Paralympics 2012: US swimmers Weggemann & Zook reclassified
By Nick Hope and Elizabeth Hudson BBC Paralympic sports reporters US Paralympic swimming stars Justin Zook and Mallory Weggemann have been reclassified on the eve of the Games. It follows the re-testing of athletes by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]…
Bush bashes “Compass” and “CNS”
We publish below in its entirety a Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance that was made in Finance Committee on 27th Aug 2012 and sent to us on Tue 28th. The statement concerns a front page article in…
Curiosity rover’s intriguing geological find
The Mars rover Curiosity is indulging in a flurry of multimedia activity ahead of its science mission proper. It sent the first image from its 100mm telephoto lens, already spotting an intriguing geological “unconformity”. Nasa also released a colour panorama…
Go Pro Diving Hosts Instructor Development Course
Go Pro Diving conducted their most recent Instructor Development Course (IDC) with PADI Platinum Course Director Ash McKnight in June 2012. Five individuals converged on Grand Cayman in order to follow a dream– to become a PADI Instructor. All of…
The “paperless” Shetty Hospital breaks ground
With well over a hundred invited guests the well publicised Cayman Islands ‘Shetty’ hospital/health city finally broke ground on Monday (27). MC and spokesperson for the project, David Legge, welcomed everybody and described the US$2B facility as (once completed) “the…
Cayman Prep and High School has a new Australian director
Paul Grisewood has been appointed Director of Cayman Prep and High School following the retirement of Mike Mcgrath. Mr. Grisewood’s wife, Julie, and children Morgan and Eva, will accompany him to Cayman. His children will join the Year 2 and…
CITA happy with improvements at Grand Cayman Airport
The Cayman Islands Tourist Authority (CITA) is happy with the new improvements that have just been completed at the Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman. CITA said, via a news release that, “one of its stated Tourism Issues and…
Cayman Islands wedding in Austria and the Flying Fox
By Nick Lees, Edmonton Journal My knees trembled and I felt nauseous last week as I stepped off the plane in Salzburg, Austria. En route to my niece’s wedding in the alpine ski village of Leogang, I was worried about…
Bahamas Slams Cayman 105-36
By RENALDO DORSETT – Tribune242 Back in the win column on day three, the Bahamas sealed a spot in the semifinals of the Centrobasket U15 Championships for Men. The Bahamas moved to 2-1 in pool play after a dominant 105-36…
Safety first as students head back to school
Neighbourhood Officers will be out in force over the next two weeks as they hammer home those all-important road safety messages when students head back to school . Throughout the first week of the new school year, officers will be…
