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Update on OctaviaMarch 9, 2026With heavy hearts, we share the news that after a fierce fight for her life, our beloved Octavia has passed away. Over the past several days, we have witnessed something extraordinary. In a moment of […]- Cayman: Water-Related Death in West BayMarch 9, 2026From RCIPS At about 3:40PM on Friday, 6 March, officers responded to a report of a person in distress on the shore of Cemetery Beach in West Bay. It was reported that a man had been swimming in the […]
- Cayman: CIG Opens Application for Summer Internship ProgrammeMarch 9, 2026The Cayman Islands Government (CIG) has announced that applications are now open for the 2026 Summer Internship Programme. Caymanian students who hold a government scholarship and will be 17 years of […]
- Cayman: Police Investigate Armed Robbery on North Church StreetMarch 8, 2026From RCIPS Shortly before 10:00PM on Friday, 6 March, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a restaurant on North Church Street, just north of Arthur’s Way. It was reported that […]
- Appointment of Graham Hampson as Chairman of the Anti-Corruption CommissionMarch 6, 2026Graham Hampson Her Excellency the Governor, Jane Owen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Graham Hampson as Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). His appointment is effective […]
Lindsay Lohan checks in and out of LA County jail
LYNWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lindsay Lohan was released from a Los Angeles County jail early yesterday, less than five hours after she arrived at the suburban women’s lockup to serve a 30-day sentence for violating probation. The “Mean Girls” actress…
Obama to promote ways for veterans to find work
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is promoting new ways to help veterans find jobs in a tough economy while pressing Congress to approve tax credits for businesses to hire former members of the military. Just ahead of Veterans’ Day,…
Five in court after ganja find
Five Jamaican men have appeared in court after hundreds of pounds of ganja was seized after a sea chase. Shortly after 2am on Tuesday, 1 November 2011, officers aboard Marine Vessels Niven D and Tornado were conducting maritime border patrols…
Rubis secures fuel deal
Rubis will acquire Chevron’s fuel distribution in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands as well as in the Turks & Caicos. This business package represents 250,000 cbm sales with a turnover of US $230 million for year 2010. This acquisition fully matches…
Defiant Carlos the Jackal on trial in France
PARIS (AP) — A defiant and smiling Carlos the Jackal, one of the most dreaded terror masterminds of the Cold War, went on trial again on yesterday — this time over four deadly attacks in France nearly three decades ago….
A Tale of Treachery, Piracy and Murder
Author Jack Scott will be at Books & Books next week to launch his new novel, Cayman Cross. This free event will be helped from 7pm on Tuesday November 15th and will include an author presentation and audience discussion followed…
Are we really free?
Are any of us really free? If you think you are what has this freedom got you? A mortgage? An unfulfilling job and a confused relationship? Environmental and social degradation? Our freedom has brought us high youth suicide rates and…
Anne – Part 71
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “I trust we would all prefer to suffer rather than be guilty of such irreverence.” “Never fear; it will. I feel it instinctively. You will either save my life or…
Tell me the old, old story
A popular hymn, written in 1866 by Katherine Hankey (my late mother’s favourite), is “Tell Me the Old, Old Story”. Here in Cayman a similar song is called “Tell Me the SAME Old Story.” Whenever we get near a General…
