Tropical Storm (TS) Maria expected to intensify while TS Nate remains stationary for now
On Friday (9) morning satellite imagery indicated that convection is increasing with Tropical Storm Maria and it is expected that Maria will continue to strengthen slowly as it tracks across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday and Saturday night. Once Maria…
Moon Man takes one giant leap to GT Primary
George Town Primary School (GTPS) opened its doors yet again for another fun filled assembly. Astronaut Charles Duke, of the Apollo 16 voyage, touched down at the school to talk to years 4-6 about his experience of walking on the…
Dolphin employee car jacked
Cruise ships are warning passengers not to carry credit cards on Island for fear of robberies and muggings, according to the manager of one of our top tourism attractions. On Thursday a member of staff at Dolphin Discovery was mugged…
USCGC Mohawk to Visit
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk is visiting Grand Cayman this weekend. The vessel arrives on Saturday morning, 10 September, and departs that same evening. The ship will remain offshore. The 210-foot Mohawk has 16 officers and 94 enlisted…
Remembering Hurricane Ivan
Seven years ago Hurricane Ivan came and changed the face of Cayman. For 34 hours, the storm ripped across the country leaving total devastation and destruction in its wake. It took months for the people of Cayman to get back…
Kids with Bush on 9/11 saw change sweep over him
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The 16 children who shared modern America’s darkest moment with President George W. Bush are high school seniors now — football players, ROTC members, track athletes, wrestlers and singers. They remember going over an eight-paragraph story…
Bon Jovi in 9/11 encore sings for NY firefighters
NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Jon Bon Jovi returned to a Manhattan fire house Wednesday to pay tribute to firefighters marking the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The New Jersey native was filmed singing “America The Beautiful”…
Starting the school year right
Savannah Primary School students, together with their parents and teachers, gathered at the Cayman Islands Baptist Church on Pedro Castle Road to welcome the new school year on 6 September. Starting with the national anthem, the short programme included a…
Letter from Hong Kong – A Tale of Two Cities
“For a city without any natural resources, a non competitive immigration policy is a policy which contributes to our economic non competitiveness. This is a fight we can ill afford to lose”. This was not, as it well might have…
Walkers launch specialist group
Leading international financial law firm Walkers has announced the launch of its Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Group. It will bring together the deep expertise within the firm regarding alternative risk transfer arrangements such as catastrophe bonds, reinsurance sidecars and securitisation…
