Whitney Houston laid to rest at private NJ burial
WESTFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star’s family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her…
MOTHER’S HEARTACHE
Aidan’s family at a loss after water tragedy She can hardly speak, trembling on the verge of tears from one moment to the next. Shana Pars is outside her Minzett Drive home waiting for Aidan’s father, Keron Cupid, to appear….
HSBC donates $30,000 to Junior Achievement
HSBC Cayman has announced its commitment to the Cayman Islands Junior Achievement ‘Corporate Ambassador’ programme by promising an annual donation of $10,000 for a three year term. Mr Gonzalo Jalles, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Cayman said the bank was…
J.Lo, Fergie add star power to Rio Carnival parade
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade Sunday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such as…
Data can fine-tune education
National Education Data Day was an opportunity for senior Ministry of Education officials to meet with principals of all government schools, in order to find out how data could be used to fine-tune the education system to meet growing expectations…
China faces conflict of law, business in iPad
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials face a choice in Apple’s dispute with a local company over the iPad trademark — side with a struggling entity that a court says owns the name or with a global brand that has created…
The Editor Speaks: Drugs in Northward drive me bats
It is shockingly no surprise to learn that for a second time in a week Cayman’s favourite ‘weed’, ganga, has been found in staff offices inside Northward prison. Since my editorial, “Prison and rehabilitation,” in last Wednesday’s (15) edition of…
Free immigration application to launch
Local business owners and human-resource professionals are invited to the launch of the Department of Immigration’s new computer application, Immigration On-Line (IOL), on 21 February. Chief Immigration Officer Linda Evans encourages all interested businesspeople to take advantage of this introductory…
MAC ATTACK
Hundreds call for change at political rally Speaker after speaker called for the ouster of Premier McKeeva Bush and the ruling UDP on Thursday night, claiming the Cayman Islands was at a crossroads, threatened with losing democracy without immediate action….
