Blaine Gibson, sculptor of figures in Disney parks, dies at 97

By Bruce Weber From New York Times Blaine Gibson, whose sculptures of pirates and presidents, boys and ghouls, are bedrock features of Walt Disney’s theme parks and resorts around the world, died on July 5 at his home in Montecito,…

Yahoo is stepping into a multi-billion dollar industry by letting people win money on sports

By Eugene Kim From Business Insider Yahoo has come up with a new strategy that could help revive the struggling Internet company’s fortunes: give users the chance to win cash. Yahoo launched a daily fantasy sports service on Wednesday, tapping…

Gifts of the Solstice: Native St. John’s Wort

From The Medicine Woman’s Roots St. John’s Wort has long been one of those herbs that I have great respect for and love as medicine, but have used it minimally simply because it’s not plentiful in my bioregion. Native species…

Puzzles for July 12 2015 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword

Christian Dyer, DART Cayman Islands Minds Inspired scholar

Christian Dyer, a 2015 Minds Inspired scholar studies at Cayman Prep and High School (CPHS). Christian excels academically with A and A* grades in all his core subjects. Christian wants to maintain A and A* grades in the upcoming academic…

Cayman Islands: CCMI hosts new summer lecture series with NOAA AOML Oceanographers

This summer, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute will be diving into a new outreach initiative with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. From June through August, AOML researchers will give a series of talks…

3 Young ladies study Cayman Islands Government media

Three summer interns are steeping themselves in the communications profession this summer, during attachments with Government Information Services (GIS). The young women have engaged in writing press releases, photography, and administrative work for the Cayman Islands Gazette and videography for…

RFA Lyme Bay to visit Cayman Islands

The British naval support ship RFA LYME BAY will arrive in Grand Cayman on the 15 July for a 5 day visit during her deployment to the region on Atlantic Patrol Tasking North (APT(N)). This is a year round commitment…

Cayman Islands TOC promises to be great – save the date

Taste of Cayman Food & Wine Festival, the premier annual event organised by The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA), will see its 28th year in 2016. On Saturday, 13th February 2016, patrons will once again be treated to a sumptuous…

Triple C School AP Calculus Exam with 100% pass rate

As the school year closes, Triple C School is celebrating a 100% pass rate in their AP Calculus exam. With this pass the students will be able to start university and be exempted from Calculus 1. Advance Placement (AP) Calculus…