Number portability launches, finally
After years of struggle, argument, patient mediation and occasional threats of legal action, local telephone companies at last launched the long-awaited — and first in the English-speaking Caribbean — number portability on Monday. Heralded by a release from the regulator…
Camana Bay makes waves in Florida
A select team of Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC) swimmers travelled to South Florida earlier this month to train with the South Florida Aquatic Club (SOFL) Comets swim team and compete in the Coral Springs Open Invitational Meet, which took…
LIKE A GHOST TOWN
Business outlets “face extinction” over China deal Declaring “the end” for downtown merchants, Noel March, owner of Edmar’s Discount Drugs, is gathering signatures on a letter to Premier McKeeva Bush fearing extinction in the face of the George Town berthing…
Cayman suffer opening defeat
Cayman Islands cricket team suffered an 80 run loss at the hands of hosts Singapore at the Pepsi UCC World Cricket League. In a reduced overs mate, Cayman managed just 122 for 8 after 32 overs. Cayman Islands’ fast bowling…
No sleep for these bed fellows
Ten dream teams with ten dream themes were all ready and steady to go to beddy – but sleeping wasn’t on the agenda at Cayman’s first ever Bed Race to end polio. The race, organised by all four of Cayman’s…
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….
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….
Captains look forward to Singapore swing
The six captains in Singapore this week for Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 (WCL Div. 5) are all confident of promotion and feeling well prepared for the hot and humid conditions that the country has to offer. Singapore…
Passport2Success helps gain skills
Seventeen men between the ages of 21 and 40 began their passport2success programme, aimed at helping people gain the skills they need to find jobs. Each of the men has to be unemployed in order to qualify for the programme….
