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  • Cayman Government Urged to Provide Public with 28 Day Public Consultation When Presenting New Bills in Parliament
    André Ebanks MP Statement from André Ebanks urging the Government to provide the public with 28-day public consultation when presenting new bills in Parliament. Grand Cayman, 28 November 2024 – […]
  • “Hazardous Waters”. Please, sir, I want some more!
    After reading Derek Haines, MBE, “Hazardous Waters – A Detective’s Memoirs”, I uttered aloud Oliver Twist’s anguished cry, “Please sir, I want some more.” It […]
  • UPDATE: WANTED: Travis Webb, for Escaping Lawful Custody -FOUND
    Travis Webb From RCIPS UPDATE: At about 9:00PM yesterday, 26 November, officers located and arrested wanted man, 32-year-old Travis Webb, for escaping lawful custody. At this time he remains in […]
  • Cayman Public Beware of Fake Bus Pass Scheme
    George Town, Grand Cayman – November 26, 2024 – The Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing, Infrastructure, Transport, and Development (PAHITD), in collaboration with the Public […]
  • OAG makes charity donation to the Cayman Islands’ Community Farm
    OAG makes charity donation to the Cayman Islands’ Community Farm On 18 November, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG or Office) handed over a cheque for CI$3,100 to Cayman Community Farm. OAG […]

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Arsene confident of top four finish

Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, is looking forward to having his squad strengthened by the return of injured players as he looks to fight battles on three fronts. Arsenal’s goalless draw at Bolton was a missed opportunity to close the…

A “Fairy Tale Wedding”

On Saturday 21st January 2012 I was among the many guests to witness the marriage of Sheila Jennifer Leigh and Jose Rafael Alvarez Perez. It was what I would call a ‘fairy tale’ of a wedding. Sheila’s parents are J….

Love is in the (h)air for Ann Marie

Two cute teddy-bears holding paws should tell you all you need to know about taxi driver Ann Marie Tomlinson’s new hairdo. That’s right, the big to-do about the new hairdo is because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Her…

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iThought for February 3, 2012

And let the thought of God be in your mind, and let all your discourse be on the precepts of the Most High. Ecclesiasticus 9:23

Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead

CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off…

$2m gallery opening is extraordinary achievement

After years of waiting, hoping and fundraising, the new Esterley Tibbetts Highway home of the National Gallery opened at last on Wednesday night. Set on four acres donated by Harquail Theatre benefactor Helen Harquail, the $2 million two-storey, two-building purpose-built,…

Papua New Guinea ferry sinks with up to 350 aboard

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said. An airplane from…

“Facing down the Big Challenge” seminar

Funds services providers in the financial and legal fraternity in the Cayman Islands are gearing up for a seminar organised by Mourant Ozannes in collaboration with international law firm Shearman & Sterling. The seminar, Facing Down the Big Challenge: SEC…

‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dead of suicide

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists. But the “love, peace, and SOUL!”…