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….
Team Cayman head for Haiti
In the past few years there has been no relief for the people of Haiti. On January 12th, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, struck resulting in approximately 230,000 people losing their lives, 40,000 of which were…
Rooftop protest at school
A disgruntled construction worker staged a one-man rooftop protest sparking a police operation. The man climbed on top of a two storey building in Bodden Town and refused to come down. Police say reports that he threatened to torch the…
LOST AT SEA: Cruise industry reaches “point of no return”
Pronouncing the local cruise industry “dead”, Robert Hamaty director and founder of a private-sector tourism association, said yesterday Cayman’s competition had already triumphed, leaving George Town fatally crippled. “It’s a fact,” he told iNews. “It has reached the point of…
