Wild world: Millions of unseen species fill Earth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Our world is a much wilder place than it looks. A new study estimates that Earth has almost 8.8 million species, but we’ve only discovered about a quarter of them. And some of the yet-to-be-seen ones could…
Samir Nasri completes Manchester City move
MANCHESTER UK, (AP): Samir Nasri has completed his move from Arsenal to Manchester City for a reported £25m (CI$33m) – and said he was delighted to be joining a club with “more passionate” fans. Nasri, 24, said: “Arsenal have good…
Netball Association congratulates Molly
Cayman Islands Netball Association would like to congratulate the President of INFA (International Federation of Netball Association) of which CINA is a member. Mrs. Molly Rhone has been awarded the fourth highest honour in Jamaica, “The Order of Jamaica” for…
NASCAR’s Busch banned from driving
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch lost his driver’s license for 45 days on Tuesday for driving 128 mph on a road close to a day-care centre and church in a nearly $400,000 car. His lawyer said…
Miss Cayman Carries Kirk’s Signature
Miss Cayman Islands 2010/2011, Cristin Alexander, received a Cayman Islands Signature Collection pendant donated by Kirk Freeport on Friday (18 August). Kirk Freeport Director Debbie Guyton presented the pendant and necklace to Cristin on the eve of her departure (Saturday,…
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “Hounds of Satan” With a fiercely delivered and eloquent selection from the strong expressions current in the Paris of his youth, the little cook made his way through the snarling…
Gonzalez homers twice as Red Sox beat Rangers 11-5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez rediscovered his power stroke and Jacoby Ellsbury made an immediate impact in his return to the lineup for the Boston Red Sox, who finally won a game in Texas. Gonzalez homered twice after going…
ATO seeks tax, penalties from Myer float
The Australian Tax Office wants private equity entities based in Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands to stump up $738 million for tax, penalties and interest after they reaped $1.5 billion from the 2009 float of the Myer retail chain. While…
Libyan conflict causes oil price hike
PARIS (AP) — Confusion over the extent of the rebels’ hold on the Libyan capital and a rally in stock markets drove oil prices higher Tuesday, a day after they fell in anticipation of the end of strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s…
