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Month: September 2011

iCommunity News

Learn to sashay down the catwalk the FRESH! Way

Budding Naomi Campbells get ready because Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is presenting a training workshop for wannabe young models on the island. The FRESH! Cayman Couture season continues with a CNCF Fashion Model Catwalk Training Workshop, which is scheduled…

iWorld News News Today

Sri Lanka count finds more elephants than expected

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants found more than had been estimated — a sign the endangered species has a healthy, growing population on the Indian Ocean island. The count conducted last…

iStrange iWorld News News

Runaway cow tracked down in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — A cow named Yvonne whose escape kept a corner of Bavaria on tenterhooks has turned herself in after three months on the run. The Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary, which now owns the errant bovine, said that a…

Editorial Editors Choice iOpinion

Crime problem escalates to new level

The robbery at Casanova by the Sea takes the current crime problem to a whole new level. Stick-ups at jerk chicken stands, gas stations and shops late at night are bad enough but the impact on the economy as a…

iWoman News

Don’t sweep domestic violence under the carpet

Victims of domestic violence are often too scared to contact the authorities because of fear they may lose their status, according leading woman advocate Valerie Banks. Victims of domestic violence are often too scared to contact the authorities because of…

iEnvironment iNotices News

First Marine Parks Meeting on Cayman Brac

The Department of Environment (DOE) is hosting a series of public meetings to share the results from the first comprehensive scientific review of the Islands’ marine park system. The first meeting will be held on Cayman Brac this Monday, 5…

iOpinion Our Eye

A tattoo is forever on mummy

Disemboweled and decorated with scarlet paint, a number of tattoos were discovered recently on a mummified Mayan female in Guatemala’s northern jungle next to carved stucco panels depicting gods, cosmic monsters and serpents. Archaeologists said the panoramic tattoos were estimated…

Editors Choice iOpinion Our Eye

Alarm Systems

Security systems do deter a burglar from breaking into your house. However, If someone wants to get into your house bad enough, they will find a way to do it. The trick is to make it as difficult as possible…

ISports Sports World

Pistorius doesn’t run final, S Africa gets silver

DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius said Friday he wished he could have run in the 4×400-meter relay final and earned the silver medal at the world championships. One day after helping South Africa qualify for the…

Mark arrives for charity golf day

Professional golfer Mark McNulty has landed in Cayman – and is ready to get into the swing of things! The Irish/Zimbabwean pro is taking part in the Cayman Islands Red Cross golf tournament which tees off at the North Sound…