As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge
(AP) — To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of…
Afghan officials blame attacks on Haqqani network
(AP) — Afghan officials blamed a brazen series of weekend attacks on the Haqqani militant network, saying Monday that fighters captured in the assault claimed they were affiliated with the insurgent faction tied to the Taliban and al-Qaida. The 18-hour…
We’ll do a tribute to Nathan
Gloucestershire Echo Thursday, April 12, 2012 THE family of missing Cheltenham man Nathan Clarke has vowed to pay a tribute to him – even though his body has not been found. The 31-year-old, a former Pittville School pupil, went missing…
The Editor Speaks: One question but a lot of “education”
So now we know the question that will go on the Referendum Ballot paper on 18th July, “Do you support an electoral system of single member constituencies with each elector being entitled to cast only one vote?” I am not…
CMO meeting opens in Grand Cayman
The Minister of Health the Hon. Mark Scotland, JP, has this morning (Monday, 16 April) declared open the 20th Meeting of Chief Medical Officers. The two-day CARICOM event, held for the first time in the Cayman Islands, will see chief…
75 Guided to visit Cayman
Seventy-five guiders representing Guide Packs, a part of Caribbean Link Cruise Conference will visit Grand Cayman on Thursday, April 26th. The local guide group in Grand Cayman will host the visitors for the time they are on land. The local…
One question on referendum ballot
Premier slams ‘One Man, One Vote’. Present system “works well as it is”. In a Government Information Services produced speech aired on CITN-Cayman27 and Radio Cayman on Thursday (12, Premier, Hon McKeeva Bush announced the question to be asked in…
Cayman Islands company used to hide US state auditor’s income
A former certified public accountant and state auditor in the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office was sentenced Wednesday to 74 months in prison in U.S. District Court on charges of tax evasion, obstructing and impeding Internal Revenue laws and willful failure…
6 Puppies Left in Suitcase
By Jake Richardson An Ohio man was caught after leaving six puppies in a suitcase he placed near a business in his hometown. He abandoned them because he was moving to a different residence, but left a tag on…
33% Expect Zimmerman To Be Convicted of Murder in Trayvon Martin Case
Americans are slightly less sure that the man who shot black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin is guilty of murder but more convinced that he’ll be found guilty of that crime. However, a sizable number still remains unsure about what happened…
