Miss Festival Queen kicks off Pirates Week
The Cayman Islands Miss Festival Queen competition got the Pirates Week festivities off to a colourful and glamourous start. That was followed by the Steel Pan competition, divided into Junior and Senior steel bands. The Juniors represented schools St Ignatius…
Rumours buzzing around North Sound golf course
Members of the North Sound Club that use the 18 hole championship golf course situated on SafeHaven Drive just east of the bypass behind the Ritz Carlton received some unwelcome news recently. General Manager of the Club, Davy Ebanks sent…
Jackson Doctor defends self in NBC broadcasts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson never testified at his trial, but he is now defending himself in multiple NBC interviews taped just days before a jury returned his guilty verdict. NBC’s “Today” show planned…
Snow, hurricane-force winds batter Alaska coast
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Packing hurricane-force winds, an Alaskan storm of “epic proportions” slammed into coastal communities, sending some residents fleeing to higher ground as it tore roofs from homes and knocked out power. The strongest storm to hit the…
Tiger sharks are coming home
Luiza and Coco, two Tiger Sharks whose movements have been monitored for several months by special satellite tagging devices, were coming home to Cayman Waters. The third shark, Tina, was last heard of off Jamaica in May, but Coco is…
Obama donor discussed solar loan with White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — A major donor to President Barack Obama discussed with White House officials a solar energy company that received a half-billion dollar federal loan and later went bankrupt, newly released emails show. The emails released by a House…
Improvement in operating income
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CWCO), which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water are scarce or nonexistent, today reported its operating results for the…
Pope may visit Cuba, Mexico next spring
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is looking into visiting Cuba and Mexico next spring and will make a final decision shortly, the Vatican said Thursday. The announcement marks the first word from the Vatican of a possible foreign…
Emerald Sound on hold
Architect and spokesman for South Sound’s disputed – and possibly halted — Emerald Sound development yesterday regretted moves to block the development, but nevertheless hoped soon to break ground. Following reports that the United Democratic Party (UDP) had blocked approval…
Al Sanea legal battle heats up
A month after a UK court lifted a $9.2 billion freeze on the assets of Maan Al Sanea, mirroring a judgement by a Cayman Islands court a fortnight before that, the legal battle between Saudi Arabia’s Algosaibis and Maan Al…
