[Cayman Islands,] Gawker, Pots, and Kettles
By Charles C. W. Cooke of National Review Online I sent a few e-mails yesterday inquiring of Gawker’s staff how it felt about working for a company whose Cayman Islands–based finances are, as John Cassidy of The New Yorker put it,…
Cayman Islands up for awards at WTA Caribbean & The Americas Ceremony in Turks & Caicos
The paradise islands of Turks & Caicos will become the focus of the travel and tourism industry when they host World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, on 14th September 2012. WTA’s Caribbean & The Americas Ceremony…
Cayman Islands Shark & Dolphin Plan goes to Public Consultation
By Rupert Ormond A critical point has been reached in our Cayman Islands Shark & Dolphin Project; indeed, perhaps with luck a rewarding endpoint of the present phase of work: our reports and recommendations have now gone out to public…
International President visits Cayman Islands Girls’ Brigade
The Cayman Islands Girls’ Brigade played host to International President Ruth Chikasa on her tour of the Caribbean mid July. During her visit, she toured the Grand Cayman and met with officers and several dignitaries. She also enjoyed a fellowship…
Golf: Ko gives pro world a taste of her talent
By David Leggat When a 7-year-old was seen skipping down the fairways during the 2005 New Zealand women’s amateur championship at Titirangi, it prompted a deluge of criticism over why she and the other pre-teens in the field were not…
Javelin accident kills German athletics official
An official at an athletics event in the German city of Dusseldorf has died after being speared in the throat with a javelin. The 74-year-old man was rushed to hospital after the accident on Sunday but died of his injuries….
Luka Modric: Real Madrid sign midfielder from Tottenham
Luka Modric has completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid for a fee in the region of £30m. The Croatia midfielder, 26, passed a medical on Monday before signing a five-year contract with the Spanish giants. “I’m very happy,…
Afghan security forces kill 2 U.S. troops, 10 Afghan soldiers in 2 attacks
An Afghan soldier killed two American troops Monday in the latest attack by Afghan security forces on coalition soldiers, authorities said. The killings occurred the same day 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when members of their own unit opened fire…
Syria: Helicopter crashes in Damascus
Armed rebels in Syria say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus. The Free Syrian Army said the aircraft had been firing at people in the north-eastern district of Jobar, and that it had crashed in…
‘French Elvis’ rushed to Caribbean clinic for urgent care
French rocker Johnny Hallyday, a legend in his homeland, was being treated Monday in a Caribbean hospital after being rushed there by helicopter, his producer and reports said. He was treated for a case of “persistent bronchitis” and will leave…
