First woman to run Boston Marathon returns to the race with a powerful message
BY REBECCA RUIZ From Mashable Fifty years ago, a clever, determined woman named Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon — but not before an official tried to drag her from the course. See, at the time,…
Caribbean are messing with U.S. economic data
By Jeanna Smialek From Bloomberg Companies shifting their profits to the Netherlands or Turks and Caicos probably have taxes in mind. But the consequences are felt well beyond the Internal Revenue Service ledger: growth and productivity also lose some upside….
Boy crushed to death at Atlanta revolving restaurant
From BBC A five-year-old boy has died after his head got lodged between a wall and a table fixed to a slow-moving floor of a restaurant in Atlanta, police officials said. The child was critically injured in the incident and…
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Spiders coat entire field in glistening, terrifying ‘bum parachute’ webs
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable If the sight of spiders freaks you out, well, just cast your eyes on this massive 30-metre (30 yard) cobweb that was found by Tracey Maris and her daughter on a field in Tauranga, New…
Puzzles for April 19 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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Three Men Charged in connection with Serious Assault on Cayman Brac last year
From RCIPS April 18 2017 12:24 PM Over the past week three men have been charged with Assault GBH in connection with an attack at a bar last year on Cayman Brac. On 17 October 2016 a 77-year-old man was…
Man charged with 4 burglaries in George Town; In court Tue (18)
From RCIPS April 18 2017 at 9:33 AM Last Thursday, 13 April, detectives made an arrest in connection with a burglary at a restaurant on Eastern Avenue in George Town just two days before, during which a man had grabbed…
Man charged in February 2016 Cayman Islands Road Death
From RCIPS April 18 2017 at: 9:57 am Yesterday, 17 April, a 54-year-old man of North Side was charged with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and Causing Death While Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in connection with the collision…
FURTHER UPDATE: Cayman Islands armed robbery of armoured truck at Airport Foster’s, 8 April
From RCIPS Tue 18 April 2017 at 10:00 AM The 29-year-old George Town man who was arrested last week in connection with the 8 April robbery of an armoured truck has been bailed while investigations continue. Sun 16 April…
18 Apr 2017 Weather in Cayman
Apr 18 Tuesday 2017 Synopsis Moderate easterly winds and seas are expected to continue over the Cayman Islands for the next 24 hours in association with a high pressure system over the Western Atlantic. Radar images show no shower…
