Idyllic conditions for Marathon
Getting up early is not my scene and 5am to watch a race let alone take part in one is not on my To Do list. However, all of you on Grand Cayman, and there were lots, who took part…
EU talks on banking supervision end without agreement
EU finance ministers have failed to reach agreement on setting up a single supervisor for eurozone banks after a meeting in Brussels. Establishing a single supervisor under the European Central Bank (ECB) is seen as the first step in setting…
Bob Dylan rejects ‘plagiarism’ claim
Bob Dylan has responded to suggestions he has plagiarised artists in his work and failed to credit his sources properly. “Wussies and pussies complain about that stuff,” the veteran musician told Rolling Stone magazine. “In folk and jazz, quotation is…
Austrian granny – “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”
The Telegraph Curious to discover why she was not on a list of registered voters, a 92-year-old Austrian woman was informed by officials that she had passed away months earlier. “It was rather a shock when they informed me at…
Pirates Week ‘To Hell and Back’ Jerry Harper 10k
Posted by Jerry Harper on 22 Nov 2012 With an early 7am start on Sunday 18th November, 181 runners and walkers took part in the 2012 Pirates Week Jerry Harper 10k Run sponsored by KRyS Global. Marius Acker was first…
Syria crisis: Nato approves Patriots for Turkey
Nato has approved the deployment of Patriot anti-missile batteries along Turkey’s border with Syria. The long-expected move emerged from a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels, and amid growing fears that Syria could use chemical weapons. Nato’s Secretary General…
CIS wins the RBC Inter Schools sailing regatta
On Friday 23rd November, close to 50 sailors representing nine schools (Red Bay, Savannah, Cayman Prep, Prospect, Georgetown, St Ignatius, Cayman International School and Outer districts a combined East End and North Side Primary team) battled it out in the…
Cargo ship Volgo Balt 199 sinks off Turkey coast
At least three crew members are reported to have been saved after their cargo ship sank in the Black Sea near Turkey, but nine remain missing. Eleven Ukrainians and one Russian were on board the Volgo Balt 199 when it…
Helen Harquail is 100
Helen Harquail celebrated her 100th birthday at a private party in her honour at the Cayman Islands National Gallery on Saturday Dec. 1st. Although she is a founding member of the National Trust and a National Gallery board member, it is…
Top Gun Gunnar seals win for Grace Academy
Two first half strikes by Grace Academy’s Gunnar Studenhofft and a third from Jaden Ebanks were enough to see off a spirited George Town Primary in a thrilling Under 11 encounter at the Annex Field this past Saturday. Leading 3-0…
