Dump fire
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Acrid smoke from a fire at a sprawling trash dump blanketed swaths of Jamaica’s capital Thursday, and officials warned people to stay indoors to avoid exposure to potentially dangerous pollutants. Jamaica’s emergency management office said it…
Red Bay Sports Day
It was Sports Day at Red Bay Primary, and that meant not only First, Second and Third places in 80 to 800m track & field races, but fun stuff too: like the girls & boys Hula-Run, bean bag and lime…
Sarah Jessica Parker headlines celeb-filled gala
NEW YORK (AP) — A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early ‘80s? Sold, for $20,000! It wasn’t exactly a time machine that was auctioned off at the annual amfAR AIDS charity gala kicking off New…
England will go toe-to-toe with Italy
England made a winning start to the defence of their Six Nations title in Scotland last week and face another difficult trip this weekend. “They will want to go out and prove they are a rugby force,” said England captain…
RBC Wealth Management ranked top
RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), and the sixth largest wealth manager in the world, has been recognized as providing the best private banking services in Cayman Islands, as well as in…
Naomi Watts to star in Princess Diana biopic
LONDON (AP) — Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal’s life. Britain’s Ecosse Films says “Caught in Flight” will focus on the two years before Diana’s death in a…
Stacey-Ann’s death has left huge void
Friends of Stacey-Ann Smith say the terrible event of her 6 February death in Jamaica was upsetting to everyone that knew her, and that her passing has left a void. “She was a very jocular person. People greeted her with…
450 years of Cuban architecture and interiors
A connoisseur of West Indian antiques and architecture, Michael Connors returns to Grand Cayman for his third book presentation, discussion and signing since late 2009. Join him at Books & Books on Friday, February 17 at 7pm for a Cuban…
On the road for Island relay
On Super Bowl Sunday, representatives of seventy-four six-person squads gathered in the predawn darkness to begin an early morning struggle that would take participants from Gun Bay in the east to Smith’s Cove in the west. The occasion was the…