Saudis emerge as key US ally against terrorists
(AP) — A decade after hijackers mostly from Saudi Arabia attacked the United States with passenger jets, the Saudis have emerged as the principal ally of the U.S. against al-Qaida’s spinoff group in Yemen and at least twice have disrupted…
Dishin’ with Dody: Mother’s Day
This Sunday, May 13th, is officially Mother’s Day, but my official Mother’s Day began many years ago on the first of May. This is the day my first son was born. Jeffery was a child that was longed for and…
Freeport Rugby Club hosts Cayman and Bermuda for Junior Rugby Tournament
This coming weekend the Freeport Rugby Club will once again be hosting a junior boys rugby team from the Cayman Islands. Last years competition was a tremendous success with over 50 boys aged from 8yrs to 12 years old, coming…
Obama voices his support for gay marriage
(AP) On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. The…
Cayman Islands compete in Lego Competition
The “Brainy Bunch,” a First Lego League (FLL) team of six Kilmer Middle School students, won second place overall in the research category last weekend at the FLL World Invitational Open hosted by the University of South Florida and Legoland….
Bush involvement in blasting issue revealed on CITN
On yesterday’s newscast at 6pm CITN showed copies of documents they had obtained which implicated Hon. McKeeva Bush in the importation of explosives. The documents show Midlands Acres Ltd. that operates a quarry asking Premier McKeeva Bush to assist in…
Diamond Pet Foods latest food recall may affect Cayman Islands
Several brands of dry pet food have been linked to a salmonella outbreak. Diamond Pet Foods is expanding a recall of several brands of dry pet food that have been linked to a multi-state Salmonella outbreak, according to the CDC….
A worthy wreck for divers: USS Kittiwake
This article appeared on the CNN news site: http://edition.cnn.com and was written by Kim Segal. An excellent promo piece we are pleased to publish here. The water is so clear you can see it from the surface. It’s the Cayman…
Cayman Invitational
The inaugural Cayman Invitational meet at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex started yesterday (9). Heading the list of athletes competing at the meet were world 100 metres champions Yohan Blake and Carmelita Jeter. More than 80 professional athletes, many of…
Taxing question because of Cayman Island’s involvement in Guardian Media Group
The decision by Guardian Media Group and Apax Partners, co-owners of Top Right Group (formerly known as Emap), to sell its car data subsidiary CAP for an estimated £175 million raises an interesting question of tax. The reason is that…
