Something spooky going on
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – 26 October 2011 – This Monday, October 31st, children disguised as ghosts, goblins, superheroes and princesses will go door-to-door to collect more than candy. With their signature orange UNICEF boxes around their necks they will…
Planning advises about electrical equipment
Non-listed and labelled electrical equipment are a growing concern in the Cayman Islands. The Department of Planning would like to inform suppliers of electrical equipment, contractors, and the general public that electrical equipment being imported or installed in the Cayman…
Surf’s up in George Town
Yellow “Caution” tape prevented sightseers from getting too close as huge waves battered the waterfront around George Town Harbour. Despite the relative lack of wind, the waves were large enough to shut down a number of waterfront bars. Click here…
Rina weakens to Tropical Storm
Rina today (27) is falling apart despite trying to make a comeback. It has been dowgraded to a Tropical Storm. Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather writes, “However, the latest satellite imagery and reconnaissance reports indicate that Rina is becoming very…
THE HUNT GOES ON: Case for missing women still very much “active”
Police have interviewed — and re-interviewed – dozens of people in their hunt for gangland killers and armed robbers, while keeping an ”active investigation” of missing women Kerran Baker and Anna Evans open. “No one has been arrested, however in…
New Jamaica PM appoints largely unchanged Cabinet
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s new prime minister appointed his government on Tuesday, leaving nearly all ministries unchanged while making relatively minor shifts that he said would accelerate administrative and economic reforms. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his Cabinet represented a…
A very n-ICE event
Ice on Ice, an annual fundraising event for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society, is organised by radio station Z99 and 100 per cent of the ticket sales go directly to the Cancer Society. All funds raised will help cancer patients…
Greenlight upgraded to neutral rating
Greenlight Reinsuran (NASDAQ: GLRE) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Investment Research from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Greenlight CapitalRe) is a holding…
Atlanta police arrest Wall Street protesters
ATLANTA (AP) — With helicopters hovering overhead, police moved into a downtown Atlanta park and arrested around 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters who had been encamped there for about two weeks early Wednesday. Like in many other cities, protesters had…
Immigration chief steps down
The Department of Immigration is looking for a new Director of Boards and Work Permits, as the first person to hold the position, Mrs. Sherryl Miller, has decided to retire from the civil service. “It has been a great honour…
