Legendary soccer player scouting in Cayman
Jamaican “Reggae Boy” Fitzroy Simpson, says although Caymanians love football, it’s not yet a way of life. And he says to improve the standard of players here, we must first improve the standards of pitches and training facilities. Mr. Simpson,…
Miss George Town Festival Queen competition
Eight George Town beauties, pictured right, will be competing for the Miss George Town Festival Queen crown on 17 September. The competition, to be held at George Town Central Park, Scranton, is open to ladies of 12 years old and…
Hundreds oppose West Bay Road plans
In an effort that will continue for another two weeks, community activists have already collected hundreds of signatures on a petition to Governor Duncan Taylor, seeking to stop the closure of West Bay Road. A coalition of West Bay residents’…
Miss Cayman draws closer
The Miss Cayman annual pageant has set its date for September 24th 2011 at the Lion’s Community Centre. The ten contestants have had training with fashion professionals for several months in etiquette, runway posture, interview techniques and public speaking. They…
Story Time Tour with children’s authors and illustrators
This May, Books & Books launched a Story Time Tour that gives children the opportunity to meet the authors and illustrators of their favourite books in an effort to promote a love of reading among Cayman’s youth. The series kicked…
Stocks fall sharply as Europe worries deepen
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply in morning trading Tuesday as worries deepened about Europe’s debt crisis and the weak U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell and gold rose as investors sought safety. An hour…
Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who complained the rule would kill jobs in America’s ailing…
Designer sunglasses needn’t be expensive
Buying cheap sunglasses doesn’t necessarily mean you are just getting poor quality sunglasses. You can easily get cheap sunglasses on line from all the popular designers and, in these hard times, it makes sense. However, you do need to look…
Cancer Awareness Weekend
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society is organizing Conquering Cancer II – Let’s Fight Cancer Together – a series of cancer awareness activities for both health professionals and the general public on 9th and 10th of September. Every two years the…
Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power
TOKYO (AP) — Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe urged Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday to halt plans to restart nuclear power plants and instead abandon nuclear energy. Oe cautioned Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda against prioritizing the economy over safety. Noda…
