East End seniors enjoy fellowship, fun and food
East End Civic Centre was filled with seniors for a special East End Seniors Fellowship meal, in order to celebrate October as ‘Senior Citizens Month.’ Community Development Officer for the District of East End, Delmira Kirchman-Bodden, helped organise the event…
Patience needed for Shetty hospital
Groundbreaking on Dr Devi Shetty’s Narayana Cayman health complex has been delayed indefinitely, pending completion of regulations to effect legal changes and submission of building applications to the Planning Department. The start of the $2 billion, 15-year project had been…
Jobs death caused by respiratory arrest, cancer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A copy of Steve Jobs’ death certificate made public Monday indicates that the Apple Inc. co-founder died of respiratory arrest resulting from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs. Jobs died last Wednesday at…
Teen in court on murder charge
A teenager has appeared in court accused of the murder of Asher McGaw. Chakane Jameile Scott is accused of murder, possession of an illegal firearm and possession of ammunition. Mr McGaw, 21, died on 22nd September in East End. His…
Phone linked to Facebook leads to burglary suspect
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing burglary charges after authorities say he broke into an Albuquerque-area home then left behind a cell phone linked to his Facebook profile. KOB-TV reports that Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies used…
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko sentenced to seven years in jail
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was yesterday found guilty of abuse of office and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a trial widely condemned in the West as politically motivated. Judge Rodion Kireyev also…
Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation to launch October campaign
The Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation will launch its third annual awareness campaign on Sunday, 16 October in a public ceremony at the Harquail Theatre from 5:00-6:30pm with special dramatic performance from Jamaica’s Women’s Media Watch. This year, the Foundation is focusing…
Cuban migrants run aground
A boat that ran aground off Cayman Brac had 19 Cuban migrants onboard. The men have been intercepted by the Department of Immigration after the boat was found last Friday. The migrants are being temporarily housed under immigration control, and…
Financial hat trick for top performing Cayman Islands
Cayman Finance Chairman Mr. Richard Coles has congratulated the financial services industry for achieving yet another top ranking in the highly respected Banker’s ranking of international financial centers. The 2011 Banker’s ranking revealed that the Cayman Islands is once again…
World Hospice day Concert
Beautiful voices for hospices A wave of simultaneous concerts around the globe which took place on World Hospice and Palliative Care Day last Saturday October 8th included a concert here, on Grand Cayman. And what a concert it was. A…
