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Cayman: The economy is performing well but the cost of living is highNovember 23, 2024Sue Winspear, Cayman Islands Auditor General From The Office of The Auditor General The report, The Government’s approach to sustainable economic development, was issued today (21) by the Office of […]- Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on 28 Russian nationals, 3 U.S. and Cayman Islands entitiesNovember 22, 2024From Interfax-UKRAINE – Ukraine News Agency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) resolution imposing sanctions on 28 Russian […]
- Cayman: Proactive Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests and Burglary ChargeNovember 22, 2024At about 3:45AM on Thursday, 21 November, officers conducting proactive burglary patrols in George Town had cause to stop a vehicle with five occupants which was travelling along Grescott Lane. […]
- ESO Press Release: Tourism-related services contributed to the 3.6% growth in the Caymans’ economy for the first quarter of 2024November 20, 2024Economic activity in the Cayman Islands, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms, is estimated to have increased by 3.6% in the first three months of 2024. Indicators […]
- Cayman: Compendium of Statistics 2023 ReleasedNovember 20, 2024The Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics 2023, released by the Economics and Statistics Office, is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources […]
How to Control Your Anger
I wrote an article last May on the same subject titled “Why do we need to control anger?” and I have been prompted to delve even more into the subject as I feel it is very important. How many times…
Time to peak, playoffs are here
The way the Green Bay Packers blew through the regular season, it would be foolish to pick against them repeating as Super Bowl champions. Yet they aren’t on the hottest streak nor playing the best football as January rolls around….
Never lose out again
Life is full of ups, downs and with a few sideways thrown in too. When things go wrong or don’t go as planned, or when something happens to throw us off balance and doubt ourselves it can be tough to…
NATO to pull $30B worth of gear from Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan steps up in 2012, NATO military planners are trying to figure out the logistics of how to ship out the massive quantities of alliance vehicles, weapons and other…
Arsene fury at referee “blunders”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said referee Lee Probert cost his side victory in the 2-1 defeat at Fulham. The Gunners looked set to clinch three points at Craven Cottage until the home side staged a late comeback. Wenger was unhappy…
Cayman leave it late against USA South
Cayman victorious against USA – but only just! The Cayman Islands Rugby Football Union continued a rich vein of form against their bigger, more powerful American neighbors on Monday, 2 January 2012 (having recently triumphed over the USA South Men’s…
Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson. The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The…
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch takes to Twitter
LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch has begun the new year by setting up in a new field of communications — he’s started tweeting. The media mogul, who is recovering from perhaps his most difficult year in the business, is posting…
Dishin’ with Dody
Hopefully the stockings that were hung by the chimney with care are gently packed away and the New Year resolutions are still intact. Mike and I completed our “tree” packing task in about two minutes because this year we decided…
NKorea holds rally, shows young Kim meeting troops
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Pumping their fists and chanting, tens of thousands of North Koreans packed the snowy main square of the capital Tuesday to pledge their loyalty to new leader Kim Jong Un as the campaign to consolidate…
