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…
Police reveal amnesty arsenal
Detective Superintendent Marlon Bodden holds a powerful shotgun that if it was in the wrong hands could kill in seconds. Thankfully this weapon is clearly in the right hands after it was handed in to the Royal Cayman Islands Police…
SPENDING TO BE REVEALED: Financial chief says to expect audit overview
Financial Secretary Kenneth Jefferson said yesterday that the 31 October consolidation of government financial statements would offer the first full, audited overview of official performance in years. The overview is made possible by the submission for the first time in…
