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…
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…
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…
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…
Road to Brazil will get tougher
Cayman Islands National Football team were facing a tough World Cup qualifying match last night with Technical Director Carl Brown admitting things were going to get much tougher. The home nation went down 1-0 away at Suriname making last night’s…
The Editor speaks: Miami advice
My recent trip to Miami exposed the differences in police presence compared to here in the Cayman Islands. Whether the method the Dade County Police Dept. adopts produces better statistics than the RCIPS I do not know, as I am…
National Football
CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 – 4 EL SALVADOR Cayman’s national football team suffered another blow to their World Cup qualifying bid tonight at the Truman Bodden Stadium. Although 0-0 at half time the Cayman Islands were trampled by four goals to one…
Are there angels around us?
Are there really angels around us? Yes. The room you are in is filled with angels! The next room you go to will be filled with angels and angels will be at your side with every step you take today….

















