Activists allege execution-style killings in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes Friday as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighborhood in the city of Homs, while the Red Cross headed to the…
“Shanghaied” author to speak at Rotary Club function
David Collins, the author of Shanghaied, a part-fictionalised, part-real account of an American teenage boy who runs away from home all set for adventure will be talking about his book and his life on March 22th at The Westin Casuarina…
Dresses, dreams and designs
Twenty-four year old Caymanian Kidan Brooks has been designing fashions ever since she was a little girl: “I can’t remember exactly what age but it started with sewing dresses and swimsuits for my dolls – I got really serious about…
Masked Kobe leads Lakers’ blowout of Timberwolves
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant could be excused for harbouring a little grudge after Dwyane Wade broke his nose and gave him a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, of all places. Instead, Bryant professes nothing…
UWI’s three new degrees
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus marked the launch of three brand-new degree programmes with a region-wide media event, where one could “meet” with course facilitators across the Caribbean. The UWI has a presence throughout the Caribbean,…
DHL Cayman Storm Champions
The 2011/12 Alex Alexander Memorial Season came to a fitting end with the DHL Cayman Storm raising the Alex Alexander Memorial Trophy for the first time since 2008. Since that time the John Doak Architecture Iguanas have held a firm…
Tiger goes on the attack but not using a golf club
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It didn’t take long for Tiger Woods to go on the attack in his first trip to the Honda Classic in nearly 20 years. But he was in the press room, not on the…
British galleries buy Renaissance masterpiece
British galleries buy Renaissance masterpiece LONDON (AP) — Two major British art galleries have raised 45 million pounds ($72 million) to buy a Renaissance masterpiece that has been in the U.K. for 200 years and keep it on public display…
Tales of chaos after deadly pre-dawn storms
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — Jeff Rann had ample warning that terrible weather was approaching before dawn. A frantic call to his wife from his mother-in-law alerted them to reports that a tornado was barreling down, and Rann heard the deafening…
Businesses invited to take part in national consumer survey
Tower Marketing is gearing up their 10th Omnibus Survey, which is the only local market research tool that offers a nationally representative insight into the general public, exploring the essential factors that define the shape and direction of the Cayman…
