SCHOOLS SHAKE UP: Kids must pass before graduation
A major shake up in the schools system was announced by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rolston Anglin. It will mean an end to the current “diplomas for all” factory which allows all students to graduate regardless of academic ability….
Why are they called pirates…? Because they ARGHHHH!
There was plenty of “Arghhh Me Hearties! “Yo-Yo –Hos” booms, bangs screams and other noises that let the world know the pirates had landed in George Town Harbour on Saturday. The Red Coats were there too, of course, fighting them…
NO DRUGS FOUND: Mystery over double fatal plane crash
Police said yesterday they had found no drugs at the site of the Cayman Brac light-plane crash on Sunday night, but were treating the accident as ‘a suspicious incident”. Investigations were continuing as officers trace the next-of-kin of the two…
YO HO HO LET’S GO
They’re here, me hearties! Thousands of spectators watch the annual Pirates Landing in Hog Sty Bay by Harbour Drive. This year promises to be bigger and better. A pre-landing pageant to get everyone in the mood followed by explosions, smoke…
Cayman’s new green team
The Corporate Green Team Network was set up in June 2009 after representatives from the Sustainable Development Unit of the Department of Environment (DoE) met with accountancy firm, Deloitte, to discuss ways of making Cayman a greener place to life….
New flights to Calgary, Dallas and Brazil
Cayman Airways may soon be flying direct to Calgary, Dallas and even Brazil as part of a new drive to boost tourism. Premier McKeeva Bush made the announcement at Wednesday’s Tourism Awareness Meeting. Mr Bush said that although the industry…
IT’S RUBBISH MR BUSH: Alice says she knows nothing of appointment
Flatly contradicting remarks by Premier McKeeva Bush, Alice Mae Coe, head of West Bay’s Concerned Citizens Group, says she was never appointed to the area’s District Advisory Council. Likewise, West Bay resident and former Radio Cayman Director of Broadcasting Loxley Ebanks,…
Every woman should have the LBD
Looking suave, sophisticated and sexy, ladies visited the Ritz-Carlton’s Silver Palm Lounge for the Little Black Dress party. The little black dress has been a must-have item for every woman’s wardrobe, ever since French fashion designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel made…
MOTHER’S JUSTICE PLEA: Dorlissa Barnes feels comfort at appeal decision
Dorlisa Barnes, mother of murdered Jeremiah Barnes, told iNews Cayman yesterday that justice was overdue for her child, and the fact no one had been held accountable for the killing was “disgusting”. In the wake of Monday’s announcement that prosecutors…
Celebration of international culture
Members of the Church of God Chapel Children’s Choir and their families from around 15 different countries crowded into the Family Life Centre, George Town for an International Extravaganza. They were raising funds for their forthcoming musical, The Great Christmas…
