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Port Agreement Nears

Ellio says CHEC signing imminent A final agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the new George Town port is largely complete, and will be signed in “not very long”, according to lead negotiator Ellio Solomon. Gaining final signatures,…

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Lucky breaks even themselves out – Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists contentious refereeing decisions even themselves out over the course of a season. Fulham were denied a late penalty in the 1-0 loss at Old Trafford as United moved three points clear of Manchester…

Race Cayman 2012 – Optimist Championship Results

Cayman’s youth sailors have done the Cayman Islands proud with a fabulous overall result at the inaugural 2012 Race Cayman Optimist Open & Western Caribbean Optimist Championship hosted by the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC). The youth competitors representing the…

TIE-UP TERROR

Yesterday’s break-in at Seagull condominiums marked another in a series of at least a dozen home invasions this year. Yesterday, two crime scene detectives wearing protective suits and latex gloves declined to comment on the 4am Thursday break-in. Seagull managers…

WATER HORROR – Deaths in three months almost doubles 2011

Police are meeting dive companies to assess safety procedures and prevention in the wake of last weekend’s water-related death of Pamela Langevin, at least the ninth in 2012. The late-March figure nearly doubles the five water-related deaths for all of…

Olympians meet young swimmers

Three British swimmers who have been selected for the Olympic Games in London this summer, swam alongside a group of young Cayman swimmers in the Lions Pool. The three swimmers were: Caitlin McClatchey who qualified for the Olympics in the…

Digicel leads cable project in Haiti

Two years after Haiti was struck by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the country is set to receive a major boost with the delivery of a US$16m 200km undersea cable which will link the country to the world via internet…

MASS DRUG SURVEY

Youngsters to be quizzed on narcotic abuse The National Drug Council is seeking 80 volunteers for an April survey of drug use among Cayman Islands middle and high school students, hoping to track the extent of abuse of a variety of substances….

ICCI student forms investment club with Saxon experience

A sophomore at the International College of the Cayman Islands will form a college investment club after three years of participation in the Saxon student competition. The International College team won $500 for its third place win in the annual…

Jacques Scott take home the “Major”

The Cayman Rugby Football Union re-launched its annual golf “scrumble” on 23 March at the North Sound Golf Club having not featured on the local golf scene since 2009. The Tournament, a Fourball Scramble, featured 20 teams taking on the…