Power outages persist for 1.4m amid US heatwave
Some 1.4m storm-struck households in the eastern US are without electricity for a fourth day amid sweltering temperatures. Three people have already died from heat-related deaths in Maryland, as crews from as far as Quebec and Oklahoma battle to restore…
F1 Marussia driver Maria de Villota in Duxford crash
A Formula 1 test driver who suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash during testing in Cambridgeshire has regained consciousness. Maria de Villota was hurt while driving an MR-01 race car for the first time for the Oxfordshire-based Marussia team at…
Mosquito control is everyone’s business
If you think you saw mosquitoes in your house, or outside, earlier this month, you were probably right. But with the diligent work of the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU), the situation is mostly under control. “They are the…
Tiger Woods wins AT&T to pass Jack Nicklaus record
AT&T NATIONAL LEADERBOARD Venue: Bethesda, Maryland -8: Tiger Woods (US) -6: Bo Van Pelt (US) -5: Adam Scott (Aus) Selected others -3: Hunter Mahan (US) -1: Martin Laird (Sco), Brendon De Jonge (Zim) +1: Greg Owen (Eng) Tiger Woods passed…
DeVere plans Cayman Islands office
The deVere Group is looking to open a regional office in the Cayman Islands, and is sending its frontman, Simon Pratt, to oversee the launch. A company spokesman said the new office, the company’s first in the Caribbean, was expected…
Letter to the Editor: by Anon
The Opposition leader is now on our last nerve, apparently suffering from a severe case of amnesia. As one writer puts it: Are these die hard PPM supporters willing to draw reference to the memory of Dart paying civil servants…
Barclay’s chief executive Bob Diamond quits
Bob Diamond, the boss of Barclays has resigned from the embattled bank. The chancellor, George Osborne, said his sudden resignation was “the right decision for Barclays – and for the country”. “I think Bob Diamond’s resignation is the first step…
Self Defence for Extended After School Programme
Self defence is credited with an ability to teach patience, determination and above all how to protect one’s self. On Thursday 21 June 2012 at the Dalmain Ebanks Boxing Gym, students who regularly attend the Extended After School Programme (EASP)…
Expiration of Residency/Employment Certificates
The public is advised that the Residency and Employment Rights Certificates (RERC) issued to spouses of Caymanians in April 2005 have now expired – or will soon expire. Department of Immigration officials remind holders that ALL rights and privileges granted…
Letter to Editor: from Florence Goring-Nozza
THE OPPOSITION MUST PUT ASIDE PARTISAN POLITICS AND WORK FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY The PPM leader and the Independent member Mr. Miller seems to be suffering from a case of amnesia, and that the country and the entire…
