Room to roam for Blues
The Blue Iguanas have now got double the room to roam- thanks to the purchase of a piece of privately owned land in the Salina Reserve. The sale was made possible by willing land owners and an EU grant to…
No Shanghai surprises for McKeeva
Premier McKeeva Bush led a Cayman delegation to yesterday’s opening of the two-day “China Offshore Summit in Shanghai, and will travel tomorrow to Hong Kong, meet inginvestment managers and a series of private companies. The seven-member delegation left on Saturday…
Coroner: Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol
LONDON (AP) — A coroner says Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying the singer had voluntarily consumed alcohol and risked the consequences. The…
Rina may have reached its peak. Invest 97L of no concern except for heavy rain
As of 10am this morning (26) Hurricane Rina is holding its own and is a borderline Cat. 2/3 storm. Wind shear values from the CIMSS products indicate that there is about 20 knots of shear right over the core of…
YOU MUST SPEAK UP: Getaway driver who would not rat sent to jail
A getaway driver who refused to rat on the rest of the gang has been jailed for five years. John Miller said he feared his life and the life of his mother would be in grave danger if he cooperated…
Companies asked to help fundraiser
April Panton, Senior Manager at Crusader is encouraging local companies to donate to the National Council of Voluntary Organisation’s annual fundraiser and make a difference to the lives of those in need. She said: “Crusader International Management (Cayman) Ltd. is…
Hurricane Rina and Invest 97L
Hurricane Rina yesterday morning (25) was at Cat. 2 strength and struggling a little bit. It’s path is uncertain. Both Crown Weather and Weather Underground mention various scenarios and few of the models agree. There are so many ‘ifs’ the…
Second murder charge for Vybz
Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel has been charged with a second murder. Last night, detectives from the Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch issued a press release; confirming that Kartel along with Kiro Jones o/c “Ray Jones,” were charged for the murder…
Libyans bury Gadhafi in unmarked grave
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi was buried early yesterday morning in an unmarked grave in a modest Islamic ceremony, closing the book on his nearly 42-year rule of Libya and the eight-month civil war to oust him. A Gadhafi…
Two week old baby rescued after Turkish quake
ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — A two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in a dramatic rescue Tuesday, 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey….
