Casting a line for direction
Fishing for Purpose is a new programme for boys from John Gray High School, aimed at finding purpose on life’s journey from older male role models – while having fun fishing. The idea came to Christopher Murray, School Counsellor at…
NASA launching twin moon probes to measure gravity
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four decades after landing men on the moon, NASA is returning to Earth’s orbiting companion, this time with a set of robotic twins that will measure lunar gravity while chasing one another in circles. By…
Farm dog suckles piglets in Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) — Yeti the dog already had a litter of pups to care for when the piglets adopted her as a second mom. Ever since then, the Cuban farm dog has been pulling double-duty, nursing not just her…
Golf pros top tips during fundraiser
Visitors to North Side Golf Club were given an extra boost – golfing lessons from professions Mark McNulty and Nick Price. The pair came to the Islands to take part in the Cayman Red Cross Golf Tournament which has been…
Chile: All 21 aboard crashed military plane died
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — All 21 people aboard a military plane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Chile’s remote Juan Fernandez islands are dead, the government said. The Chilean CASA 212 plane crashed Friday afternoon after two failed attempts…
Knox trial resumes in Italy, enters final stretch
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — The appeals case of Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her British roommate, resumed yesterday with lawyers questioning independent experts who cast doubt on the evidence used in the first trial. The 24-year-old from…
Suicide is so preventable, says expert
Originally from Wisconsin in the US, Licensed Mental Health Counsellor Pauline VanderGrinten currently has an outpatient practice and is the Behaviour Therapist at Hope Academy, a local school that specialises in helping children with above-average IQ’s and who may not…
Lime event is really fun 4(G) all the family!
It was the perfect Saturday afternoon combination. Sun, sea, sand and some very smiley faces! Visitors to Royal Palms were treated to an afternoon of entertainment, thanks to mobile giants, Lime. As well as free food – and free beer…
Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the mysteries of sudden…
2 Mexicans deny terrorism, face 30 years for tweet
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Think before you tweet. A former teacher turned radio commentator and a math tutor who lives with his mother sit in a prison in southern Mexico, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what…
