Cayman Airways accident October, 1991
We received a blog under one of our stories relating to Cayman Airways and the blogger inquired why there was nothing reported on the Internet on the airline’s accident in 1991. We did some research and found the following: Cayman…
Paralympics 2012: Mark Colbourne’s remarkable journey
By Piers Newbery BBC SportWorld champion Para-cyclist Mark Colbourne will have completed a remarkable transformation when he lines up on the track and the road at the Paralympics. In 2009, the Welshman broke his back when forced into an emergency…
Kevin Pietersen: England World Twenty20 omission is no surprise
By Alec Stewart BBC Test Match Special It certainly wasn’t a shock to me that Kevin Pietersen was left out of the England squad for the World Twenty20. He hadn’t been picked for the final Test against South Africa, there…
“Jamaica’s Olympics Promotional Activities an Overwhelming Success”, says Minister McNeill
Jamaica’s Tourism and Entertainment Minister, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill has termed the island’s promotional activities for the London 2012 Olympics, a resounding success. Minister McNeill today outlined key successes of the initiative as he addressed members of the media…
Jamaica activist Clover Graham’s murder probed
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR is calling for an investigation into the murder of a Jamaican human rights activist on Sunday. Clover Graham, an honorary liaison for the agency, was found with her throat slashed outside the Jamaican capital,…
‘Honor’ murderer boasts of triple killing
By Reza Sayah, CNN Kot Chutta, Pakistan – From behind the steel bars of his jail cell, Muhammad Ismail described with uncanny ease how he shot and killed his wife, his mother-in-law, and sister-in-law. “The first shot hit the side…
Apple Becomes Largest Company in World with Market Share of $623 Billion
There are only a handful of companies that can gain worldwide attention while also being able to bring in billions of dollars. The companies that come to mind are the internet search engine power house Google, the tech savvy monster Microsoft, the…
Underwater Dog Photographer Helping Shelter Pets
By Eve Becker, TAILS contributor Pet photographer Seth Casteel enjoys the unexpected. And that’s a good thing, since his photos of dogs—taken as he plays underwater with them—have become a viral overnight success. Casteel’s underwater photos reveal surprising emotions: a…
OffshoreAlert Announces London Conference on Offshore Financial Centres
OffshoreAlert will hold an Investigations & Intelligence Conference about Offshore Financial Centres at The May Fair Hotel in London on 26 – 27 November 2012. The aim of the conference is to supply providers, clients and investigators of offshore products…
How unemployed Caymanians can fight back – “it works”
Anonymous 201192, Aug 21, 2012 I’m a Caymanian that is a supporter of full time employment for the Caymanian people in their own country, the Cayman Islands. Some of this brouhaha on the talk shows is a bit disingenuous, as…
