Child safety during Halloween
From DEH As Halloween becomes more popular with children in Cayman, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) aims to help parents keep their young ones safe while having fun. Officials advise parents to closely supervise children at this time of…
Two rare giant squids found
Two local fishermen, Dennis Denton and Jonathan Arch are on their way to the Smithsonian Institution’s preserved cephalopod research collection in Washington D.C. The reason? They found two rare giant species of squid (Asperoteuthis xanthoderma) that were dead floating on…
Over 10 million downloads of BBM for Android and iPhone in the first day
BBM achieves top ranking in the App Store in over 75 countries within the first 24 hours Waterloo, ON – In just 24 hours BBM™ has been downloaded over 10 million times by Android™ and iPhone® users, one of the…
Play, Read, Learn! Continues
Children learn through play! In May 2012, the Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs and the Cayman Islands Public Library Service launched “Play, Read, Learn!”, a library-based programme focusing on children between the ages of three and five years…
Golden Oldies Dinner & Dance Friday (25)
To celebrate the Month of the Elderly – “The elderly are a blessing, not a burden” – every one on Grand Cayman can eat and dance the night away at “A Golden Oldies Dinner Dance”. You don’t have to be…
Being active helps depression
From Donna at Lifestyles Did you know that research proves that depression follows a break in exercise regimes. Being active will help eliminate anxiety and improve the quality of your life especially if you sit at a desk for many…
West Bay students and cops stand up to bullying
West Bay Neighbourhood cops spread the anti-bullying message to more than 200 primary school students last week. PCs Sharon Baillie and Leslie Franklin delivered 11 presentations at Sir John A Cumber Primary School between Monday 14 October and Friday 18…
RCIPS recruitment day – Cayman Brac
As the RCIPS recruitment campaign enters its final ten days, the date for the Cayman Brac open day has been announced. The event will take place at the Cayman Brac police station on Saturday, 26 October, from 10.30am until 1.00pm….
Cat waits at bus stop, rides the bus routinely
by Kristina Chew. From care2 A 15-year-old ginger cat, Artful Dodger, is more than living up to his name. Last month’s Telegraph reports that Dodger has been taking rides on the bus, after boarding at a bus stop near his…
NASA engineer builds Halloween costume that syncs with your Smartphone
By Patrick Clark for Businessweek From Mashable Two years ago, Mark Rober was an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., part of a team that worked on the Curiosity rover. For Halloween, he strapped an iPad to…