Remembering Hurricane Ivan
Seven years ago Hurricane Ivan came and changed the face of Cayman. For 34 hours, the storm ripped across the country leaving total devastation and destruction in its wake. It took months for the people of Cayman to get back…
You can E-bank on Kendall!
Kendall Ebanks yesterday set off on an epic journey that could change his whole life. The 20-year-old West Bayer boarded a flight that will eventually take him 7,000 miles to Azerbaijan at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. Once there…
Can Green Bay defend their crown?
It was touch and go, whether this day would come. After one of the most controversial summers which threatened to wreck havoc to the forth coming season, American Football has finally kicked off. Last year’s winners Green Bay faced New…
“Oh. He’s an American.”
If sometimes, weighed down with the complexities of their empire now we British have given it up or had it taken away (by the Americans), I wonder if America could be freedom’s fading star? However, the nation is so young…
Classic handbags
On Wednesday 25th April 2007 the UK supermarket chain “Sainsbury’s” sold 20,000 “I’m not a plastic bag” Anya Hindmarch (the Queen of Bagland) totes for 5 pounds (sterling) each. Within one hour all the unbleached cotton bags were sold out….
Drive-by shooting targets George Town house
Gunmen opened fire at a house in George Town during a terrifying drive-by shooting. The occupants were sat at home just before 11pm on Wednesday when someone opened fire. Two bullet holes were found in the front window of the…
NO TO NO CONFIDENCE: Bush survives PPM challenge after late vote
In a straight 9-5 party-line vote capping a marathon Legislative Assembly session, United Democratic Party (UDP) lawmakers yesterday defeated an opposition no-confidence motion, a referendum on Premier McKeeva Bush. Starting Wednesday afternoon — and finishing at 2:30am on Thursday –…
I hate dentists
I hate to go to the dentist. When I was young, they used to lie to me to get me there. Of course once I knew what was happening I would throw a crying fit in the car, in the…
New stair lift takes passengers skyward
It normally takes two burly security staff to carry wheelchair bound passengers onto Cayman Airways flights. But now that indignity can stop thanks to the brand new Ambistair stair lift. Morgan Callan, 24, was the very first person to try…
One + One exhibit is Full of Beans
Painter Sue Howe and her daughter, Hannah Howe, are the two artists featuring in the new “One + One” exhibition at Full of Beans in George Town. 13-year old Hannah’s photographs mainly depict the natural environment. There are some beautiful…