Businesses react well to rollover plans
Support for Premier McKeeva Bush’s proposed suspension and review of Cayman’s “rollover” policy is gathering no moss among the business community, who are looking forward to a stronger economy and greater employment opportunities. Chairman Richard Coles of Cayman Finance, which…
Two murders in two days
Residents of West Bay have reacted with anger at the murder of Andrew Baptist – the second fatal shooting in as many days. Henry Ormond Morgan – lifelong resident of the district and chairman of the West Bay Action committee…
GANG WARFARE: Victim linked to Tuesday night Bush murder
West Bay has become a warzone. Two days, two fatal shootings and two families left devastated. Andrew Baptist, 24, died in a hail of bullets on Thursday night. Detectives say his name had repeatedly been mentioned in connection with Tuesday’s…
iCommunity events
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Resume training on Tuesdays from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. Aquatics, Saturdays, 10am-10:45am at Cayman International School, Camana Bay from 24th September. email [email protected] THE PINK LADIES: Coffee Shop at the Cayman Islands Hosptial is open…
Texas execution halted amid Supreme Court review
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago was at least temporarily spared from lethal injection when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review his lawyers’ claims that race played an…
Jamaican PM’s mother passes
Enid Louise Golding, the mother of Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding, died this week at age 91. Dr Trevor Golding, the eldest of her three children said his mother died from pneumonia. An educator who taught at the elementary and…
Miss Cayman contestants bedazzle with their skills
The Miss Cayman contestants gave the public another preview of their modeling skills at Tiki Beach. The ten contestants modelled accessories from Bedazzle Fashion while swimwear and other garments were seen from Sand Angels. The girls modelled these items as…
Jamaica: Gov’t to sign anti-crime pacts with Cuba
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s top security official announced Tuesday that he will lead a delegation to Cuba this week to sign agreements strengthening cooperation against drug trafficking and other crimes. Security Minister Dwight Nelson said the pacts are intended…
Hurricane Maria drenches Newfoundland; tropical Atlantic and western Caribbean have no new developments.
Once again, there are no new developments in the tropical Atlantic. However a tropical disturbance was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands near 35 W Longitude, but it was poorly organised and lacked deep convection. This will…
Lawyers claim alleged IRA dissident was framed
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian lawyer for an Irishman accused of trying to purchase and smuggle weaponry for the Real IRA told a court Friday that Michael Campbell was a victim of entrapment orchestrated by Britain’s intelligence service. Campbell,…
