Catboat members get the cream
It was an evening of celebration, as awards for the fastest catboat in the Remembrance Day Race were given out during the Cayman Catboat Club awards dinner at Gardenia Court, Camana Bay. Club member Loxley Banks helped present the awards…
DART STUDY POINTLESS
Campaigners reject report as nonsense West Bay activists have rejected as nonsense a Dart-funded report on the benefits of closing the road in front of Public Beach and rebuilding the Marriott Hotel. The report, released on Wednesday by accounting giant Deloitte &…
Kids doing it by the book
Children at John Gray High School are using old style lettering like the scribes who hand wrote Bibles to make bookmarks. The youngsters are taking part in the activities to celebrate Reading Week at the school. Teacher Wendy Cumberbatch said:…
Huge tuna caught in West Bay
Fisherman Joseph Smith caught a gigantic 170 pound yellowfin tuna, just off Grand Cayman’s North West Point. “This is the biggest tuna I’ve ever caught.” Mr Smith said. That giant tuna is just 19 pounds short of the Cayman Islands…
$3.5m lost at sea
Huge amount of cruise ship cash gone in one week Cayman lost $3.5 million in tourism revenues last week alone when 10 cruise ships skipped the island because of high seas, bypassing even Spotts Landing, supposed foul-weather alternative to George Town. More…
MORE RAPE CHARGES
Jeffrey Barnes faces further sex allegations Rapist Jeffrey Barnes appeared in court yesterday to face further rape and abduction charges, but was remanded back into custody pending a Grand Court appearance next week on three previous charges and the two new counts….
Santa CLAWS is here!
Children were treated to a double helping of fun when Father Christmas paid a visit to the Cat Adoption Fair at Camana Bay. The day was a huge success with one of the Humane Society’s longer term cats, Star, finding…
PRISON SHAKE-UP
Canadian justice experts carry out Northward study A Canadian-led team of justice-system experts and local officials will next week recommend solutions to chronic problems in Cayman’s prisons. Two Canadian officials, Alberta’s Provincial Deputy Chief Judge Alan Lefever and Assistant Deputy Minister of…
i(Witness)News live from Bethlehem
iNews Cayman was Witness to the birth of Jesus on Sunday Dec. 4th, 2011 at the First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman. With a cast of nearly 40, 38 being children aged from 5 years to 13 years and a crew…
O’Neill agrees to take Sunderland job
Martin O’Neill has agreed to succeed Steve Bruce as Sunderland manager, but he will not take charge of the team for Sunday’s away match against Wolverhampton. Sunderland have confirmed Bruce’s former assistant manager Eric Black will oversee that game. The…
