Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently listed…
Beach clean up for turtle conservation
Around a hundred people signed up for a big Miller Lite beach clean up at Barkers, Bodden Town and North Side, all for turtle conservation. “We raised more than CI$900,” said Maya Ogorzalek, marketing manager at Cayman Distributors and Miller…
Police investigate diver death
A Cayman resident has died after he got into difficulties during a dive. Police were called after a 68 year old man from the West Bay area died on Monday morning. He had lost consciousness onboard a private boat which…
Search for Cayman’s top cops
Officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service are on the hunt for community heroes; people who have gone that extra mile to keep the Cayman Islands safe. If you know of anyone answering this description, please contact the police…
The Editor Speaks: Anglin gets life. Heroes are honoured.
At last. Lightning struck twice and this time its victim did not escape. Devon Anglin was found guilty by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on Friday (20) for the murder of Carlo Webster. He was sentenced to life at the pleasure…
JFK library to release last of his secret tapes
BOSTON (AP) — President John F. Kennedy’s library is releasing 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life. The tapes include discussions of conflict in Vietnam, Soviet relations and…
Police officer’s home damaged by gunfire
A police investigation has been launched after the West Bay home of a serving RCIPS Officer was damaged by gunfire this weekend. Shortly before 4.30am on Sunday, 22 January 2012, police received a report of what appeared to be gunfire…
Police investigate diving death
An investigation has been launched following the death of a diver. About 10.40a.m Monday 23 January 2012, police were informed that a 68-year-old man had lost consciousness on a private boat which was making its way back to the Lobster…
Cubans escape Detention Centre
Two Cuban men are on the run after escaping from the Immigration Detention Centre over the weekend. Security at the facility on Fairbanks Avenue has been stepped up since the pair fled. A spokesman for Immigration said: “The public is…
iThought: January 21 – 24, 2012
You should not abandon a old friend. For a new one will not be similar to him. Ecclesiasticus 9:14