Police can confirm that the canoe and five men reported missing on Thursday 23 August have been traced. The canoe was spotted shortly after 6.00am today approximately 150yds off Frank Sound. The Marine Unit deployed and the canoe was towed to shore. The three West Bay men and two Jamaicans who were on board have […]
Kittitian honoured in Cayman Islands for his work in health research
August 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dr Samuel Rawlins of St Kitts/Nevis was on 20th April awarded the Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC) Honours Award at the recently concluded annual meeting held this year at George Town, Grand Cayman. The annual event of the Council and Scientific meetings is the premier health research meeting of the English-speaking Caribbean, which is held […]
Cayman Islands chef joins Asador as new Executive Chef
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Lauren Drewes Daniels Asador in the Renaissance Hotel, Dallas, TX, has just announced the arrival of new executive chef Brad Phillips. Phillips has worked his way up the chain of chef Dean Max’s restaurants, including 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and, most recently, the Brasserie in Grand Cayman, where he mixed produce from […]
Bubblis, the first videogame of words and puzzles in 44 languages
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From the 29nd of August Bubblis is available for iOS and Android, in corresponding stores, for 1’59 euros. – It is a videogame of words and puzzles for mobile devices with a massive target audience. – It is available in 44 languages distributed among 154 countries and is intended for players of all types ages […]
Andy Murray races into US Open third round with Ivan Dodig victory
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Britain’s Andy Murray eased into the third round of the US Open for the seventh consecutive year with a straight-sets victory over Ivan Dodig. He outclassed the unseeded Croatian 6-2 6-1 6-3 in a hugely one-sided match lasting an hour and 50 minutes. Murray, 25, followed up his erratic, first-round win over Alex Bogomolov Jr […]
Fourteen-year-old Jamaican girl on murder charge gives birth
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By STABROEK EDITOR A 14-year-old girl before the courts on a murder charge gave birth yesterday, raising concerns in her community about whether she was being properly monitored by the state. The teen is charged with the murder of 21-year-old Chrissann Wilson, better known as ‘Angel’, in July of last year. Wilson was two months […]
Louisiana evacuation ordered over Isaac dam break fear
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
30 August 2012 Last updated at 18:42 GMT Louisiana officials have ordered people to evacuate an area in the southeast of the state because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. An estimated 50,000 people live downstream of the Lake Tangipahoa Dam in Mississippi, which has been damaged but is currently intact. Isaac, now […]
MaplesFS Selected As Trustee And Administrator For China Life Franklin Asset Management
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
China Life Franklin Asset Management Co., Limited (“CLFAM”), the Hong Kong-based joint venture between China Life and Franklin Templeton, has selected MaplesFS, a leading independent global fund services and fiduciary services provider, as trustee and administrator for the China Life Franklin Trust, a Cayman Islands domiciled unit trust. CLFAM is the first and most prominent […]
Romney’s yacht was NOT flying the Cayman flag says Huffington Post … HOWEVER …
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jason Linkins of huffingtonpost.com puts the record straight The Great Cayman Islands Yacht Flag Hullabaloo Of 2012 There is a hot, Florida yacht-related story breaking today, and for once it has nothing to do with the ill-fated voyages of the “Summerwind.” Instead, it’s another one of ABC News’ Brian Ross’ many adventures in journalism. Ross, […]
CDC reports 40 percent increase in U.S. West Nile virus cases
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Ryan Jaslow healthpop.com The worst West Nile virus outbreak the country has ever seen remains on the rise, the Centers for Disease and Prevention said Wednesday. In a press conference with reporters, the CDC said there are a total of 1,590 reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States. That’s a 40 […]
