Gold for Kendall in Florida
West Bay boxer Kendall Ebanks returned to Cayman yesterday – with a gold medal draped around his neck. The light welterweight took part in the Golden Gloves Tournament in Florida and came back victorious after two thumping victories. Twenty-one year…
Costa CEO blames captain error for ship
ROME (AP) — The captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorised deviation from its programmed course, a “human error” that led to the vessel’s deadly grounding, the ship’s Italian owner said Monday. Rescue operations, meanwhile,…
Pedro trespass warning
Workers from the Public Works Department have completed fencing and warning signs to discourage cliff jumpers in the Pedro St James area, following a holiday week in which two youths drowned in Old Jones Bay. Chief Inspector Robert Scotland at…
Howard breaks FT attempts mark, Magic top Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dwight Howard broke Wilt Chamberlain’s nearly 50-year-old NBA record for most free throw attempts in a game, making 21 of 39 in the Orlando Magic’s 117-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. The…
Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson: WBA confirms rematch
The World Boxing Association has confirmed it has ordered a rematch between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson. Khan lost his WBA and IBF titles to Peterson in December and has questioned a number of aspects of the fight. And WBA…
Court’s comments stir controversy at Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nearly 40 years after she won the last of her 11 Australian Open singles titles, Margaret Court is back in the news at Melbourne Park for her opposition to gay marriage. Her stance has spurred the…
Veterans say Thank You
The Cayman Islands Veterans Association said a great big “Thank-you” to everyone who helped make their Christmas party at the Seafarers Hall such a big success. Especially companies who helped out by providing a prize for the raffle held that…
The Editor Speaks: Strange? Paraquat. Code. Service
It would seem on the one sided version (the husband’s) I have seen and read, the decision by the Cayman Islands Immigration Department to expel Jamaican National Gary Evans, husband of the still missing Anna Ebanks Evans (she disappeared nearly…
Sports embassadors score
CAYMAN ISLANDS, (GIS) — This week (Monday, 16 January) GIS Spotlight hits an athletic high note, brings you a milestone graduation and revisits soothing pet therapy. Three of Cayman’s brightest sporting stars, the Fraser brothers, Shaune and Brett, and Jordan…
Dragon boats
The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of Dragons. Competing teams row their boats forward to…
