Monster storm Sandy marches west, leaving death, chaos in its wake
By Michael Muskal and Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times Floods and fires, seawater surges and electrical outages, fierce rains and lashing winds continued to pummel parts of the Northeast as Sandy continued its destructive march on Tuesday. From Chicago to…
Cuban musicians venture into enemy territory to celebrate art, not politics
By Oakland Ross the star KANSAS CITY, MO.—Nearly 1,600 mostly well-heeled denizens of the U.S. heartland stood at attention one night this month as Cuba’s national anthem was played for their benefit. Then they burst into eager applause. The next…
6 Strange & Scary Plants
By Katie Waldeck It’s amazing what strange, scary & weird plants Mother Nature has under her belt. Click through for six of the most interesting examples! 1. Doll’s Eye This plant, native to Eastern North…
6 Creepy Haunted Places
By Katie Waldeck Countless Americans visit haunted houses around Halloween. Usually though, it’s more common to spot teenaged actors in costumes than it is an actual ghost. Well, where’s the fun in that? Click through to read about some truly…
Meet Leigh Pawling
Leigh Pawling is a local artist who has been exhibiting her paintings throughout Pennsylvania and at her studio space in Kingston for 15 years. She has also done shows at the Grand Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. Pawling, 42, attended…
Justice for Tunisian Woman Assaulted by Police
Target: Magistrate Mohamed Ben Meftah Sponsored by: Care2.com In Tunisia, police sexually assaulted a woman and then accused her of “indecency” to evade conviction. This is not justice. On October 3rd, a woman and her fiance found themselves under attack…
Skyfall gives James Bond his biggest opening weekend
New James Bond movie Skyfall has had the biggest Bond opening weekend of all time, according to figures from film company Sony Pictures. It took £20.1m following its release on Friday making it the biggest UK opening of 2012 so…
Greg Christie submits Final Annual Report
Contractor General Greg Christie Submits Final Annual Report to Parliament and Satisfactorily Clears all Statutory OCG Annual Audits In compliance with Section 28 (2) of the Contractor General Act, outgoing Contractor General, Greg Christie, has now submitted, to Parliament, his…
Opposition, critics call for crack down on tax evaders [hiding money in Cayman Islands]
Amy Minsky, Global News OTTAWA – Canada’s wealthiest citizens are hiding billions of dollars in tax havens around the world – a phenomenon that’s blowing big holes in the government’s tax-collection efforts and placing a heavy burden on low- and…
Fight at court
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service have confirmed that shortly after 10am Tuesday (30), two police officers were injured as they arrested a suspect at the George Town Court House. The suspect, who had been wanted in relation to an…
