Wheelchair for Lighthouse school
The Seattle Seafair Pirates donated a wheelchair to the Lions Club of Tropical Garden. This wheelchair was presented to the Lighthouse School on Friday, November 25 by Lion President, Belinda Blessitt Vincent. Mrs. Carla MacVicar, Principal welcomed the donation which…
Nominees Announced for The Governor’s Award for Design and Construction
November 27th 2011 (Grand Cayman): The Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors & Engineers (CASE) and the Cayman Contractors Association (CCA), in conjunction with His Excellency Governor Taylor, are pleased to announce the six projects that have been short listed for…
Keep your children safe
PC Stacyann Stewart secures four-year old Sahar Waite in a child seat to demonstrate the importance of car safety. PC Stewart stressed that although people may be tempted to save money and buy a second hand car seat, they often…
SIXTH ROAD DEATH: Man arrested for DUI after fatal smash
A man has died after a car crash on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway yesterday morning – the sixth road death this year. Richard Martin, 52, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident close to the Lakeside Villas apartment…
Hugh Hart receives Order of Jamaica
Distinguished Cayman resident Hugh Hart, a Jamaican property developer, has received the Order of Jamaica, which is the fourth of five ranks in the Jamaican Honours System. The order was established in 1969, and is considered to be the equivalent…
Dutch killer whale Morgan finds new home in Spain
MADRID (AP) — A young killer whale at the centre of a legal battle waged by Dutch conservationists has arrived at its new home on the Canary Islands, a spokeswoman for a Spanish zoo said Wednesday. The 1,400-kilogram (3,085-pound) female…
Border staff, teachers join one day UK strike
LONDON (AP) — Airline passengers arriving in Britain escaped chaos early yesterday despite dire predictions of long waits, as border staff joined teachers, hospital workers and weather forecasters in the country’s largest strike in decades. The one-day strike has been…
More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA raid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a massive show of force, 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear stormed the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from the park and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave….
Face wanted for Yellow Pages
Cayman Islands Yellow Pages is launching an online talent search via Facebook and Twitter in support of the company’s new “Find and Discover” marketing initiative. Do you have what it takes to become the next face of Cayman Islands Yellow…
Zebras get loose from Va. zoo, roam neighborhood
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Two zebras from a zoo in a Washington, D.C., suburb escaped and briefly wandered through a residential neighborhood before being captured. No one was injured. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says it received calls Monday afternoon…