vote to secure a second term and his status as the unvarnished and unpredictable host of the 2012 Olympics Johnson’s victory, in election results…
France president-elect Hollande has full plate
(AP) — On his whirlwind first day since winning the French presidential election, Socialist Francois Hollande was set to embark on a crash course in international politics, with a critical visit to Berlin, an invite to the White House, and…
CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
(AP) — The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press…
