“Don’t do it again” – Warning for travellers after horse race on Cork road
THE TRAVELLERS’ GROUP Pavee Point has warned those involved in the harness race on the Cork to Mallow road at the weekend not to even contemplate doing it again. A video of part of the race appeared on YouTube this…
Cyber Rays Robotics Team win at First Lego League World Invitational Tournament in Lakeland, FL
The Cayman Prep High School robotics team, and the only Robotics team in the Cayman Islands, the Cyber Rays, returned recently from Lakeland, FL, where they competed in the First Lego League World Invitational tournament. The tournament, held between May…
Deal done in Cayman Islands that could decide the Vodafone India Tax Case
As the British telecommunications company Vodafone Group and India’s finance ministry edge ever closer to a full-blown confrontation over taxes related to Vodafone’s $11.1 billion acquisition in India, a key issue may be the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty, signed between…
Former Ivan Cayman disaster relief worker chosen as Bermuda election candidate
Jeff Baron, a 36-year-old former police officer, was announced yesterday as the One Bermuda Alliance’s general election candidate for Pembroke South East. Mr Baron, whose family homestead is in the constituency, will be up against the ruling party’s Rolfe Commissiong,…
Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersill wins 200m and Full Results
Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersill won the 200m at the Cayman Invitational last night at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, whilst Jamaican Yohan Blake won the 100m dash with the year’s second fastest time of 9.84m Full results : MEN’S RESULT…
Norway gunman asks to confront massacre survivors
(AP) — Survivors of a youth camp shooting massacre that left 69 people dead in Norway testified Wednesday about their panicked attempts to hide during the rampage, as the court turned down confessed gunman Anders Behring Breivik’s request to question…
Liberator of ladies’ hair Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
(AP) — Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name in hair care. When he came on the scene in the 1950s, hair…
Paralysed woman completes London Marathon in robot suit
Claire Lomas suffered a T4 spinal injury in a 2007 horse riding accident that left her paralysed from the chest down. In 2012, she completed the London Marathon. What happened in between was the development of a robotic suit that…
Saudis emerge as key US ally against terrorists
(AP) — A decade after hijackers mostly from Saudi Arabia attacked the United States with passenger jets, the Saudis have emerged as the principal ally of the U.S. against al-Qaida’s spinoff group in Yemen and at least twice have disrupted…
Obama voices his support for gay marriage
(AP) On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. The…
