Astronomical telescope lands at UCCI
A state-of-the-art astronomical telescope which has been lovingly built by Dr. William Hrudey in his West Bay garage, finally landed at its new home, a-purpose built observatory on the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) campus. The telescope, built…
READY TO RUMBLE
Killa’s world fight will be here in April… Whittaker to get World Title shot Charles Whittaker is set for an April title fight in Cayman, battling world junior middleweight champion Cornelius Bundrage, and will meet this week with Minister for Sports Mark…
Weekend robberies
Armed robbers at the weekend focused on individuals, assaulting a George Town man outside his home and stealing a cash-filled sack, while breaking into a house in West Bay and taking a wallet and two cellphones. Both attacks occurred on…
Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
As we age, and it happens to all of us, our muscles become slack and the elasticity in our skin progressively lessens. The exposure to the sun and the stresses of daily life together with gravity is seen upon our…
Federer, Nadal smooth over talk of rift
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A day after a rare show of discord, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal quickly closed ranks. Nadal had criticized Federer for his unwillingness to speak out on issues affecting the men’s game, allowing others to “burn…
Gold for Kendall in Florida
West Bay boxer Kendall Ebanks returned to Cayman yesterday – with a gold medal draped around his neck. The light welterweight took part in the Golden Gloves Tournament in Florida and came back victorious after two thumping victories. Twenty-one year…
Costa CEO blames captain error for ship
ROME (AP) — The captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorised deviation from its programmed course, a “human error” that led to the vessel’s deadly grounding, the ship’s Italian owner said Monday. Rescue operations, meanwhile,…
Pedro trespass warning
Workers from the Public Works Department have completed fencing and warning signs to discourage cliff jumpers in the Pedro St James area, following a holiday week in which two youths drowned in Old Jones Bay. Chief Inspector Robert Scotland at…
Howard breaks FT attempts mark, Magic top Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dwight Howard broke Wilt Chamberlain’s nearly 50-year-old NBA record for most free throw attempts in a game, making 21 of 39 in the Orlando Magic’s 117-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. The…
Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson: WBA confirms rematch
The World Boxing Association has confirmed it has ordered a rematch between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson. Khan lost his WBA and IBF titles to Peterson in December and has questioned a number of aspects of the fight. And WBA…
