Miss Cayman draws closer
The Miss Cayman annual pageant has set its date for September 24th 2011 at the Lion’s Community Centre. The ten contestants have had training with fashion professionals for several months in etiquette, runway posture, interview techniques and public speaking. They…
Stocks fall sharply as Europe worries deepen
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply in morning trading Tuesday as worries deepened about Europe’s debt crisis and the weak U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell and gold rose as investors sought safety. An hour…
Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who complained the rule would kill jobs in America’s ailing…
Cancer Awareness Weekend
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society is organizing Conquering Cancer II – Let’s Fight Cancer Together – a series of cancer awareness activities for both health professionals and the general public on 9th and 10th of September. Every two years the…
Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power
TOKYO (AP) — Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe urged Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday to halt plans to restart nuclear power plants and instead abandon nuclear energy. Oe cautioned Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda against prioritizing the economy over safety. Noda…
Australian standoff ends with one in custody, girl safe
SYDNEY (AP) — A man who marched into a Sydney law office with his daughter and said he had a bomb in his backpack was taken into custody Tuesday after a tense, 12-hour standoff with police. The man’s 12-year-old daughter…
Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Calmer winds Tuesday should help firefighters battling a wildfire that has destroyed nearly 500 homes in Central Texas and forced thousands of residents to evacuate to shelters to avoid the blaze, officials said. Texas Forest Service…
Gala Dinner Tickets on sale now
The National Trust’s Annual Gala Dinner and Auction is back and will be held on October 1. Tickets are $125 per person including three-course-dinner with wine, live entertainment, cocktail reception and the chance to win many auction prizes. Prizes consist…
Casting a line for direction
Fishing for Purpose is a new programme for boys from John Gray High School, aimed at finding purpose on life’s journey from older male role models – while having fun fishing. The idea came to Christopher Murray, School Counsellor at…
NASA launching twin moon probes to measure gravity
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four decades after landing men on the moon, NASA is returning to Earth’s orbiting companion, this time with a set of robotic twins that will measure lunar gravity while chasing one another in circles. By…
