Christmas Cracker – personal safety week – school holiday safety
Personal safety is this week’s theme in the RCIPS holiday safety initiative – Operation Christmas Cracker. As the school holidays are fast approaching, officers from the RCIPS Family Support Unit are reminding parents and carers that they need to make…
Drive to build hospital
THE Nutall Memorial Hospital in Kingston has launched a fundraising drive to raise $250 million in order to transform the facility into Jamaica’s leading private hospital to coincide with its 90th anniversary in 2013, organisers say. The Anglican Diocese of…
Really bad Christmas presents
Have you ever sat with your family or friends at Christmas, only to watch the false smiles appear on their faces as you hand over a pair of socks and a box of chocolates for the third year running. If…
Dead OAP was keep-fit enthusiast, says brother
A pensioner whose body was found floating near the Sandbar was a keep-fit enthusiast and marathon runner, his brother has revealed. Samir Rizk, 71, from the US, was discovered near Stingray City after he got into difficulties during a snorkelling…
The Editor speaks: Two out of three
In my Editorial on Wednesday (7) I was in an apologetic mood under the banner “I Could Have Been Mistaken”. I went to great pains to show the reasons why Cayman’s Legal Department and Justice Quin allowed the trial of…
Jamaican gun agreement
KINGSTON — Cabinet has given approval for Jamaica to enter into an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS) for the provision of machines to provide traceable markings on firearms. The Dot peen marking machines will impose markings that…
Nation marks 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — In wheelchairs and on walkers, the old veterans came Wednesday to remember the day 70 years ago when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. But FDR’s “date that will live in infamy” is becoming a more…
The Camana Bay Christmas give
Camana Bay is embracing the spirit of giving this Christmas by inspiring others to give, too. In an effort to support local charities and organisations in their Christmas outreach efforts, Camana Bay is working to build support for their existing…
The Editor speaks: The Crown loses, again
Not surprisingly, the crown’s case against the two men who were charged with robbing two visitors at Barefoot Beach, in East End last February, ended with no case to answer against one of the men and the second man was…
Museum’s 20th Anniversary celebration
Visitors to the Cayman Island’s National Museum’s 20th Anniversary celebrations were in for a spectacular and tasty cultural feast. Carmen Conolly from East End was there, showing the beautiful things that an expert can make from the dried leaves of…
