On Friday 5 April 2013 about 10:56 pm a pedal cyclist was injured along the West Bay Road* in the vicinity of Mandalay Condominiums. His condition is considered serious but stable.
The cyclist was apparently riding home towards WB after work when he was struck by a truck.
The driver of the truck was arrested for DUI.
Anyone [...]
Pedal cyclist seriously injured in MVA
April 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Camana Bay April 2013 Events
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Monday 25 March 2013): From a challenging three-mile race ending with a sprint finish up and down The Observation Tower and a silent walk through the Town Centre in honour of a worthy cause to the much-awaited return of Michael’s Genuine’s Farm-to-Table Dinner Series and a fun, family-friendly pyjama party in [...]
Swiss tourist, 39, ‘gang-raped’ in India in front of her husband after being attacked by eight men armed with sticks
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
From Capital Bay
Eight men attacked the couple after they decided to camp near village in Madhya Pradesh
Men allegedly beat them with sticks, overpowered the husband and gang-raped the woman
Police are searching for all of the attackers, who ‘stole the pair’s belongings’
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 04:54 EST, 16 March 2013 [...]
Delmira Bodden wins the RCIPS Award
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
From Morritt’s
Please join us in congratulating Janet Browning, Delmira Bodden, Veronica Cole and Special Constable Ransford Myers (Yellowman) for being nominated for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Community Award for their contributions and service they do for East End.
Congratulations to Delmira Bodden for winning the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Community Award.
Get-of-out-jail-free card for rapists in Caribbean
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Posted on March 9, 2013 by redforgender
Two recent cases reported in regional media demonstrate the extent of the injustice which girls who survive sexual assault face.
In the Cayman Islands a judge did not award a custodial sentence for a man who plead guilty to raping** a 14-year-old girl because, “he had a wife and two [...]
On Valentine’s Day — Women Try; Men Don’t
February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A Commentary By Froma Harrop
The following is a crashing generalization, but here goes: When it comes to how we dress, there are serious gender inequities — in standards of comfort and in body exposure. Valentine’s Day underscores a third that rankles just as much: inequality of effort.
Go to any romantic restaurant on Valentine’s Day, and [...]
Turtle Farm does not pose risk to human health says CTF
February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
CTF counters latest WSPA smear tactic
Contrary to recent allegations made by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) says that handling of captive turtles at the facility is not a threat to human health, the farm’s track record confirms that, and that a recent independent expert assessment of [...]
Belle de Jour’s history of anonymity
December 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From BBC
While we may not know their names, anonymous writers have long shaped our worldview, says Brooke Magnanti, who wrote as sex blogger Belle de Jour.
How do we know who’s written the words we love to read?
The obvious answer is by the name on the cover. But the tradition of anonymity subverts any easy answers.
As [...]
India gang rape: New Year celebrations scaled back
December 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From BBC
India has scaled back New Year celebrations, as it mourned the death of a woman whose gang rape on a bus a fortnight ago sparked public outrage.
The army has cancelled all official celebrations as have the states of Punjab and Haryana.
The president of the governing Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, also said she would not [...]
8 Great New Year’s Eve Cocktails
December 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Katie Waldeck from care2.com
It’s time to ring in the New Year. Whether you’re hosting a fabulous fête for 150 of your closest friends, or curling up on the couch with loved ones to watch the ball drop, New Year’s Eve is a time for celebration. Unsure of what drinks to serve to ring in the New Year?  For [...]
