Fraser brothers going for gold
Brothers Shaune and Brett Fraser prepare to head to London for the 2012 Olympics. The swimming pair are excited and looking forward to the challenge. This will be Shaune’s third Olympics and Brett’s (pictured above) second. The boys are ready…
Dump NIMBY
With the announcement recently that Grand Cayman’s landfill will re-locate near to Breakers, Bodden Town it has brought a loud NIMBY reaction from the District’s residents. NIMBY stands for ‘Not In My Backyard’ and this was understandably the feeling from…
Sick passengers forces unscheduled stop
A Carnival cruise ship had to make an unscheduled stop in George Town after a passenger became ill. The Freedom had earlier visited Cayman and was sailing away towards Jamaica. But it doubled back to port when a male passenger…
US diver dies in East End
An American dive tourist has died after he lost consciousness getting out of the water. The man was with a member of his family and had completed a dive off a site in East End on Wednesday morning. Police say…
$2.4 million per year for juvenile rehab centers
A ministerial youth consultant claims the approach now being used at the juvenile rehabilitation centres on the Island are costly and ineffective. Michael Myles, Programme Coordinator and Liaison Officer for At-Risk Youth claims that the budget distribution for the homes…
NEW RUNWAY, EH? Canada reveals plans for massive airport expansion
The Canadian government will send a team to Cayman in the next few weeks, talking to Airports Authority officials about redevelopment of both the Owen Roberts and Gerrard Smith terminals and runways. The group arrives in the wake of the…
Be a parent, not a best friend
Television star Cathy Tyson is urging people to stop being their children’s best friend – and instead concentrate on parenting. Mrs Tyson, who is also an active social worker and counsellor is appealing to parents to show more responsibility in…
SEARCH WIDENS: Frank and South Sounds examined For Kerran clues
Two new locations – miles away from where Kerran Baker’s car was found – are being searched by police looking for the missing 25 year old. Detectives leading the hunt to find the nursing assistant have revealed they are…
Texaco gives away another $20,000 cash prize
Texaco wraps up the Unbeatable Promotion with another $20,000 Grand Prize. When the final grand prize was drawn live on Cayman 27’s Daybreak at Walkers Road Texaco, the winner who fills up at the same location just happened to be…
Unrest, youth and smart phones
The pictures and reports coming from England over the past few days are disturbing to say the least. That the unrest is coming mainly from the youth, however, is not surprising. Whilst one can label the latest violence on the…
