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Cayman: Traffic Advisory: Shamrock Road. Road Re-openedDecember 26, 2024Please be advised that Shamrock Road has been re-opened to vehicular traffic. The date has been corrected below as well. Traffic Advisory: Traffic Diversion on Shamrock Road, 26 December Police are […]- A VERY BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERSDecember 25, 2024Jo & Co at a Rotary Christmas Lunch for the Elderly Both Colin and I wish you all a very, blessed and happy Christmas. It is a challenging one for me with illnesses and a death in the family so […]
- Cayman: Leader of the Opposition – Christmas 2024 MessageDecember 24, 2024screenshot: Hon. Joseph Hew, Leader of the Opposition Fellow Caymanians & Residents; As we gather with loved ones to celebrate this joyous season, I am reminded of the power of togetherness. […]
- UPDATE: Cayman Operation Winter Guardian Campaign ContinuesDecember 24, 2024From RCIPS UPDATE (23 December) RCIPS’ holiday safety operation, Winter Guardian, continues this week with increased police visibility and enforcement, particularly on the roads and in commercial […]
- Cayman: HSA’s NICU marks Prematurity Day, highlighting miracle that birthedDecember 24, 2024Baby Randolph Smith Over four decades ago, the chances of survival for preemies born in the Cayman Islands were exceedingly rare, the Health Services Authority (HSA) Paediatrician Dr Marilyn McIntyre […]
20 endangered Siamese crocodiles hatch in Laos
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — One of the world’s rarest crocodile species has moved a little bit further from extinction with the hatching of 20 wild eggs plucked from a nest found in southern Laos. Experts believe there could be as…
LESSONS IN CARIBANA
Dave Martins I was living in Toronto, playing music full time with the Tradewinds band, when the annual Caribbean festival in Toronto known as Caribana was born in 1967. Today there are carnivals in a many cities outside the region,…
Red Arrows delay after fatal crash
Poor weather has delayed the Red Arrows flying back to their base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire after a fatal crash following a Dorset airshow. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, died when his plane came down near Bournemouth…
Memories of Ivan
Joan Wilson Now we are at that horrible time again – Hurricane Season – and watching the drama of Hurricane Irene it brought back my memories of Hurricane Ivan that hit us on September 11th 2004. This is the poem…
Death toll rises to 53 in attack on Mexico casino
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The death toll climbed as workers continued to pull bodies out of a burned casino in northern Mexico, where gunmen spread gasoline and ignited a fire that trapped and killed at least 53 gamblers and employees….
iWoman
Ivy Lichtenstein What does it take for a woman to succeed in a male dominated industry? For the first part of our new iWoman section iNews speaks to Angelique Howell about her achievements in the RCIPS, balancing her…
Hurricane prompts rescheduling of sporting events
Hurricane Irene is already leaving its mark on the sports world even before coming ashore. Professional baseball games, the NFL, tennis matches and MLS games are being rescheduled as the Hurricane approaches the East Coast. Major League Baseball announced Thursday…
Emceeing a wedding
I don’t think women make the best emcees. There are exceptions. Cat Deeley, host of “So You Think You Can Dance” is one and locally, Vickie Wheaton is another. So when I was asked to emcee a wedding here I…
Chamber motivates staff
Nine participants completed training on August 18, 2011 by participating in a one-day course entitled ‘Motivating Your Staff’. The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce’s Professional Development & Training Centre (PD&TC) aims at providing skills that will help employees perform at…
Do Bob Marley songs have a place in Church?
Earlier this week iNews revealed how the Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica, Right Reverend Robert Thompson, suggested songs by music icon Bob Marley should be included in hymn books. His thoughts have caused much debate among the church goers and music…
