Steel Magnolias coming to The Playhouse
Steel Magnolias is a comedy–drama play about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. Written by Robert Harling, based on his experience with his sister’s death. The title suggests the “female characters are as delicate as…
2005 story involving Cayman’s Nicola Williams
The following story was sent to me by a reader after my editorial yesterday (published January12 2014) under the headline “Internal Police Investigations”. My editorial was on the announcement that Cayman Islands Commissioner of Police, David Baines, is to be…
Secretary-General conveys Commonwealth support to storm-wracked Eastern Caribbean
By S Coward Jan. 12, 2014 – Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has written to the Prime Ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Saint Lucia following the tragic loss of life and devastation wrought by the recent storm in…
Editorial: There are many meanings of love Joan Wilson
Joan Wilson With Valentine’s Day approaching I felt I had to share LOVE with you. ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. (That’s what Alfred Lord Tennyson said a long time ago.) And…
C&W to cut costs by US$100m
From Nationnews.com Barbados International telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is on a mission to reduce its Caribbean operating costs by US$100 million. And the company said its businesses in Barbados and the region were on target to meet…
Ironwood development ready to go
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, 13 January 2014: A $360 million commercial, tourism and residential community covering 600 acres is slated to begin construction in East End in the spring of this year. The Ironwood community will feature a Town Centre…
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is Two Weeks Away from Opening Its Newest Restaurant
During grand opening week, the Gourmet Burger Authority™ will donate all sales from signature Freckled Lemonade® to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., January 2, 2014 – Alert your taste buds! Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (Red Robin) is…
Cops criticised by family of Canadian murdered in Jamaica
By Caribbean360 Shirley Lewis-McFarlane was bludgeoned and strangled on December 30 and her relatives are complaining that the police are still without a suspect. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday January 13, 2014, CMC – The family of a Canadian woman who was…
Teen with rare aging disease dies at 17
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai From Mashable When Sam Berns was 22 months old, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disease whose symptoms resemble those of aging. He was only supposed to live until 13 years old. Instead, he lived…
Region at risk from spread of chikungunya virus
From Caribbean360 Since the outbreak in French St Martin was reported on December 5, cases have been confirmed in several other Caribbean countries. (File photo) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Monday January 13, 2014, CMC – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and…