New iPhone arrives at LIME
The latest iPhone from Apple arrived in Cayman yesterday – and fans of BBM-ing have nothing to worry about! In another first for telecommunications giant, LIME they launched the new iPhone 4S on the island. And their Regional Product Manager…
Maths volunteer builds solid foundation
After volunteering in It Takes a Village, the new afterschool programme aimed at helping George Town Primary School (GTPS) kids learn through play and positive interaction with adults, Susan Cummer decided she really wanted to do a bit more. But…
CHINA SYNDROME
$300m Port plan signed in “weeks”…. China deal will mean local jobs In four weeks, government will sign a final agreement for George Town’s three-year, $300 million port development, with safeguards for local employment, contracting, supply of materials and worker accommodation. Additionally, ownership of…
Gas station burglary
George Town detectives are investigating a burglary at the Shedden Road Texaco gas station. About 5.15 am Friday morning police received a report of a burglary at the location. A spokeswoman for the RCIPS said: “On arrival officers saw that…
Jealous husband jailed for attempted murder
An estranged husband poured petrol into his wife’s place of work and set it alight causing $200,000 worth of damage. George Evans also sprayed gasoline into her face and lit a match before she managed to escape. Evans was found…
What is 5-HTP?
5-HTP marketed as a natural supplement pill used for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, insomnia, fibromyalgia, appetite control and weight loss, and impulse control, and interactions with drugs and prescription medications such as SSRI antidepressants and natural antidepressants such as SAM-e…
Video remand facility a reality
Persons detained at HMP Northward and Fairbanks while on remand will soon address the courts, and consult with their lawyers, from the confines of the penal system, following the introduction of CCTV links. This development is another component of the…
AIRPORT DELAYS
New plan needs to raise money, say Canadians The head of the Canadian company looking at modernising Owen Roberts Airport said yesterday it could begin work on the three-year project almost immediately, but would only focus on improving retail profits. Any long-term…
IRR new office
North America’s largest independent commercial real estate valuation and consulting firm, announced today that it has opened a new international office in the Cayman Islands to offer both residential and commercial real estate valuation and consulting services throughout the Caribbean….
Mutant mosquitos may be a human health risk
GM mosquitoes created by a British laboratory and released in Cayman as part of an experiment could thrive in the wild to pose a risk to human health and the environment, it has been claimed. The warning comes from GM…