Customs boosts inspection capability
With a new non-intrusive inspection system (NIIS) days away from going operational, the Customs Department will soon put into action its long standing goal of inspecting every container that arrives on, or leaves, Grand Cayman. The new equipment will pave…
Comfortable clothing for Cayman is best purchased here
Living in the Cayman Islands means being outdoors participating in a variety of activities including windsurfing, swimming, kayaking, sailing, wave running, cycling and other sports. We even have a skateboarding park. Having the right clothing is important in order to…
Puddings recipes for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Here are some recipes of delicious puddings for your special person coming to dinner on Valentine’s Day. Try these and make this day more Romantic. Valentine Recipe:1 HONEY PUDDING Mix one-half cup of…
Arsene confident of top four finish
Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, is looking forward to having his squad strengthened by the return of injured players as he looks to fight battles on three fronts. Arsenal’s goalless draw at Bolton was a missed opportunity to close the…
A “Fairy Tale Wedding”
On Saturday 21st January 2012 I was among the many guests to witness the marriage of Sheila Jennifer Leigh and Jose Rafael Alvarez Perez. It was what I would call a ‘fairy tale’ of a wedding. Sheila’s parents are J….
Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead
CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off…
$2m gallery opening is extraordinary achievement
After years of waiting, hoping and fundraising, the new Esterley Tibbetts Highway home of the National Gallery opened at last on Wednesday night. Set on four acres donated by Harquail Theatre benefactor Helen Harquail, the $2 million two-storey, two-building purpose-built,…
Papua New Guinea ferry sinks with up to 350 aboard
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said. An airplane from…
“Facing down the Big Challenge” seminar
Funds services providers in the financial and legal fraternity in the Cayman Islands are gearing up for a seminar organised by Mourant Ozannes in collaboration with international law firm Shearman & Sterling. The seminar, Facing Down the Big Challenge: SEC…
‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists. But the “love, peace, and SOUL!”…
