Cayman Turtle Farm celebrates last nesting by a tagged turtle
The discovery of a turtle nest earlier this month, the last of the 2012 nesting season, at the Grand View apartments on Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach, has delighted staff at the Cayman Turtle Farm because the nesting turtle was…
Blue Squash Takes on GW in the Cayman Islands
The Wellesley College squash team returned home from their winter training trip this weekend, after several days in Grand Cayman. The Blue’s trip included a match against George Washington University, with Wellesley falling 9-0. The Blue were overmatched against a…
CIASA Splash, Dash & Dine Sea Swims a Resounding Success
CIASA, Grand Cayman, 13 January 2013: Olympians Liam Tancock, Caitlin McClatchey and Conor Dwyer took to the sea off World Famous Seven Mile Beach this past weekend as part of the Cayman Island Amateur Swimming Association’s (CIASA) fund raising weekend….
British Airways Christian employee Nadia Eweida wins case
A British Airways employee suffered discrimination at work over her Christian beliefs, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. Nadia Eweida took her case to the ECHR after BA made her stop wearing her white gold cross visibly….
Horsemeat found in beef burgers on sale in UK and Ireland
Horse DNA has been found in some beef burgers being sold in UK and Irish supermarkets, the Republic of Ireland’s food safety authority (FSAI) has said. The FSAI said the meat came from two processing plants in Ireland, Liffey Meats…
S African woman gored by rhino after posing for photo
A 24-year-old woman was seriously injured by a rhino moments after posing for a photograph with it, South Africa’s Beeld newspaper reports. Chantal Beyer suffered injuries to her shoulder, lungs and ribs after being gored at the Aloe Ridge Hotel…
Oprah: Armstrong ‘did not come clean in expected way’
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has said Lance Armstrong “did not come clean in the way I expected” about claims he used performance-enhancing drugs. She did not go into details of their lengthy interview but said she had been “satisfied”…
Syria crisis: Dozens killed by Aleppo university blasts
More than 80 people have been killed by two blasts in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, activists and officials say. The explosions reportedly struck an area between the University of Aleppo’s halls of residence and the architecture faculty on…
Formal publication of Special Report to parliament
Formal publication of Special Report to parliament concerning the posture of the cabinet with respect to lawful requisitions of the OCG Kingston; January 15, 2013 – The Office of the Contractor-General’s (OCG) Special Report concerning the posture of the Cabinet…
Stockholm train crashed into apartments ‘by cleaner’
A cleaning woman stole an empty commuter train in a suburb of Stockholm and crashed it into a house, injuring herself, Swedish officials say. The four-carriage train was driven out of the depot for about a mile until it jumped…
