UK: Afghanistan deaths won’t dent troop morale
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary insisted on Thursday that the country’s troops are committed to their mission in Afghanistan, after the number of U.K. personnel killed in the conflict passed 400. Ministers have expressed fears that the deaths of…
Dog team flown in to aid search
Specialist police dogs have been flown in from Miami to help the search for missing teaching assistant Nathan Clarke. The two animals were taken out to sea onboard boats as police continued looking for the 31-year-old who vanished almost two…
Diabetes education gets major boost
The fight against diabetes received a significant boost this weekend (3 & 4 March) as over thirty healthcare professionals completed a Diabetes Educators’ Course. Sponsored by Rotary Central, the course focused on disease management strategies, addressing a critical shortage of…
Cayman hosts international event
Cayman Islands Sailing Club will be hosting Race Cayman 2012 15th – 18th March. Racing takes place in North Sound and will include the Western Caribbean and Open Optimist Dinghy Championship and the J22 International Invitational Regatta. Cayman competitors will…
Indiana women’s soccer team arrives
The Lionesses have landed – and are here to play football and spread the word of The Lord. FC Indiana, known as the Lionesses, are visiting Cayman for ten days for a football tournament. And as well as goals on…
The Colossus computer
Engineer, Tommy Flowers, built the world’s first electronic, digital computer in 1943. It was called the Colossus and it took him from February until December – eleven months. It was used by British codebreakers to help read German messages during…
The Editor Speaks: Green energy
We received a press release on Wednesday (7) from Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) Grand Cayman’s only provider of electricity. For many years they have not been in favour of ‘green’ energy for obvious reasons but with the high price of…
Obama’s former nanny overwhelmed by new celebrity
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Barack Obama’s former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity. TV crews troop in and out of her tiny concrete hovel. Estranged relatives finally want to meet. She even has…
Cuban paracyclist sets sights on London games
HAVANA (AP) — Damian Lopez was 13 when he tried to untangle his kite from electrical wires dangling over a street corner and accidentally touched a high-voltage cable. The 13,000 volts that coursed through his body cost him both his…
Antigua PM seeks to help recover Stanford funds
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Antigua’s prime minister has pledged to work with other agencies to try to help recover money that victims across the globe lost to convicted Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford through his bank based on the…
