Tropics forecast to hot up from this weekend until next weekend
After 12 days and 49 advisories, Philippe has finally intensified into hurricane, becoming the fifth hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. The fifth hurricane normally arrives on October 7, so this is a very average season for hurricanes, despite…
The sleeping child
The average person associates sleep problems with things like stress and anxiety, such that they do not immediately believe some groups can have trouble sleeping. However, it isn’t merely the pressures of work, society, and relationships that can take a…
In high-tech tributes, Apple fans mourn Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them. Jobs, who founded and ran Apple,…
Lisa and choir hit the right notes
International soprano Lisa Carlisle was in good voice when she helped the choir from Grace Academy. The Welsh-born opera star gave some valuable tips to youngsters during a specialist workshop held at John Gray Memorial United Church. Ms Carlisle is…
Panetta: No clear plan on end to Libya mission
BRUSSELS (AP) — There is no clear set of conditions in Libya that will trigger an end to the combat mission, but the operation will not be over if serious fighting and threats to the population continue, Defense Secretary Leon…
Parents say thanks to teachers
Parents took over for a couple hours yesterday (5 October) at schools across the Cayman Islands, while their children’s teachers and support assistants were thanked and feted. As part of their World Teachers’ Day observation, parent teachers’ associations pulled out…
Jeffrey Wilson – Cayman’s new hot songbird
Jeffrey Wilson is a young talented Caymanian artist who fell in love with music at the tender age of nine. Wilson’s career began when he met his first music teacher, who introduced him to the diverse world…
New JLP leader and PM one-step closer
Education Minister, Andrew Holness, is set to become Jamaica’s ninth Prime Minister after his parliamentary colleagues put aside their own ambitions to endorse his candidacy to become leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The powerful endorsements brought to 12…
Swiss sports court overturns Olympic doping rule
London (AP) — Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt was cleared to defend his 400-metre title in London next year after the American won his appeal Thursday against an IOC rule banning doping offenders from the games. The Court of Arbitration for…
CAYMANIAN ONLY: Jobs plan for native workforce
George Town MLA Ellio Solomon will discuss his proposed Caymanian-only Jobs Bill at Tuesday’s Mary Miller Hall gathering, launching a series of district meetings before its November submission to the Legislative Assembly. The Bill, tentatively titled Jobs for Caymanians Only, will…
