Runaway cow tracked down in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A cow named Yvonne whose escape kept a corner of Bavaria on tenterhooks has turned herself in after three months on the run. The Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary, which now owns the errant bovine, said that a…
Sri Lanka count finds more elephants than expected
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants found more than had been estimated — a sign the endangered species has a healthy, growing population on the Indian Ocean island. The count conducted last…
Learn to sashay down the catwalk the FRESH! Way
Budding Naomi Campbells get ready because Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is presenting a training workshop for wannabe young models on the island. The FRESH! Cayman Couture season continues with a CNCF Fashion Model Catwalk Training Workshop, which is scheduled…
First Marine Parks Meeting on Cayman Brac
The Department of Environment (DOE) is hosting a series of public meetings to share the results from the first comprehensive scientific review of the Islands’ marine park system. The first meeting will be held on Cayman Brac this Monday, 5…
Don’t sweep domestic violence under the carpet
Victims of domestic violence are often too scared to contact the authorities because of fear they may lose their status, according leading woman advocate Valerie Banks. Victims of domestic violence are often too scared to contact the authorities because of…
Mark arrives for charity golf day
Professional golfer Mark McNulty has landed in Cayman – and is ready to get into the swing of things! The Irish/Zimbabwean pro is taking part in the Cayman Islands Red Cross golf tournament which tees off at the North Sound…
Hundreds of panties turn up along Ohio road
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in central Ohio are trying to solve a panties puzzle: why hundreds of pairs of mostly women’s underwear were dumped along the side of a road. Fairfield County Deputy Gary Hummel said Thursday the undergarments…
Tropical Depression #13 will meander around for a few days bringing excessively heavy rainfall to the northern Gulf Coast; Tropical Storm Katia may threaten the US east coast as a hurricane next week
Rob Lightbown wrote that Tropical Depression 13 was fairly elongated on Friday (2) morning with poorly organised thunderstorm activity. The depression was experiencing some shear on its west side, however, environmental conditions will become more favourable this weekend and he…
THIS MUST STOP! Restaurant boss says crime wave is like “a cancer”
Tony Crescente is enraged. Masked gunmen invaded his Casanova restaurant, smashed his computer systems and cash register, stole all the cash and disappeared into the night. “Thank God no one was hurt,” he said, describing himself as “very frustrated” by…
Cayman business must do better – says FT report
A report by leading British newspaper the Financial Times has rated the Cayman Islands as poor when it comes to a number of key attributes in business. The Foreign and Direct Investment report says Cayman ranks nowhere when it comes…
