New flights to Calgary, Dallas and Brazil
Cayman Airways may soon be flying direct to Calgary, Dallas and even Brazil as part of a new drive to boost tourism. Premier McKeeva Bush made the announcement at Wednesday’s Tourism Awareness Meeting. Mr Bush said that although the industry…
IT’S RUBBISH MR BUSH: Alice says she knows nothing of appointment
Flatly contradicting remarks by Premier McKeeva Bush, Alice Mae Coe, head of West Bay’s Concerned Citizens Group, says she was never appointed to the area’s District Advisory Council. Likewise, West Bay resident and former Radio Cayman Director of Broadcasting Loxley Ebanks,…
Sail into Reading
Government primary and high school students anticipate the start of activities for the 15-18 November Literacy Week celebration. This year’s theme “Set Sail: Read” encourages students to fill their sails with the imaginary winds of short stories and tall tales….
Behavioural Recognition ‘Rover’ Training Held
A mixed group of Immigration, Prison and Royal Cayman Islands Police officers are this week undertaking ‘rover’ training, to assist them in detecting subtle body language of travellers and those involved in criminal activities. Observational Techniques and Behaviour Analysis is…
Guilty verdict for Jackson doctor ends latest saga
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The single word, “Guilty,” brought a muffled shriek in the gallery of the packed courtroom and tears from Michael Jackson’s family, but no reaction from the doctor convicted of supplying the King of Pop with the…
Transsexual makes debut in new Polish parliament
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A transsexual woman and an openly gay man took seats in Poland’s newly elected parliament Tuesday, historic firsts that reflect profound social change in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. Anna Grodzka, who was born a man…
Leonardo da Vinci the star of major London show
LONDON (AP) — Leonardo da Vinci is a Renaissance rock star. A-list levels of hype and anticipation are surrounding a new exhibition of the artist’s work at London’s National Gallery. “Leonardo: Painter at the Court of Milan” focuses on da…
Woman accuses Cain of bold sexual advance
NEW YORK (AP) — Leaving little to the imagination, a Chicago-area woman on Monday accused Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of making a crude sexual advance more than a decade ago when she was seeking his help finding a job….
New recruits in Immigration
From mature adults to some younger workers, 13 new Immigration Department recruits were welcomed into the ranks by top officials. This batch was selected from a pool of 321 applicants. Acting Chief Officer in the Portfolio of Internal and External…
Roy Archer passes away
It was with much sadness to learn of the death of Roy Archer who passed away last Friday (4) morning. iNews sends condolences to his wife, Lilian, and family. Both the publisher, Joan and myself (Editor) have known Roy for…
