LIKE A GHOST TOWN
Business outlets “face extinction” over China deal Declaring “the end” for downtown merchants, Noel March, owner of Edmar’s Discount Drugs, is gathering signatures on a letter to Premier McKeeva Bush fearing extinction in the face of the George Town berthing…
No sleep for these bed fellows
Ten dream teams with ten dream themes were all ready and steady to go to beddy – but sleeping wasn’t on the agenda at Cayman’s first ever Bed Race to end polio. The race, organised by all four of Cayman’s…
MOTHER’S HEARTACHE
Aidan’s family at a loss after water tragedy She can hardly speak, trembling on the verge of tears from one moment to the next. Shana Pars is outside her Minzett Drive home waiting for Aidan’s father, Keron Cupid, to appear….
MAC ATTACK
Hundreds call for change at political rally Speaker after speaker called for the ouster of Premier McKeeva Bush and the ruling UDP on Thursday night, claiming the Cayman Islands was at a crossroads, threatened with losing democracy without immediate action….
Captains look forward to Singapore swing
The six captains in Singapore this week for Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 (WCL Div. 5) are all confident of promotion and feeling well prepared for the hot and humid conditions that the country has to offer. Singapore…
Passport2Success helps gain skills
Seventeen men between the ages of 21 and 40 began their passport2success programme, aimed at helping people gain the skills they need to find jobs. Each of the men has to be unemployed in order to qualify for the programme….
MPs launch bid to “close” Cayman
A group of 27 British MPs have launched a motion to “close“ the Cayman Islands, calling it ‘a tax haven” and “a disgrace” that is “fuelling the world economic crisis”, and reducing living standards. Primary mover of the “Early Day…
Visitors held to score draw
Swindon Town were held to a 1-1 draw when they faced a West Bay select team as part of their tour of Cayman. Local favourite Sebastian Martinez (in red left) – who has signed an 18-month contract with the English…
SHETTY’S SENIOR SHELTER
Doctor to include retirement home in hospital scheme Dr Devi Shetty, developer of a $2 billion hospital on 200 acres in High Rock, has agreed to build a 20-bed retirement home in East End as part of the deal. While…
DOMINOS GUN RAID
Shot fired as gang strikes during game No one wants to talk and the neighbours were all “in bed at the time”, but are acutely aware of the out of control gun crime that is leaving people frightened in their…
