Random pictures taken over the Jubillee Celebrations weekend
We were handed these beautiful photographs taken by Susan Merren over the Queen’s Jubilee Sunday and Monday (3-4) and they were too good not to share with you. The photographs are randomly placed and feature the service held in Elmsie,…
Bahamas falling to Bermuda was a bad result for Cayman Islands
Even though Bahamas lost 16-8 to Bermuda on Saturday (9) was tough, Bahamas head coach, Ken Hutton, believes it gives his country an opportunity to regroup and create cohesiveness. The Bahamas hosted Bermuda, in the final game of the second…
World steer wrestling champion has stem cell surgery in the Cayman Islands
Two-time world champion Lee Graves planned to resume his steer wrestling career next week at the Wainwright rodeo in a bid to prepare for the Calgary Stampede. It isn’t going to happen. A sudden attack of acute appendicitis this past…
Euro 2012: France 1 England 1
England’s opening Euro 2012 game ended in stalemate as they played out a low-key draw with France in Donetsk. Joleon Lescott gave England the lead with a header from captain Steven Gerrard’s free-kick – but France were level before the…
More Reception Classes for Cayman
Nine new Reception classes will be rolled out in government schools at the start of the new school year, September, 2012. This roll out is part of the keenly anticipated phased re-introduction of Reception to government schools, by the Ministry…
Jamaica risks discrediting Monarchy, warns Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
The Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands says Jamaica could run the risk of discrediting the British Monarchy in its zeal to become a republic. Addressing congregants during a service to mark the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s…
The Editor Speaks: If I can see the flaws in the legal aid bill, why can’t the government?
I am not a lawyer nor have I had any inclinations to be nor ever wanted to be a member of that profession. I have no legal training, except in the field of building contract and landlord and tenant law…
A gold standard system for the Cayman Islands?
Nathan Lewis, writing in Forbes, asks the question, “If the Gold Standard Scares You, How About a Parallel Currency Option?” Here is the article: A friend asked me: “What country today, besides the United States, could transition to a gold…
