West Bay Road closure gazetted
By Georgina Wilcox In an Extraordinary Gazette published on the Cayman Islands Lands & Survey Department’s website on Wednesday (13) (go to: http://www.caymanlandinfo.ky/RoadSchemes/tabid/186/Default.aspx) the government has officially closed the first portion of the West Bay Road. The road section remains…
UK welcomes election of new Pope
British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the election of a new Pope, saying it is a “momentous day” for Catholics around the world. Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pontiff on the fifth ballot on Wednesday…
Warning about the catastrophic impact on lowlands from sea level rises
Scientific evidence indicates that global warming could well lead to a sea-level rise of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. A rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 percent of…
US private sector hopes to send older couple to Mars
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News A team led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito plans to send a “tested couple” to Mars and back in a privately funded mission. The Inspiration Mars Foundation plans to start…
‘Anonymous’ hacker explains why he fled the US
By Michael Kelley Business Insider Anonymous is front and center these days: The amorphous hacktivist group has been publishing internal data of U.S. banks while prominent members are prosecuted on charges of stealing information and sharing links to stolen credit…
Anti-corruption law snags first victim
By Georgina Wilcox Patricia Webster, a young Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) civilian staffer, pleaded guilty to several counts relating to the misuse of information on Tuesday (12) under the new Cayman Islands anti-corruption law. Webster gains the dubious…
Richard the Lionheart’s mummified heart analysed
By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC World Service The team used forensic techniques to examine the King’s heart, which is now a brown powder The mummified heart of King Richard I has been analysed by forensic experts. When the English…
NCVO Family we NEED your HELP!
The NCVO helps hundreds of children/youths & families and operates various programmes and is always in need of volunteers! On Tuesday 16th of April “Island Heritage Charity Drive” will take place in support of the NCVO and we need your…
Electors Registration Cards
The Elections Office wishes to advise all registered electors who were previously issued elector registration cards and who have not recently applied in Form 13 to change their particulars that they may now collect their new cards at the Elections…
Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope
BBC World News Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has greeted crowds in Rome’s St Peter’s Square after his election as the Catholic Church’s new Pope. Appearing on a balcony over the square, he asked the faithful to pray for him….
