Bottle water cooler safety
Bottle water coolers placed in offices and homes should be maintained if they are to keep drinking water clean and fresh. These water coolers are usually purchased and forgotten; once they are working we assume everything is fine. But that…
One + One exhibit is Full of Beans
Painter Sue Howe and her daughter, Hannah Howe, are the two artists featuring in the new “One + One” exhibition at Full of Beans in George Town. 13-year old Hannah’s photographs mainly depict the natural environment. There are some beautiful…
Secrets, theories and gossip
How hard is it to keep a secret? Are you one of these people who simply have to tell a friend you have a secret; that you will only divulge this secret to them if they promise on the Holy…
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’…
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…
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…
The Editor speaks: Miami advice
My recent trip to Miami exposed the differences in police presence compared to here in the Cayman Islands. Whether the method the Dade County Police Dept. adopts produces better statistics than the RCIPS I do not know, as I am…
Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the mysteries of sudden…
2 Mexicans deny terrorism, face 30 years for tweet
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Think before you tweet. A former teacher turned radio commentator and a math tutor who lives with his mother sit in a prison in southern Mexico, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what…
It is time to act!
It was only a matter of time until the scum of our society would brazenly go into one of the popular restaurants here frequented by residents and, more alarmingly, tourists. Now they have gotten away with it, we can expect…
