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Day: August 26, 2012

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Fires continue to burn at Venezuela’s Amuay refinery

Fires continue to burn at an oil refinery in Venezuela, the site of a deadly explosion early on Saturday. Two tanks are still alight but state oil company officials say they have the situation under control. Thirty-nine people died and…

Camana Bay Set To Open One Of The Islands’ First Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Environmentally-conscious residents will soon get a charge out of Camana Bay as the Town Centre’s two public electric vehicle charging stations near completion. Powered by five kilowatts of solar panels fitted atop the Forum Lane Parking Garage, the stations are…

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Opposition: Saturday is deadliest day in Syrian civil war

By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — At least 330 people were reported dead Saturday in Syria, marking the highest single-day death toll since the start of the uprising, according to opposition activists. With one week left to go, August…

GIS Spotlight: Link to Oceans

The week starting Monday, 27 August, GIS Spotlight opens young minds to ocean literacy, draws attention to tourism and refocuses on hurricane preparedness. It’s never too early to enthuse school children about nature and the need to conserve it for…

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Cayman’s Technical Director for Swimming Receives Prestigious Award

CIASA, 24 August 2012: Ian Armiger, the Cayman Islands’ new Technical Director for Swimming, recently received the prestigious Loughborough University Medal in recognition of “…exceptional service in any field, whether distinguished by duration, distinction (although not necessarily high profile), impact…

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CaymanYP Mobile App

Discover Everything You Need On the Go. Cayman Islands Yellow Pages is offering even more ways to find everything you need! Download their new FREE mobile application and you can access the most complete directory in Cayman Islands! You will…

UK’s nod has conditions

The Government has confirmed the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has given its ‘nod of approval’ to the $567M spending plan in the Cayman Islands 2012/13 Budget.   However, there are conditions: The 

*Passage of the UK-Cayman agreement known…

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Banned Lance Armstrong says he’s at peace despite life ban

BANNED cycling superstar Lance Armstrong says he’s more at peace now than he has been in a decade as fresh doping allegations surface in Europe. In his first interview since the US Anti-Doping Agency disciplined Armstrong with a lifetime ban…