Hurricane Isaac Lurks Near Louisiana Coast
7:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 Location: 29.4°N 90.5°W Moving: NW at 6 mph Min pressure: 970 mb Max sustained: 80 mph Hurricane Isaac made its first U.S. landfall along the extreme southeastern Louisiana coast at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday…
ISAAC PRODUCING A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST…FLOODING FROM RAINFALL TO FOLLOW
10:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 28 Location: 29.0°N 89.7°W Moving: NW at 8 mph Min pressure: 968 mb Max sustained: 80 mph HURRICANE ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 32 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 1000 PM CDT TUE AUG…
The Editor Speaks: Hospital may be Cayman’s lifesaver
The Dr. Shetty Hospital groundbreaking ceremony that took place on Monday at East End was executed with much pomp and circumstance as befits “the largest private sector undertaking in the history of these islands”. If all goes to plan, but…
Curiosity rover’s intriguing geological find
The Mars rover Curiosity is indulging in a flurry of multimedia activity ahead of its science mission proper. It sent the first image from its 100mm telephoto lens, already spotting an intriguing geological “unconformity”. Nasa also released a colour panorama…
Bush bashes “Compass” and “CNS”
We publish below in its entirety a Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance that was made in Finance Committee on 27th Aug 2012 and sent to us on Tue 28th. The statement concerns a front page article in…
Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers
Yosemite National Park is warning 1,700 visitors who stayed in some of its tent cabins this summer that they may have been exposed to a deadly virus. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has been blamed for the deaths of two campers who…
Go Pro Diving Hosts Instructor Development Course
Go Pro Diving conducted their most recent Instructor Development Course (IDC) with PADI Platinum Course Director Ash McKnight in June 2012. Five individuals converged on Grand Cayman in order to follow a dream– to become a PADI Instructor. All of…
The “paperless” Shetty Hospital breaks ground
With well over a hundred invited guests the well publicised Cayman Islands ‘Shetty’ hospital/health city finally broke ground on Monday (27). MC and spokesperson for the project, David Legge, welcomed everybody and described the US$2B facility as (once completed) “the…
Cayman Prep and High School has a new Australian director
Paul Grisewood has been appointed Director of Cayman Prep and High School following the retirement of Mike Mcgrath. Mr. Grisewood’s wife, Julie, and children Morgan and Eva, will accompany him to Cayman. His children will join the Year 2 and…
CITA happy with improvements at Grand Cayman Airport
The Cayman Islands Tourist Authority (CITA) is happy with the new improvements that have just been completed at the Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman. CITA said, via a news release that, “one of its stated Tourism Issues and…
