Tokyo Wins Bid for 2020 Olympics
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai From Mashable Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, besting fellow finalists Istanbul and Madrid. The Japanese capital won the bid Saturday, following a secret ballot that took place during the 125th International Olympic Committee…
Terry Fox Family Fun Run/Walk
Join us for Cayman’s 2nd annual Terry Fox Run which will take place at Camana Bay on Sunday 15 September 2013. 5K and 10k Family Fun Runs to commemorate the Canadian cancer-amputee hero’s marathon of hope. Terry Fox runs, which…
Usain Bolt to retire after Rio Olympics
By RAF CASERT — AP Sports Writer, From Kentucky.com BRUSSELS — Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Bolt said Wednesday (4) he wants to win more gold in Rio, set another world record in…
Training kids/Maternal mortality/Fun run
TRAINING TO HELP KIDS GIS Spotlight this week highlights action that is underway to empower students, takes another look at how IT is supporting education in schools and then revisits the Mind’s Eye exhibit. First, we train our sights on…
Mastic trail award/Campbell-Browne hearing/FIFA tour/Digicel recognized by Cisco
MASTIC TRAIL AWARDED TRIPADVISOR 2013 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE! (George Town, 29 August 2013) In recognition of the top-performing businesses on TripAdvisor, the National Trust’s guided Mastic Trail Tour was awarded the Certificate of Excellence for 2013. The Certificate of Excellence…
Quicker parcels/Doing Dallas/CPL and LIAT/Measles/Frost dies/Horse death
POST OFFICE PARCELS TO BE PROCESSED QUICKER In a government press release it says the Cayman Islands post office has begun checking packages as they arrive to assess duty levels before customers come to collect their parcels in the presence…
US swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, makes historic Cuba-Florida crossing
From BBC Diana Nyad: “You are never too old to chase your dreams” Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage. After about 53 hours’ non-stop swimming, the…
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Labourer awarded/Dep Gov & CO’s Minutes/T-20 Cricket/CPL ‘team of tournament’
LABOURER AWARDED FOR INITIATIVE Senior Labour Officer Gene Hydes ‘walks the talk’ when it comes to his career in occupational safety, while staying true to his personal mantra: “Safety is a full-time job – don’t make it a part-time practice!”…
Bolt takes Zurich 100m, Ashmeade second…Shelly-Ann Fraser tops 200 field
BY KNEWS Kingston, Jamaica Sprinting legend Usain Bolt (9.90) left it late coming from behind to win the men’s 100m at the Zurich Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday with teammate Nickel Ashmeade (9.94) in second. American Justin Gatlin was…
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SteppingStones title sponsor for top rugby tournament
The Cayman Islands Rugby Union is delighted to announce that SteppingStones, Cayman’s recruitment and training specialists, has recently become the title sponsor for one of the most exciting sports tournaments in the region: the North American & Caribbean Rugby Association…
