Great Barrier reef to be visited by Google Earth
Armchair scuba divers will be given the chance to explore the Great Barrier reef when Google Earth delves beneath the waves to offer sea views with a difference. Rarely seen coral reefs, underwater grasslands, forests and craggy drop-offs teaming with…
Reach for the Stars
The official opening of the University College of the Cayman Islands Dr. Wm. Hrudey Observatory marked the final stage in a project that began more than ten years ago, when Dr. Hrudey, a lifelong astronomy enthusiast, began building an astronomical…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor What we have to realize that the public was intentionally ignored about the For Cayman Investment Alliance deal. It was only after all the plans were made that the public was informed. When the road is closed it…
The Editor Speaks: Wily Bush’s ‘One Man, One Vote’ statement. Ezzard and Arden reply
You have to hand it to our premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush – he is one wily politician. With signatures on the petition for a people initiated referendum on ‘One Man, One Vote’ steadily mounting, the premier cleverly announced on Friday…
10 Most Popular Dog Breeds
The results are in! In the American Kennel Club’s annual survey of most popular purebred dogs in the U.S., the Labrador Retriever has won again. This is the 20th year in a row that the loveable Lab has topped the…
Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan home is no more
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have reduced the house where Osama bin Laden lived for years before he was killed by U.S. commandos to rubble, destroying a concrete symbol of the country’s association with one of the world’s most…
Dog that killed baby may have been trying to care for him
AIRDRIE, ALTA (AP) — A friend of an Alberta couple whose two-day-old baby was killed by the family’s pet husky says the dog was probably trying to comfort the crying boy when it delivered one fatal bite to the child’s…
Manchester clubs both win at weekend. Arsenal thrash Spurs
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points after claiming a comfortable home victory over struggling Blackburn. City dominated from start to finish and took the lead when Mario Balotelli swept in Aleksandar…